Chris Green presenting at the meeting.

New Day held a Member’s Meeting at Grappa’s in Hong Kong on January 10, 2012. You can view an edited version of the evening’s presentation here: New Day January 2012 Meeting Presentation.  We approved funding for a new project in Nepal, Shakti Samuha, led by New Day member Danny den Hartog.  Our funding of Daughters of Cambodia, Kalki, Children’s Surgical Centre and LOVEQTRA continues into 2012.  At the meeting we learned about the New Day visit to Phnom Penh in November 2011 and we enjoyed a video from the founders of LOVEQTRA and a media presentation illustrating our involvement in the Kalki project by New Day member Raf Sanchez.

On June 14 we held a meeting for our members in Hong Kong.  There were presentations and talks by Chris Green, Liza Green, Kim Cheung, Dana Barrett and Caroline Basham.  You can download the presentation on our projects and financial projections here:  Members meeting June 14 2011

New Day held a meeting for members and their guests at Grappas in Jardine House on the 1st of June.  Chris Green, Liza Green and Kim Cheung gave members a breakdown of New Day finances, events and projects and Kylie Macintosh spoke about her site visit to the Kampong Cham project in Cambodia in May.  You can have a look here at the evening’s presentations:

Members meeting 1st of June 2010

We held a successful meeting for new members and interested parties in Hong Kong on the 25th of February. You can download the evening’s presentation here:

New Day Info Pack

Dear New Day and Friends

We held a successful meeting for our members and interested parties in Hong Kong on the 13th of October 2009.  Thank you to all those who attended!

Dear Members, Donors, Partners and Interested Parties

It is time for an update on New Day before we all scatter for the summer!

The New Day Working Committee met on the 8th of June to plan for the remainder of 2009.  The minutes of all the Working Committee Meetings are posted in the Members Only section of the Projects and Meetings drop down menu on the New Day website.

Below is a brief update on our finances, current and pending projects and future plans:

Finances

– Current monthly income:  $24,650
- Current bank balance:  $345,000
- Pledged funds (AFESIP):  $195,000
- Current available funds:  $150,000
- Projected income for remainder of 2009 (members contributions)  $148,000
- Total available for 2009:  $300,000

Audit

Our accountants have just completed our annual audit of accounts.  Once this has been submitted to the Company Registrar we will post the accounts onto the website.

2009 Projects

We have approved our 11th project since our launch!  Have a look at our project list here http://newdayasia.org/our-projects/

Funded Projects

KALKI Night Shelter – Pondicherry, India
$153,750 (March 2009)
(corporate funding partner: Linklaters law firm)
The KALKI Night Shelter has been set up and currently provides accommodation for around 35 girls aged 5-16 who live on the streets, have been pimped, abandoned or abused.  This Night Shelter has been fully operational since April of this year.  For details of this project along with recent photographs and updates please have a look at http://newdayasia.org/category/2009-projects/kalki-night-shelter-india/

Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity (CASC) – Phnom Penh, Cambodia
$51,500 (April 2009)
CASC is the only shelter and advocate for victims of acid burns in Cambodia.  New Days’ grant is being used to fund their annual budget for a prevention campaign, advocacy and legal assistance for victims.  For details of this project please have a look at http://newdayasia.org/category/2009-projects/cambodian-acid-survivors-charitycasc/

Approved Projects (Pending funding)

AFESIP Kampong Cham Shelter Construction – Kampong Cham, Cambodia
$195,000 (corporate funding partner: Norton Rose law firm)
Kampong Cham is a long-term rehabilitation facility for trafficking victims on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.  New Day will contribute towards the funding for a new building that will house a clinic, counseling room, office and training rooms.   As the construction project is a co-funding project with two other NGO’s there has been a delay in the start of the construction.  AFESIP has now confirmed that they have confirmation of the funds from all the donors and that construction will now start at the end of June 2009.  AFESIP has also managed to raise additional funds and will now be constructing a three storey building instead of a single storey one so as to keep land available on their compound for new accommodation for more girls in need.  The building will house an office, clinic, counseling room, training rooms and a weaving centre.  Once we receive the exact start date from the contractors we will disburse the New Day funds to AFESIP.  For updated details of this project please have a look at http://newdayasia.org/category/2009-projects/afesip-kampong-cham-center/

KALKI Training Program – Pondicherry, India
$101,400
KALKI  has finalised plans to set-up and run a comprehensive training program involving both educational support for girls currently attending school as well as vocational training and job placement.  The program will be run out of the Night Shelter premises which New Day funded in March 2009.  For more details on this project you can download the Training Proposal and funding request at http://newdayasia.org/category/2009-projects/kalki-night-shelter-india/

