HAPPY DAY

 Happy day! In June of 2022, after two years of struggling to return to India, Sister Nectaria is back with her beloved children at the Theotokos orphanage near Kolkata. Their joy and hers can only be imagined. The pandemic, closed borders, and frequently changing rules and regulations had thwarted every reconciliation effort.

In May 2020, Cyclone Amphan struck as one of the most powerful and catastrophic tropical storms ever to hit India. The greatest damage was in the West Bengal area where the Theotokos orphanage is located. Terrifying winds uprooted trees, blew roofs and water tanks off, tore down electric poles, and poured waves of water through broken windows. On the heels of the cyclone, the Covid pandemic closed India and isolated the orphanage and its school. The resulting school shutdown meant the loss of tuition income just as massive storm repairs were needed. Coinciding with those difficult times, Sister Nectaria was required to leave India because her visa and passport had expired.

Although the roofs, pipes, and water tanks have been repaired, there are no funds to repair the many broken windows. The West Bengal area receives over 51 inches of rain a year. Summers are the wettest. Water pours through the broken windows and into the hallways during the frequent tropical storms.
 
Sister Nectaria obtained a bid to replace 91 windows like those shown above with aluminium sliding windows which will cost approximately $10,700 USD which includes the mandatory 18% GST(Goods and Services Tax). Aid received in the past from Greece has now been directed to the war in Ukraine. Sources of help are limited. Can you help!
Update on our young men:
Three of our boys have been sponsored for their school tuition. One is yet to be designated.

There are others hoping to be able to continue their education.
Grades 8,9, 10 $400.
Grades 11-12 $800.
Meet our 10th Graders this year 2022
The new 9th graders this year 2022
The new 8th graders this year 2022
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A DROP IN THE OCEAN CREATES A NEVER-ENDING RIPPLE

There is an ocean of need worldwide. Our featured project is to aid the extremely poor children in a village on the outskirts of Kolkata, India.
FILI's Non Profit Partner in India
PSOC
Philanthropic Society of the Orthodox Church

This fund was established by local Indian Orthodox individuals from Kolkata to fund The Theotokos Girls and Boys Orphanage and the many outreach programs of the Orthodox Church of Kolkata.