Question Box in Deutsche Welle

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

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Question Box gets written about in Deutsche Welle.

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“Maher founder Sister Lucy Kurien, 54, said Question Box was useful for students who need help with homework and want to find out about exam results. Although that information has been available online, students couldn’t access it – until now.

‘It has been very difficult for them, unless they get (the information) from the newspaper or the radio,” she said. “And we have a simple television program, but we don’t have a television cable connection. It has been very difficult.’ ” Read full article

Open Mind is Now a 501(c)3 – Help us celebrate with a donation!

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Hello supporters and friends of Open Mind – Question Box! We are pleased to announce that Open Mind has recently received 501c3 Status from the IRS – It’s official!  That means that all donations from US residents are now fully tax-deductible under the law.

To celebrate, we are starting our first-ever fundraising push! Open Mind is raising $30,000 in order to build a Question Box Total Toolkit that will enable any organization to build and run their own local language telephone hotline. Can you help? Please Donate Now!

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Question Box featured on Deutsche Welle Radio

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

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Deutsche Welle DW radio QB – It’s in English!

DW reporter Michael Atkin was present at a Question Box inauguration at Maher home for women and children. Hear his firsthand reporting of what he saw and experienced live, and how Question Box became accidentally involved in a competition between two local political parties when each claimed Question Box was their initiative!

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