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Frequently Asked Questions
More ILP FAQ
- What is ILP’s Ten Dollars for Literacy (TDL) Program?
Ten Dollars for Literacy (TDL) is a concept that ILP has embarked upon to show the great impact an individual living in the US (or other developed countries) can have in India . With ILP’s efficient handling of projects, just $10 a month for 1 year can educate a mother and a child. When there are a great number of us supporting this cause, it quickly adds up. Every cent you donate through the TDL program will be utilized for projects (no overhead).
TDL donors have the flexibility to donate on a monthly ($10), quarterly ($30) or annual ($120) basis.
- How will my contributions to the TDL program be used by ILP?
ILP utilizes your contributions to predominantly support children's and women's literacy. We carefully select our NGO partners that implement projects in India. Your contributions are utilized to fund such projects in four key areas:
1) Back to School: Residential & non-residential 'bridge' courses that bring out of school children up to the required learning levels before enrolling them in government schools
2) Strengthening Mainstream Schools and improving quality of education: Working together with the local community and government to ensure that there is self-sustenance. Development of innovative and effective teaching methods
3) Functional Adult Literacy: Primarily focused on women's education and skills training
4) Mass Litearcy Initiatives: Raising literacy levels over a large geographic area(block/district/state) by effective utilization of government resources and applying successful intervention models
More about ILP projects
- How can I donate to the TDL Program?
Donations can be made online
Donations can also be mailed to the following address:
India Literacy Project,
P. O. Box 361143,
Milpitas, CA 95035-9998
Checks must be made in favor of “India Literacy Project”.
To enable ease of program implementation, we encourage you to donate online.
- Are donations to ILP tax-deductible?
Yes, all donations to ILP in the USA are 100% tax-deductible under Section 501(c)3 of the IRS Code (Tax Id: 36-3779020).
- Are TDL online transactions secure?
Yes. For the TDL program, ILP has partnered with Ground Spring (www.groundspring.org) to facilitate your online transactions in a secure manner (VeriSign Secured).
- What is the process to have my company match my donation (corporate matching)?
India Literacy Project (ILP) is on the matching list of many companies like Cisco, Microsoft and Symantec. You can initiate corporate matching by:
a) Informing your employer about your contribution to ILP. Many companies will send the matching amount to ILP.
b) Informing ILP to contact your employer to take the appropriate next steps. Please send us documentation describing the process followed by your company and we will work with your company to receive the matching amount.
To ensure efficient processing of corporate match requests, ILP is only honoring requests for matching $60 or more to the Ten Dollars for Literacy program.
- With TDL, can I choose which projects to support?
Unfortunately not at this time. To manage our projects in an efficient manner, ILP is focusing on strengthening our success models while retaining the flexibility to utilize the contributions to the TDL program where most appropriate. Please contact us if you are interested in adopting a specific project.
- Can I receive the photographs of the mother and child I am supporting?
Unfortunately no. As mentioned above, ILP focuses on using the funds in the most appropriate and efficient manner. We have consciously chosen not to share photographs for two reasons: (a) privacy of the individuals and (b) avoiding the overhead (time and money) involved in supporting such an endeavor.
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