NYOF Indentured Daughters Program – Dang District, Nepal
$83,000
The Nepalese Youth Opportunities Federation (NYOF) is an NGO operating in Nepal that seeks to transform the lives of impoverished Nepalese children.  Amongst their many focus areas, NYOF runs an Indentured Daughters Program that seeks to prevent the selling of daughters by their parents into a life of indentured labour through the funding of education programs and the provision of replacement income for their families.  New  Day will be supporting an intensive awareness program in the Dang District that seeks to assist in eradicating this practice and turning the community away from the custom of trading their daughters labour for money.  For more details on this project please visit have a look at http://newdayasia.org/2009/06/18/nyof-indentured-girls-program-nepal/

Matara Girls Orphanage – Galle, Sri Lanka
$39,000
The Matara Girls Orphanage was founded in 1961 by members of the local community and provides shelter, food, clothing and loving care to up to 50 girls.  Matara is currently in need of funds to provide tutoring to its residents who are preparing for their O levels along with funds for additional classes in computers, painting, cooking, sewing, music and drama.  They are also requesting funds for a dining room extension that will allow all the girls to eat their meals together in a big enough room.  New Day will work with Matara to determine the most pressing need for the funding and confirm a final budget in the second half of 2009.  For more details on this project please have a look at http://newdayasia.org/2009/06/17/matara-girls-orphanage-galle-sri-lanka/

Site visits 2009

New Day members will be visiting our projects in India, Cambodia and Sri Lanka this year.  Please let us know if you would be able to visit any other projects (or the same ones) and we can arrange a constructive meeting with the targeted charity.

Projects pipeline

Please talk to us about any projects you are committed to that you would like New Day to consider funding in the future.

Corporate Sponsors

Please let us know if we can present New Day to your company’s community investment committees for project sponsorship.

Members

We want to thank all our members and donors for their generosity and commitment to New Day.  As you can see there are so many worthwhile projects to support and collectively we can make a difference to many girls and women in the region.  We are committed to growing New Day into an even more impactful donor circle and we hope that you will introduce your friends to the New Day concept.  We would be happy to present New Day at any gathering of interested parties.

Please forward this email to anyone you think will be interested in supporting our work and introduce them to our website so that they can learn more about us.  Attached is the HSBC bank form for new members to fill out if they wish to join.  They can simply post it to the bank once it is completed (the address is on the top left hand corner).  Please remind them to fill their name in the debtor’s reference field so we know where the donation is coming from!

Next Member meeting

The next meeting and project presentation will be on the 13th of October.  Please mark your calendars!

Until then, have a fabulous summer!

Liza
On behalf of the Working Committee

Dear New Day Members,

A happy New Year to all of you and a big thank you for your support in 2008 and onwards into 2009!

We are planning a meeting in early February after Chinese New Year to update you on our current projects and present new projects for us to consider in 2009. I will email you with the exact date and venue later this month.

Debra Tan has been working to revitalise our website and re-create our logo and branding. We should have the website ready in February and all our project reports and photographs will be uploaded providing easy access for all of you. We are very excited about having a better media profile and providing better access to information for our members. We are hoping that this will be a useful tool to direct more people to New Day and the issues we are trying to impact.

Kim Cheung and I had a very successful and moving trip to Phnom Penh in December to visit the Somaly Mam Foundation and the AFESIP girls’ shelter in Kampong Cham Province that we are funding. We have many photographs and stories to share with you at our meeting. We both left feeling confident that these two projects are very worthwhile and well-run and that our New Day funding will have a great impact on their work.

We have had meetings with the Asia Foundation both in Cambodia and Hong Kong and will be presenting some projects from them for our consideration at the next meeting. We are also busy with some corporate fundraising to beef up our contributions to projects in 2009.

I am including a link to a recent New York Times article by Nicholas D. Kristof on modern day slavery:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/opinion/04kristof.html?_r=2&hp

He profiles a young girl called Pros who escaped from slavery in a Phnom Penh brothel and found shelter and care with the Somaly Mam Foundation. Her story is a tragic one but she is now safe and can hope for a brighter future. New Day funded all the equipment and furnishings of Voices for Change, the Somaly Mam victims’ unit headed by Sina Vann(also mentioned in the article). Kim and I met with Pros and Sina and other Somaly Mam Foundation staff including Somaly Mam during our December visit. They are doing a wonderful job in very difficult circumstances and it is good that we have all been able to help them with our grant.

Thank you again for all your support.

Liza Green

Please join us for an evening of learning more about New Day – who we are, what we do and how we do it…

We will discuss our 2008 projects in China , Nepal and Cambodia . New Day members, please bring ideas for any projects you would like New Day to support in 2009.

Whether you are a member of New Day or interested in joining we’d love to have you come along!

New Day members please let either Kym Toller or Liza Green know the names of the guests you will be bringing !