Dear all,

As at late February 2014, the new hostel for the Girls together with the kitchen, dining and other common areas, which is called “Phase 1” of the project to build a new Illam for the children is more than half-finished!   There has been a burst of building activity, and progress is now very rapid.

Completing Phase 1 is likely to cost...

It is six pm here and the first flash of lightening of the monsoon evening has just occurred and thunder is beginning to rumble. The sky has been sort of whitish all day which made me think we may not get rain tonight - but after all perhaps we might. We have had three days of night showers which is encouraging and the little red velvet 'rain puchees' are coming out.  Everywhere there are large puddles of water red brown pools in red land. Dazzling in the morning...

Read an update from Jo and Jim, two of our regular KIT supporters, who have shared their $2.25 per day meal challenge for LBL.

Jim and I pooled our money and opted to eat the same meals each day so we used most of the ingredients we purchased.

The meal: 300 mls of oats per breakfast, cooked with 100mls of milk for both of us.  Lunch is pumpkin soup 440gms each, watered down as it is really thick plus a bread...

LBL is starting tomorrow and we are really excited.

We expect some of you are planning to take on the challenge of living on $2.25 a day for five days. It is an interesting exercise; ideal for people who want to lose weight, save money or practice planning skills. To help you get by Jean has been putting together her ideas in a food blog.

Food Blog –...

Building on the success of The Journey to raise funds for the new Illam complex, our next fund raiser will use the LBL challenge to raise further funds to meet our $200k target.

What is The LBL challenge? Its living on food for not more than $2.25 a day for up to 5 days in September. Participants will appreciate what it means to live on this small amount which is what many in the developing world can sometimes afford. Supporters pledge matching amounts to the...

A dedicated group of volunteer supporters are helping organise The JOURNEY on 2nd March 2013; an event that brings together artists who will be showcasing their donated art works (for sale),