NEWSLETTER

Dear Friends, Well-Wishers & Donors

Welcome to our latest newsletter.

In 2009, we raised approx. £241,369 with your help and generosity,including tax re-claims and interest. The recession in UK and rest of the worldhad an adverse effect on our income. This did not stop us from makingdonations for our various projects, details of which are shown in thefollowing pages.

Our grants for the year totalled approx. £210,912 and our administrativeexpenses totalled £12,905 which is only 5% of this year’s income.

AFH is extremely thankful to all the donors, volunteers and well wishers. Wewould also like to thank our auditors Ableman Shaw for their voluntaryservices in auditing our accounts and their continuous support.

God bless you all.

ASIAN FOUNDATION FOR HELP(REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 289648)

ESTABLISHED 19842, Ambassador House, Wolseley Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA3 5RT

Tel: 020 8427 4064, 020 8861 6060Website: www.asianfoundation.org.uk

Email: info@asianfoundation.org.uk

“DO NOT DONATE FOR A BLIND CAUSE BUTDONATE FOR THE CAUSE OF BLIND”

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PATRONS:-

MRS INDUBEN MEHTAMR GOPALBHAI POPATHON. ALDERMAN KEITH TOMS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES:-

MR HITESHBHAI POPAT (CHAIRMAN)MR RAMESHBHAI PARMAR (SECR.)MR SHARADBHAI BHIMJIYANI (TR.)MR DILIPBHAI SHAHMR ARJUNBHAI VEKARIAMRS ANJANABEN PATELMS ANITABEN RUPARELIAMR JAGDISHBHAI PATELMR KETANBHAI MEHTAMR MANUBHAI MAKWANAMS PALLAVIBEN MODHAMR SHAILESHBHAI SOLANKIMS USHABEN PATELMR VINODBHAI KOTECHA

ADMINISTRATION :

MR SHANTOOBHAI RUPARELL MBE(ADMIN. CHAIRMAN)MR TEJAS PATHAK(ADMIN. ASSISTANT)

GRANT A SMILE

Name of Trustees starting from Top left : Mr Dilipbhai Shah, Mr Shaileshbhai Solanki, Mr JagdishbhaiPatel, Mr Vinodbhai Kotecha, Mr Sharadbhai Bhimjiyani (Treasurer), Mr Rameshbhai Parmar(Secretary), Mr Hiteshbhai Popat (Chairman), Mr Arjanbhai Vekaria, Mr Tejas Pathak (Admin. Asst)Bottom left: Ms Ushaben Patel, Mr Manubhai Makwana, Mrs Anjanaben Patel, Mr ShantoobhaiRuparell MBE (Admin. Chairman), Mr Gopalbhai Popat (Patron), Hon. Alderman Keith Toms (Patron),Mr Ketanbhai Mehta, Ms Anitaben Ruparelia, Ms Pallaviben Modha.

AFH held its 25th Anniversary Celebration at Kadwa Patidar Hall, Kenton, Harrow on 13thNovember 2009. The function was attended by 550 guests including donors, well-wishers, friendsand many dignitaries from other associated charities. A PowerPoint presentation was made to showall the activities which AFH has been involved over last 25 years. All the guests were veryimpressed with the work done by AFH. The whole function, including food and music, wassponsored by the Trustees and well wishers. The drinks for the evening were kindly donated byRubicon-who have always supported AFH over the years.

The Trustees would like to thank all the volunteers who helped to make the function a huge success.The Trustees would also like to thank the following for the PowerPoint presentation: Anand Bhimjiyani,Chirag, Vinodbhai Lodhia & Tejas Pathak. Special thanks to Nituben Shah forproviding the music.

25th Anniversary Celebration

1984-2009

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The AFH was formed in 1983 by Mrs Induben Mehta, Gopalbhai Popat, Kapoorbhai Chanderia,B.M Patel and G.L. Patel. with the idea of helping the disadvantaged mainly the Blind. It wasofficially registered with the Charity Commission in 1984.

Over the last 25 years, as well as collecting 3 million pounds in donations, AFH has collected anddonated second hand clothing, food, spectacles and medicine to India, Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya,Tanzania & Uganda. We have recently started doing water projects in Kenya in conjunction withNituben Shah.

In the early days, AFH had major dealings with Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind forcarrying out eye-camps, eye-operations and various other eye treatments in the poor countries.

