Aug 21, 2024 | Education, Katuwaghat Village, Nepal, South Asia, Sustainable Development
No Longer Financially Backward My name is Divija*, and I was forcefully married at the age of 12. My husband and I have four daughters, and we work as laborers. We were financially backward, no one in the house was educated, and we had no idea about the future....
Jul 15, 2024 | Bangladesh, Education, Food, South Asia, Sustainable Development
Putting the Land to Use This month, I noticed the preschool children have learned to count numbers, say the alphabet, and recognize different animals, birds, fish, flowers, and vegetable names, which I did not expect at their age. Hope Preschool is exceeding our...
Jul 15, 2024 | Food, Income, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Women's Empowerment
Business is Booming “Business is not the cup of my tea.” This was the thought of Reena from Baromasia Village. Then she attended a session on Income Generation led by our Transformational Community Development (TCD) coach, Sefaniyal. The village...
Jul 15, 2024 | Binodpur Village, Environmental Stewardship, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Lighting the Way The solar lights distributed in Binodpur Village turned out to be a saving grace as the village was hit by the super cyclone “Remal” on May 26, 2024. For three days, the village was in complete darkness as electricity poles and lines...
Jul 15, 2024 | Education, India, Shri Ambra Village, South Asia, Sustainable Development
Moving Towards Self-Sustainability In Shri Ambra Village, the Transformational Community Development (TCD) work is showing promising results. The free rations from the government has made the community dependent and unwilling to do anything. The community’s...
Jul 15, 2024 | Chainpur Village, Education, Food, Income, Nepal, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Water, Wellness
Watering the Withering Vine All the families in the community planted maize as a major crop this season since this is the time to cultivate corn. However, there was no rain for a long time, and the crops in the community started drying out. There was a communal...
