Apr 3, 2024 | Central Asia, Food, Kyrgyzstan, Sustainable Development, Wellness
The Seeds are Sprouting! Our Transformational Community Development (TCD) partner in the village, Nurba, is doing a Wellness program and is starting to grow his vegetable seeds. Soon, he will give healthy vegetables to his neighbors and some community members....
Apr 3, 2024 | Central Asia, Education, Kyrgyzstan, Sustainable Development
Building Trust Through Helping Teachers Our schools are actively preparing and eager to participate in the global PISA testing. The test will be in 2025 and examine what students know in mathematics, reading, and science and what they can do with what they know. I...
Aug 1, 2023 | Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Sustainable Development, Water
Working on Water Negotiations are underway with a local leader who is responsible for water in the villages. I discussed a future water project with him. He said he is not against it, but we need to talk with the people. I told him that I would come in the fall...
Jul 21, 2023 | Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
Uniting Villages Through Valuing Each Other Update from Kenzhebek I visited the village to talk about Transformational Community Development (TCD), and spoke about ditch digging and repairing the water ditch with the head of the water supply system. Someone said,...
Jul 1, 2023 | Central Asia, Education, Kyrgyzstan
Reaching the Educators Update from DanchikWe were able to gather nine families and have a five-day Transformational Community Development (TCD) training about building a healthy family and raising children. This training helped people better understand each other,...
Apr 1, 2023 | Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Sustainable Development
A New Partnership How do you tell if a community is open or closed? Or if they want any changes? Is the community open to true Transformational Community Development (TCD)? I have been asking these questions since we moved to our village four years ago. I have...