As AFH started to gain experience, it started to work directly with the various charities in India tohelp setup housing projects in Porbandar, Gujarat, Homes for elderly in Lonavala, Medical Hospi-tal in Lonavala, Gawshala in Mithapur and lots of other projects like cow protection, food for life,Samuh Lagnas, etc.

AFH has held religious Kathas every year to raise awareness and raise funds for the disabled andhandicapped people and education for the disadvantaged children. We have also worked withLions Club of Kingsbury to provide ambulances in India.

Within UK, we have given donations to St.Lukes Hospice, Mencap and other charities associatedwith the Mayors of Harrow and Brent.

Through one of our Trustees, Mr Vinubhai Kotecha, AFH has organised Samuh Lagnas wherearound 100 couples get married. Each couple is given bedding, household utensils and clothingto give them a helping hand towards their married life.

Each year AFH has also held a raffle to raise general funds for the various projects.

Mr Gopalbhai Popat Mrs Induben Mehta

History of Afh

1984-2009

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Over 100 eye camps havebeen held every year in

India where minoroperations and timely care

has helped thousands ofindividuals improve

their eye sights

Patients are examinedduring the free eye-camp

Free Eye-camp projectlighting Ceremony byShri Rameshbhai Oza

Eye-Camp (In India/Uganda) / Medical Centres1

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AFH has also started doingeye-camps in Uganda in

association withLions Club of Kakira

Recent eye-campin Uganda was held in

August 2009

5 Eye Care Centres havebeen formed in India at

Mithapur, Zagadia(Gujarat),

Mandoli in Rajastan andin West Bengal

AFH arranges SamuhLagnas of 100 couples atValsad, India every year.

Eye-Camp (In India/Uganda) / Medical Centres (Contd...)

Thousands of cows roam the streetsof India everyday eating junk off the

streets. AFH have helped to set upGuvsala camps where the cows can

be given Fresh grass and propermedical care. Nearly £130,000 hasbeen donated in the last 25 years for

cow protection.

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Cow Protection Projects

AFH organises Raffle everyyear and raises approx.

£20,000.(In picture Hon. Patron

Alderman Keith Toms, Smt.Induben Mehta & Mr

Gopalbhai Popat)

Fresh grass beingbrought in by trucks to

feed the cows

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Fundraising Event (Katha/Raffle)3

AFH organises 2 Kathasevery year with the help of

volunteers and well-wishers andraises approx. £50,000

Attendees at the Katha

Katha attended byEx-Mayor of Harrow (far left )

and Shree Manubhai Madhvani

AFH organised Katha in aidof BRENT INDIAN

ASSOCIATION (BIA)

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AFH gives education grants to poor and needy students.We also help blind girls in their education.

Education

Vrajesh Kunal Kishan Jalpan

Dimple Amar Shabbir Amit

Kierit Bharat Tanmay

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Ajay

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1st Ambulance givenin 1988 - ceremony

conducted byPujya Rameshbhai Oza.

In last 25 years we havedonated 64 Ambulances.

One of the new ambulancesdonated recently.

AFH donated MobileAmbulance at Chaparda

in associationwith Lions Club ofKingsbury, London.

Ambulance

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AFH PROVIDES FREEFOOD TO APPROX. 250

POOR PEOPLE EVERYDAYIN MUMBAI

Gopalbhai and family helpwith serving the food.

Food For Life

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AFH arranges Samuh Lagna of 100couples at Valsad, INDIA every year.

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Samuh Lagnas (Lonavala/Dharampur)7

Various gifts given tomarried couples.

AFH arranged SamuhLagna of 22 couples at

Lonavala

The New Water Pump installed in North Kenya.

Kenya Drought and Famine Project:Every year Nituben Shah raisesfunds for Kenya Drought and

Famine projects in association withAFH. To date approx. £30,000 hasbeen donated towards these projects.

Kenya Drought and Famine/Water Bore Project8

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Disabled/Handicap People

Bindesh Savani poses withGopalbhai Popat. Bindesh,

who was diagnosed withleukaemia, had his bone

marrow transplant treatmentfunded by AFH. Following

the successful operation,AFH donated 10 lakhs

towards medical expenses andhis education.

Shubhangini poses withGopalbhai Popat. Shubhangini

underwent plastic surgery to treather wounds and the cost of

Rs.90,000 for the operations wereborne by AFH. The foundation

also deposited a sum of Rs.1 lakhin her name to meet her

family expenses.

