Jul 10, 2023 | Education, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Tea Garden Cluster
Partnering for New Ideas Last month, I had the opportunity to attend “Transform South Asia” in Hyderabad. This is a platform where community leaders and influencers from different fields of the world come to gather to make a significant transformation in the...
Apr 30, 2023 | Education, Food, Income, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Tea Garden Cluster
Fertile Fields This quarter, I did one TOT-2 (Training of Trainers, Level 2) training in Siliguri, where 19 community leaders from different parts of North Bengal participated. This was the second level of training after the first level was completed last year. We...
Mar 30, 2023 | Education, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Tea Garden Cluster
Raising and Training New Leaders I visited and introduced Transformational Community Development (TCD) to 11 different community leaders, out of whom two have shown interest in adopting TCD in their area. They have suggested I present TCD to their community...
Feb 3, 2023 | Education, Food, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Tea Garden Cluster
Updating Documents This month, we did an awareness program on government resources available for villagers. The West Bengal government has started a special drive for the correction and modification of essential government documents like ration cards, voter cards,...
Dec 2, 2022 | Education, Food, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Tea Garden Cluster, Wellness
Fruit for Health and Life The third phase of fruit tree distribution was completed in the Tea Garden region when we gave fruit trees to 26 families. This past July and August, Transformational Community Development (TCD) gave lessons on food and nutrition, but...
Oct 31, 2022 | Food, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Tea Garden Cluster, Wellness
Planting Trees For a Healthy Future We have continued the teachings on food and nutrition in the village. There is a tremendous change in the mindsets of the villagers who used to ignore a balanced diet. They are not only talking about healthy food now, but also...