A big Thank You to Artemis

Shivia's summer 2012 newsletter can be downloaded now! 
Highlights include:
1. We now have nearly 1,000 home-farmers registered on our Poultry Programme in West Bengal
2. Our new Ambassadors Programme: Become an Ambassador for Shivia and have the chance to win a flight to see our operations in West Bengal
3. Our Regular Giving Scheme: Join our Scheme and be automatically entered into our Christmas raffle where you can win a fabulous prize!
 
 

We are delighted to announce that our Annual Report for 2010 - 2011 has now been published. If you wish a copy please do email charlotte@shivia.com. Additionally, the Report will be available for download shortly on this website under "Annual Reports".

Our Livelihood Programme is really starting to pick up in West Bengal now: the operational area is expanding to incorporate a further seven villages, 87 home-farmers received tool kits this month and many more are signing up. Clear profits are being seen by the home-farmers when they take their chickens to the market - which is really helping to supplement their household income.  We are very excited to be in the scaling phase now and our target is to reach 3,000 home-farmers by June this year.
 

Dear Shivia Supporters,
Only 2.5 weeks until the Shivia Diwali Event of the Year on 27th October in London - why not rally your friends and/or colleagues and make up a table of 10 for our Indian Quiz? The more the merrier to make this event the best yet - and don't forget our brilliant auction - lots of fantastic prizes up for grabs! Please have a look at our Events page and the invitation for further details or email charlotte@shivia.com for tickets. We look forward to seeing you there!

I am delighted that our livelihood model has launched in West Bengal.  The pilot is underway and 30 households are already engaged in the project, as planned. 

We are planning to introduce our livelihood model in West Bengal - a shift towards more prudent and productive lending as well as providing "tool kits" to ensure borrowers are engaging in enterprises that will lift them out of poverty.  Olly Donnelly (CEO) will be heading to Kolkata on Thursday 12th to get the ball rolling.....

Our Annual Report for 2009-10 has just been published.  Email info@shivia.com if you would like a copy or download directly from the website under "Annual Reports"

For those of you celebrating Diwali - the festival of lights - please encourage your friends and family to give generously to Shivia, www.justgiving.com/shivia
Thank you!