Kalpanaben Jani fromAhmedabad lost both

her lower limbs but wasable to walk again afterhaving surgery to attachhydroid legs. The cost ofthe operation Rs.433,900

for the operation wasdonated by AFH.

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Earthquake in GujaratConstructing a new

home in Gujarat.

A new home for a happyGujarat family with the

help of AFH.

10 modern houses worthRs. 10 lakh were donated to the

homeless by thefoundation.

PP Rameshbhai Ozaperformed the opening

ceremony and gave each family thekeys of their new homes.

AFH has sent many containers in past 25 years containing clothes, secondhand utensils and other charitable goods

to INDIA & AFRICA

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Housing Project10

Natural Disaster Project11

RAMKRISHNA MISSIONwith the aid of

AFH helped the Gujarat earthquakeaffected people.

RAMKRISHNA MISSIONwith the help of AFH helped the

affected people in Bihar &Bangladesh floods.

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Local Donation

Cheque of £4,000presented by Lions

Club of Kenton.

Cheque of £10,000 was presentedto AFH by Lions Club of Kingsbury,

London towards MobileAmbulance in INDIA

Cheque of £4,000 was presented byMr Popatbhai Samani(Premier Cash n Carry)

towards Eye-camp in UGANDA

Cheque of £9,000 was presented byMr Sunilbhai & Family to

AFH towards Mobile Ambulancein INDIA.

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BENEFICIARY CAUSE PLACE AMOUNT(£) AMOUNT (Rs.)

1 Sadvichar Parivar Eye-Camp Ahmedabad £1,400.56 INR 100,000.002 Okha Krishna Panjrapol Cow Protection Okha £420.17 INR 30,000.003 R.M.EYE Hospital Medical Anand £1,400.56 INR 100,000.004 Satkarm Trust Education Gandhinagar £144.09 INR 10,000.005 Nandlal Mulji Bhuta Hospital Eye-Camp Sihor, Bhavnagar £1,400.56 INR 100,000.006 Sri Sudama Seva Sarvajanik Trust Eye-camp & Medical Help Porbandar £2,793.30 INR 200,000.007 Balkrishna Gawshala Panjrapol Charitable Trust Cow Protection Kodki,Bhuj £2,793.30 INR 200,000.008 Swami Ramanand Shastri Charitable Trust Eye-Camp Mumbai £2,793.30 INR 200,000.009 Jitendra Foundation Eye-Camp Rajkot £735.29 INR 52,500.0010 Ramkrishna Mission Rural Development Activites Rajkot £700.28 INR 50,000.0011 Ramkrishna Mission Eye-Camp Porbandar £700.28 INR 50,000.0012 Ramkrishna Mission General Donation Baroda £700.28 INR 50,000.0013 Ramkrishna Mission Eye-Camp Junagadh £700.28 INR 50,000.0014 Dardi Sahayk Yogna Liprosy Baroda £342.00 INR 25,000.0015 Prompt Care International Foundation Medical Help Mumbai £1,367.99 INR 100,000.0016 Andh Kanya Parkash Gruh Trust Education Ahmedabad £342.00 INR 25,000.0017 Silvassa Agencies and Services Pvt. Ltd. Mobile-Van Dharampur £8,287.79 INR 588,433.0018 Hindu Anath Ashram Food for Life Nadiad - Kheda £1,694.92 INR 120,000.0019 Madhapur Gawshala Cow Protection Madhapur £3,000.00 INR 213,000.0020 Madhapur Gawshala Cow Protection Madhapur £3,000.00 INR 213,000.0021 Shri Gujarat Parayavaran Vikas Foundation Charitable Trust General Donation Baroda £747.38 INR 50,000.0022 Jitendra Foundation Eye-Camp Mumbai £1,497.77 INR 100,000.0023 Sri Raghuvanshi Social Group Samuh Lagna Dwarka £1,497.77 INR 100,000.0024 Shree Jalaram Manav Utkarsh Charitable Trust Samuh Lagna Dharampur £2,501.01 INR 171,569.0025 Shree Jalaram Manav Utkarsh Charitable Trust Samuh Lagna Dharampur £3,850.00 INR 268,923.0026 Shree Jalaram Manav Utkarsh Charitable Trust Samuh Lagna Dharampur £3,080.00 INR 218,988.0027 Sri Raghuvanshi Social Group Samuh Lagna Jamnagar £693.96 INR 50,000.0028 Ram Kabir Shanti Gausala Cow Protection Jamnagar £2,828.85 INR 200,000.0029 Sadvichar Parivar Hall Restoration Ahmedabad £2,743.48 INR 200,000.0030 Balkrishna Gawshala Panjrapol Charitable Trust Cow Protection Kodki,Bhuj £2,735.98 INR 200,000.0031 Prompt Care International Foundation Education Mumbai £1,386.00 INR 100,000.0032 Shelter of Love Charitable Trust Education Mumbai £2,657.81 INR 200,000.0033 Shree Mahendra Muni Mission Trust Cow Protection Kolkatta £2,350.00 INR 165,322.0034 Ashirvad Seva Charitable Trust Food for Life Rajkot £1,342.28 INR 100,000.0035 Jitendra Foundation Eye-Camp Rajkot £1,300.39 INR 100,000.0036 Shree Gayatri Panchang Parivar Charitable Trust Cow Protection Ahmedabad £650.20 INR 50,000.0037 Gujarat Raktpitt Nivaran Seva Sangh Liprosy Baroda £650.20 INR 50,000.0038 Shree Navchetan Andhjan Mandal Water Project Madhapur-Bhuj £1,939.24 INR 150,000.0039 Ram Kabir Shanti Gausala Gausala Jamnagar £2,578.98 INR 200,000.0040 Jalaram Seva Mandal Food for Life Mumbai £1,289.49 INR 100,000.0041 Prompt Care International Foundation Food for Life Mumbai £1,289.49 INR 100,000.0042 Sargam Trust Club General Donation Rajkot £3,764.12 INR 300,000.0043 Help India Eye-camp Moga, Punjab £314.47 INR 25,000.0044 Shree Jalaram Manav Utkarsh Charitable Trust Samuh Lagna Dharampur £1,900.00 INR 151,050.0045 Pasco Motors Ambulance Chandigarh £9,259.96 INR 732,000.0046 Society for Agro Industrial Education in INDIA Education Bilari, UP £266.32 INR 21,000.0047 Balmukund Charitable Trust Eye-Camp Mithapur, Jamnagar £380.47 INR 30,000.0048 Marble Home Murti Distribution Jaipur £3,404.79 INR 270,000.0049 Sri Sudama Seva Sarvajanik Trust Eye-Camp & Chas Distribution Porbandar £1,264.22 INR 100,000.0050 Naimisharan Charitable Trust Cow Protection Baroda £4,921.43 INR 391,500.0051 Jitendra Foundation Eye-Camp Rajkot £1,271.46 INR 100,000.00

