Does this organisation insist that the children convert to Chrisitianity before they will help ?
Lonely Planet has had its day now anyway, it used to be an essential read for anybody travelling around India but having read through the last few years additions I found it to be quite inaccurate about many things.

Does this organisation insist that the children convert to Chrisitianity before they will help ?

No they dont, they will help any child that needs it etc etc. I dont think the bible thumping comes till much later on (no offence intended)

Lassigirl i would love for you to expand on why you are knocking el shaddia probably best in private message to save HT getting into any grief. Reason that i ask is that i have done various bits for them and was going to again in March but if there is something a bit dodge i would rather know about it, but if they are given a hard time just because they promote certain beliefs then that is a bit sad.

Regards

Peter

I wasnt really having a go at El-Shaddai, just wondering why they had been singled out for a special write up, as there are many other people doing great work with the chidren in Goa

ok, it just seemed from your post that you had a problem with it, dont get me wrong i am nothing to do with any charity in goa or anywhere else but as i said from the way your post was written it could be misconstrued that there was issues.

I assume that they had been singled out as they are a well known charity in the area, ie they are always at anjuna, always doing stuff in the UK etc so have quite a high profile. I have never seen any other english based charity in goa ie children walking tall etc and only found them via this website, so thats one possible reason.

Personally i think they all do a sterling job and wish them all the luck.

Regards

Peter

I personally think that converting children is not a charitable practice....

El Shaddai has been in the loney planet for 4 or 5 years I think... At that time they were the only ones on the block. We (Children Walking Tall) don't publise as much as El Shaddai, El Shaddai probably spend more in advertising in a year than we make each year!

We have thought about requesting CWT to be put into the Lonely Planet but haven't had the chance... They also only add places that have been in existance for 3 years I think... We're only new (just over 2 years old at present so they might not accept us till next year anyway....)...

Thanks

any charity that helps the unfortunate children has to be good in my opinion.