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We are pleased to report that due to the kindness of two donors, Danielle from Canada, and Ganga Saree Shop from Zagreb, March saw one family get a constant food supply for the next year guaranteed. Through Rupa's blog we also received donations to help, Sundar, a village boy who had a terrible accident and needed urgent surgery. For more details and to be part of this “hands on help” see Rupa's Vrindavan diary at fflv.blogspot.com

The UP Pollution Board has entrusted FFLV with the maintenance of 20 new rubbish bins and young trees 20 trees together with protective cages. FFLV planted the trees and installed the rubbish bins at different points on the Parikrama road. Currently FFLV employs fourteen men and two tractors to clean the Parikrama road. The UP pollution board was suitably impressed with our cleaning program and donated the extra rubbish bins and trees to give the program a helping hand. The UP pollution board also funded an art competition at SM School. The children were given an opportunity to showcase their artistic skills and express their knowledge of environmental issues. The students who produced the most insightful and beautiful artworks were awarded art supplies such as pencils and geometry sets.

On 9^th March, FFLV organized a gathering of more than 1000 women to celebrate International Women's day. The women were given an opportunity to express themselves through art. The program included drama, poetry and folk dances. The theme of the day was encouraging the good works of women and several awards were handed out to women who have made contributions to village life and who set an example for others. There were several distinguished guests who attended the program such as PS Sodi from the United Nations Development fund, and Pushpa Sharma, the Mayor of Vrindavan. Mrs Sharma talked about the need to make the law relevant for everyone, including village women who trail behind in receiving the benefits and equality that city women enjoy.

This month FFLV was pleased to inaugurate two water bores for the people of Vrindavan, one on Parikrama Marg at Shiva Ghat and the other near Chamunda Devi Temple. Despite living in a fairly densely populated area, the people of Vrindavan often have difficulty gaining access to water pumps as many of the pumps are in disrepair. With the help of two UK friends, Neti and Sheela, FFLV was able to inaugurate these borings to provide locals with a much needed place for bathing and taking water.

Enrollments for our Vocational Education program are steadily increasing. To date we have 30 women enrolled in English classes, which take together with an “Early Education Teaching Course”. This course will give them the skills to teach children in nursery school. Many of the women are from local villages and are grateful to get this helping hand to start their career. The course is due to start in July.

Our OBE program is a special after school class for those students who have dropped out of regular school or who never completed their basic education. Presently we have 32 students enrolled in 3^rd grade and 8 students enrolled in 5^th grade. We also encourage adults to attend these classes to achieve literacy. At present we have one lady who is attending 5^th grade.

March heralds the beginning of spring in India, to celebrate, there is a traditional color festival called “Holi”. During this festival, people cover each other with colored water and colored powder and the atmosphere becomes very playful. SMS is only closed for ten days in the entire year because we feel that our students are better off at school than roaming the streets. Holi is one of the rare occasions that the school is closed (for 5 days), so staff and students had a rare break during which our students very much enjoyed “playing colors”. The opportunity was also taken to do some 'spring cleaning' at the school and repair facilities.