DONATIONS MADE BY AFH FROM 01.01.2009 TO 31.12.2009

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52 Sun Computer General Donation Porbandar £1,005.69 INR 79,600.0053 Shri Ramsinghji Jadeja Memorial Trust Education Jamnagar £631.71 INR 50,000.0054 Munecha Bhupabhai Bhangi GG2 Education Ahmedabad £57.88 INR 4,500.0055 Bhartiben D Gandhi GG2 Education Ahmedabad £115.76 INR 9,000.0056 Ram Kabir Shanti Gausala Cow Protection Jamnagar £2,508.47 INR 200,000.0057 Shree Ramsinghji Jadeja Memorial Trust Education Jamnagar £1,257.39 INR 100,000.0058 Baba Infotech Pvt. Ltd Computers for School Pune £1,005.91 INR 80,000.0059 Lions Club of Kakira Eye-camp UGANDA £1,218.0060 Raghuvanshi Seva Samaj Trust Medical Help Jam Khambhalia £2,585.65 INR 200,000.0061 Raghuvanshi Seva Samaj Trust Medical Help Jam Khambhalia £583.28 INR 45,000.0062 Seva Ashram Charitable Trust X-ray M/c Porbandar £972.13 INR 75,000.0063 Ashirvad Seva Charitable Trust Food for Life Rajkot £1,296.18 INR 100,000.0064 Makrere University GG2 Education UGANDA £484.0065 National Girls High School Education Mumbai £6,939.85 INR 525,000.0066 Arvind Parmar GG2 Education Navsari £203.11 INR 15,000.0067 Balmukund Charitable Trust Eye-camp Mithapur, Jamnagar £135.41 INR 10,000.0068 Lubandee Foundation Education UGANDA £500.0069 Shree Raghuvanshi Foundation Trust Rajkot Building Hospital £25,000.00 INR 1,887,500.0070 Shree Jalaram Seva Samiti Porbandar Food Distribution £2,758.00 INR 204,505.0071 Makrere University GG2 Education UGANDA £110.0072 R M Eye Hospital Eye-camp Chikodara £1,343.18 INR 100,000.0073 Yogini Vasanti Devi Smark Trust Eye-camp Baroda £503.69 INR 37,500.0074 Lions Blind Girls Welfare Centre Trust Education Baroda £671.59 INR 50,000.0075 Ramji Devshi Gorsia Cow-protection Madhapur £805.91 INR 60,000.0076 Jitendra Foundation Eye-camp Rajkot £1,343.18 INR 100,000.0077 Satkarma Trust Education Gandhinagar £137.27 INR 10,000.0078 Raghuvanshi Social Group Samuh Lagna Dwarka £1,098.32 INR 83,450.0079 Amputee Association of India Trust Artificial Leg Baroda £481.21 INR 36,500.0080 Hansdevgiri Narangiri Aparnathi Cow Protection Kalawad £1,293.66 INR 100,000.0081 Balmukund Charitable Trust Cow Protection Mithapur, Jamnagar £1,940.49 INR 150,000.0082 M D Patel, Uchttar General Donation Anand £1,940.49 INR 150,000.0083 Balmukund Charitable Trust Cow Protection Mithapur, Jamnagar £1,940.49 INR 150,000.0084 M D Patel, Uchttar General Donation Anand £1,891.98 INR 146,250.0085 Balmukund Charitable Trust Cow Protection Mithapur, Jamnagar £1,944.77 INR 150,000.0086 Swami Yoganand Charitable Trust Education Borsad £777.91 INR 60,000.0087 Balmukund Charitable Trust Cow Protection Mithapur, Jamnagar £1,949.57 INR 150,000.0088 Balmukund Charitable Trust Cow Protection Mithapur, Jamnagar £1,949.57 INR 150,000.0089 Balmukund Charitable Trust Cow Protection Mithapur, Jamnagar £1,308.55 INR 100,000.0090 Shree Gunatit Jyot Mahila Trust General Donation Vallabh Vidhya Nagar £1,001.00 INR 76,426.0091 Jignesh Jayantial Jani Education Ahmedabad £98.23 INR 7,500.0092 Rotary Club of Tanga Education Tanga £3,073.0093 Shree Jalaram Manav Utkarsh Charitable Trust Samuh Lagna Dharampur £10,000.00 INR 756,000.0094 Rajesh Manalal Dhamosa Education Porbandar £268.28 INR 20,000.0095 Kirit Raichura Education Porbandar £136.89 INR 10,000.0096 Mukesh Kantilal Lakhani Education Vapi, Valsad £136.89 INR 10,000.0097 Jitendra Foundation Eye-camp Rajkot £1,341.38 INR 100,000.0098 Ramkrishna Mission Eye-camp Rajkot £670.69 INR 50,000.0099 Ramkrishna Mission Eye-camp Limdi, Dahod £670.69 INR 50,000.00100 Ramkrishna Mission Vivekanand Memorial Eye-camp Porbandar £670.69 INR 50,000.00101 I.B.Motors Pvt. Ltd Ambulance Jamangar £7,979.34 INR 588,077.00102 Balmukund Charitable Trust Cow Protection Mithapur £272.11 INR 20,000.00103 Uganda Medical Mission Uganda Eye Camp UGANDA £271.00104 Nitu Shah Food for Life Kenya £4,000.00105 Nitu Shah Water Bore Holes in Kenya Kenya £3,152.56

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DONATIONS MADE BY AFH FROM 01.01.2009 TO 31.12.2009

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2009

ASIAN FOUNDATION FOR HELP

DRAFT ACTUAL 2009 2008

INCOMING RESOURCES £ £

Incoming resources from generated funds

Voluntary income 223,932 286,178

Investment income 17,437 11,537

Total incoming resources 241,369 297,715

RESOURCES EXPENDED

Charitable activities

Donations made 210,912 148,256

Fund raising expenses 13,101 22,165

Management & Administration 12,905 11,278

Total resources expended 236,918 180,699

NET INCOMING RESOURCES 4,451 117,016

Total funds brought forward 365,396 248,380

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 369,847 365,396

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