Service Opportunity - Executive Director, Sri Mayapur Vikas Sangha

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Dear Hari SAuri prabhu,

 

Since you felt it necessary to copy this to the Free Forum, etc. I am

obliged to comment by email, though I would have rather spoken to you

directly about your concerns.

 

> Does the Mayapur Vikas Sanga intend to continue distributing condoms

> as part of its "social work." If so, perhaps you ought to inform your

> audience that not only does this job not afford people direct spiritual

> beneift, it will involve breaking our regulative principles.

 

SMVS received a large grant for Community Health from the United Nations

Development Program.

 

The core of the program was establishing Self-Help Groups (SHG) of village

women for handling small savings and micro-credit as well as health credit

funds, etc. The UNDP requested SMVS to assist the GOvt. Health workers in

getting their free condom distribution connected to the SHG leaders. The

goals are HIV/AIDS prevention and family planning.

 

Considering the fact that 100% of the funds for the workers involved was

coming from the UNDP, the SMVS director at the time felt he was obliged to

cooperate with their request.

 

As of March, the UNDP program is complete and so SMVS is no longer involved

in condom distribution in any way.

 

For those who are interested, I attach a document describing the mission and

philosophy of SMVS.

 

Your servant,

Pancaratna das