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Inspirational: Purnachandra Rao(Founder Of NICE), A True Friend Of Orphans
Posted by Pradeep Sadanapalli | June 22, 2008 | 1,278 views
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Appreciation from Hon President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam
Consider a talk about a voluntary organization, or a volunteer. It invariably invites criticism, disbelief and hesitation to extend a heartfelt donation. It is due to countless reasons, valid or wild. Some charitable institutes take birth just to collect funds, foreign and inland. The organizers move in Mercedes, fly in air and attend summits in Swiss.
All that is a different matter, and NICE India is here disproving all that. Noble person Mr Purnachandra Rao has been running a Charity organization called NICE (Needy Illiterate Children Education | website: www.nice-india.org), which is highly transparent.
‘NICE’ school is located in Mynampadu village, Kanaparthi Panchayat, a remote village between Narsaopet and Chilakaluripeta in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
NICE runs a fully free residential school for 125 orphans/downtrodden children since 2003. The aim of this school is to successfully integrate CBSE curriculum with skill/Vocation based curriculum. The objective is to nurture them into entrepreneurs within their communities, thereby inspiring THE WHOLE community. The school does not discriminate students by caste or religion.
NICE is probably the only fully free residential high school offering CBSE (English medium) providing free food, education, health and shelter for poor orphans, single parent children, and underprivileged children.
NICE is inspired by the J Krishnamurthy foundation’s methodology of imparting education, which primarily equips a student with basic education, vocational training and moral values.
NICE has proven that up to 97% of the donation is spent entirely for the children and their education, shelter and nutritious food. Just 3% towards administrative expenses is undoubtedly the lowest in this category of schools, which rely on individual donations.
It is one of the best governed Charity Organizations in terms of our transparency in accounts and finance management. None of it’s board members claim a single rupee so far and are committed to serve free.
Most of the donors who have personally visited the school have appreciated the infrastructure, hygienic conditions and student discipline and have introduced more donors to NICE.
NICE has seen a growth of 125 students with 9 teaching staff and 7 non-teaching staff now within 4 years. It has started with 15 students and 3 teachers and one non-teachin staff.
Who is this Purnachandra Rao?
Born into a poor family of agricultural laborers at Bollapalle village of Martur mandal of Prakasham district, P. Purnachandra Rao lost his father before he knew his senses. “My mother used to work as a coolie from dawn to dusk. She would spend a good chunk of the small amount to buy pencils, slate and books for me. She cared much to fill my stomach, starving herself with occasional meal. Her ambition was to see me educated. I finished my BA in Chirala. I reached Hyderabad in 1989, started working as a clerk.
The haunting memoirs of mother’s hunger and hard physical labor moved me like anything. Quitting the job, I sold our little old house at our village. With that money, purchased 3500 yards of land in Guntur district, and started a school – Needy Illiterate Children Education (NICE) - in 2003, with 10 children. As of now, there are 126 children, with 11 of entering the 10th standard of the CBSE pattern. I take every care for providing not only good education, but also good food, clothes and moral support to them.”
His beard worn out, but rare spark of joy and urge to do more for orphans. His daily choir goes thus: Going about Hyderabad, and traveling long distances for collecting donations. For every donation, he issues the receipt, for availing 80 G Exemption of the Income Tax. He strictly avoids taking donations on his name. For every financial year, he publishes the balance sheet and makes the copies available to the donors.
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam was among the elite personages who got thrilled at Rao’s contribution for the poor and needy children. For all this, he considers the happiness of the children at his school as his remuneration. He has made it a rule in his life – not to seek the governmental support till the last breath of his life.
Next Goal of NICE:
“Now, my school shelters only boys. Orphaned girls are the worst hit in our country. At a very tender age, they are victims of worst exploitation, malnutrition, rape and murder. I look forward to start a residential school for such girl-children. I know for this, I require a lot of public support. I don’t rest till I achieve this goal,” Poornachandra Rao says.
Director Krish’s(Jagarlamudi Radhakrishna) Good Gesture:
Having inspired by Mr. Purnachander Rao’s work, Krish as a debut movie director conceptualized a character named Mr. Purnachander Rao who rus a orphan shool in the film named “Gamyam”. Venteran actor Mr. Giribabu acted as Purnachander Rao in this Telugu language movie). This hugely successful movie director (‘Gamyam’ was a runaway hit) quoted Mr. Purnachandra Rao and NICE in all his interviews.
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SOURCES:
NICE India
Idle Brain
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