Sep 5, 2023 | Afghanistan, Central Asia, Education, Food, Income, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Poplars, Strawberries, and Veggies Help Afghans As we arrive in Yakawlang, the trees look very nice. We are glad that more than 12,000 hybrid poplar cuttings have been distributed to the farmers this year! Just in front of the trees, there are strawberries that...
Sep 5, 2023 | Central Asia, Education, Murtoch-Talon Cluster Village, Sustainable Development, Tajikistan
Working Towards Sustainability This month, we did a lot of great things. We held a Transformational Community Development (TCD) Training of Trainers 1 (TOT1) in the villages where we work, and then we chose three to four men to create committees to oversee...
Sep 5, 2023 | Central Asia, Education, Sustainable Development, Tajikistan
Seeking to Help Holistically This quarter, we decided to start Transformational Community Development (TCD) in two more villages. Around 90 km outside of the city, there are two villages: Caledl Oluchadara Village and Zumand Village. We held three TCD lessons in...
Sep 5, 2023 | Central Asia, Education, Pakistan, Sindh Province, Sustainable Development
Mindset Change is Key! Omar* is a Transformational Community Development (TCD) worker in Sanghar and is helping in villages with TCD training. Since Aysar* and his village started taking part in the TCD training, many changes have come to their village. Aysar...
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,...
