Organization for education in CRO

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by Mahima-mayi devi dasi

 

Dear devotees, Hare Krishna!

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

 

My Guru Maharaja, H.G. Krsna-ksetra Prabhu mercifully instructed me to

establish a foundation for collecting scholarship for devotees who wish to

receive education at the Bhaktivedanta College in Radhadesh (Belgium).

 

Today, one year after receiving this instruction, I can inform you that the

Foundation for Promoting Vedic Knowledge and Culture is finally officially

registered in Rijeka, Croatia. Its short name is The Krsna Foundation,

Rijeka, and the head office address is 6 Ivana Zajca Street, Rijeka,

Croatia. The Foundation is active in the Republic of Croatia under the

registration no. 1841807.

 

The purpose of the Foundation is to promote Vedic knowledge and culture. In

this scope the special emphasis should be given to the importance of

education of the members of the Foundation. Only persons with solid

education can promote the Vedic knowledge and culture, and therefore one of

most important activities of our Foundation is collecting financial means

for schooling and associated accommodation.

 

A business account is opened at the bank "Privredna Banka Zagreb d.d.";

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Account no: 2500978-007839 for payments in Euros, or 2500840-007839 for

payments in US$. (The generic number is 2500xxx-007839, where the xxx is the

international code for the currency, so if you donate in some other

currency, please replace xxx with the appropriate code.)

 

Collecting of funds will be organised through membership fees, and

donations from people and legal entities in Croatia and foreign countries.

 

By the activities of our Foundation we want to become involved in the

project of education in ISKCON. If we want to invest in the future of

ISKCON, we must invest in the education of our members. Right now, the main

and only project of higher education in ISKCON supported by the Ministry of

Education headed by Sesa Prabhu, is the Bhaktivedanta College in Belgium,

which is accredited by the known University of Wales Lampeter, a centre for

theological and religious studies in UK.

 

For the year 2004/2005 two devotees from Croatia are enrolled and for them

we need 4,175 Euro. With the help of devotees and other people we hope to

collect the necessary funds for our two members who will start their

education in September.

 

Up to now the Foundation has over 30 members, devotees and friends. The

membership fee is only 20 Euros per year.

 

This educational project is undertaken in the service for Srila Prabhupada

and can be developed only by cooperation of many devotees. Once again I

humbly request you to serve Srila Prabhupada together and to be the

promoters of the Vedic science and culture.

 

Your servant

Mahima-mayi devi dasi