Aug 27, 2024 | Education, Income, India, Shri Ambra Village, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Building the Necessities This month, Transformational Community Development (TCD) work has gone well as we gave training on cleanliness and the need for an enclosed, safe place for defecation. Five families have applied for the government’s bathroom plan called...
Aug 27, 2024 | Education, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Tea Garden Cluster
Don’t Drop Out! I discussed the student drop-out rate with the Transformational Community Development (TCD) committee members, and we discussed what steps we could take to encourage students to stay in school. We are hoping to start a tutoring center, and we...
Aug 27, 2024 | Chainpur Village, Education, Food, Income, Nepal, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Water, Wellness
From Being Teased to Praised “I was insulted and mocked by people when I started to plant dragon fruit; they thought it was just cactus that was found in jungles,” said Kaushal*, a Transformational Community Development (TCD) active member of the...
Aug 27, 2024 | Food, Income, Katuwaghat Village, Nepal, South Asia, Sustainable Development
From Despair to Hope! “A drunk husband always abuses me.” My name is Palisha. We have six members in my family. I am also a new member of Transformational Community Development (TCD). I became a member of TCD because I got married at a young age and I...
Aug 27, 2024 | Education, Income, Nepal, Ramantar Village, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Water, Wellness
Seed Money Goes a Long Way This month, Ram* got seed money. He had joined TCD classes two years ago and was involved in TCD activities. He runs an ornament-making job at his own home. He had a lack of money to purchase raw materials to make duplicate ornaments....
Aug 21, 2024 | Bangladesh, Education, Food, Income, South Asia, Sustainable Development
Investing in Education Transformational Community Development (TCD) activities are going well in collaboration with GHNI and other organizations. We are able to see excellent progress. There are significant improvements among the children going through our...
