One Vehicle to Change Children's Lives in India

Project Report | Nov 21, 2024
Final report

By Ruby Nakka | Executive Director

Dear Supporter of the Hope House,

Greetings to you from the Hope House. I want to write this report to let you know that we are discontuneing this campaign on GlobalGiving because of the following reaspons.

When we created this campaign we genuinely wanted to raise the funds to purchase an electric vehicle but it didn't generate adequate tractiuon to raise sufficient funds but in the mean time, another donor came forward to fund a combustion engine vehilce (because of the cost difference) and she also given us the freedom to trade in the combustion engine vehilce as and when we raise sufficient funds to meet the deficit to purchase an electric vehilce.

We appreciated that thought and worked to raise the funds but it is not giving us adequate traction so we decided to deactivate this campaign and for now to keep the combustion engine vehilce for our needs. We will think about purchasing an electric vehilce as and when there is sufficient interest and traction for it.

I want to thank you for supporting this need and we hope to stay in touch with you.

With kind regards

Ruby Nakka

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Jun 24, 2024
We made progress but we have a long way to go

By Ruby Nakka | Executive Director

Dear supporter,

We have a little update on our crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to purchase an electric four-wheeler for the babies’ needs.

Last December, a family came forward to support us purchase an electric vehicle and their teenage son ran a crowdfunding camoaign and raised sum money but not as much as they expected. After waiting for some time, family felt that they wouldn’t be able to raise all of the money needed to purchase an electric vehicle. Hence, they came forward to purchase an internal combustion vehicle with their personal resources.

In March of 2024, they came to Vellore and paid partly (we paid the part that you each of you have donated through GlobalGiving) to help us purchase Maruti Eeco which can be used not only for the babies needs to go to the hospital but also for the older children to go to school and back.

This family also gave us permission to trade in for an electric vehicle as and when our crowdfunding campaign reaches the target to buy one. We are excited with this new development as it helps us to take the babies in a safer vehicle but enables us to work harder to raise the remaining money to purchase an electric vehicle.

If you’re wondering about our desire to purchase an electric vehicle, it was twofold: First one being to take our babies to the hospital and back in a safe vehicle and the second one being to reduce the cost of maintaining such a vehicle as we have 11Kw solar power plant to charge the vehicle. Also, we understand that the repair history of electric vehicles is low as there are fewer number of moving parts in an electric vehicle compared to the combustion vehicle.

We want to thank you for supporting for this need but it is also our hope that you will inspire others to come forward to fill the remaining need to enable us to purchase an electric vehicle.

God bless

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