We at CAISS are sometimes left with the most difficult decisions to take as we have to make a choice of giving every rupee that we have judiciously. The need always takes priority over everything else.

 

At CAISS we sincerely believe that we have our ear to the ground in our unfailing attempt to remain attached to our community at CAISS It is a constant struggle we face with not only an increase in the number of persons requiring assistance but more the quantum of their requirements. At CAISS we have constantly tried to assess ourselves by our ability to make a difference and this sometimes becomes difficult. The realities of today help us in plotting the course we need to take to make a more tangible impact tomorrow.

 

In this financial year we have stated cutting back as it is not possible to be able to provide for every thing but at the same time we need to make our assistance relevant and adequate to keep a child in school or assist a senior to meet a basic need.

 

Today the rupee buys even less and thus even though the quantum of funds received has remained the same the cost of trying to do what we did yesterday has increased manifold thus even with the same amount of funds we are not able to do what we were doing. An area of concern today still is the medical needs of our seniors more specifically for operations and critical illnesses take a huge toll on an average Anglo-Indian family at CAISS we do help but it is not always possible to give the amount required to meet the need and thus only part payments are made.

 

We have introduced a percentage assistance model which is being implemented, indeed to just be available for those who need assistance. Education has always been our focus area but this year the most amount of pressure has been applied here as we have linked assistance to results of the child so the better a child does the better the chance of assistance, but at CAISS this is not always possible as the situation of each child is uniquely different to another’s and sometimes external indicators do not permit a harsh implementation of this norm.