Mar 30, 2023 | Education, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Successful Training This January, we conducted three days of Transformational Community Development (TCD) vision seminars at Myanmar Mission College in Hlegu. This is the first time our country has allowed us to have in-person TCD training after the pandemic. The...
Mar 10, 2023 | Food, Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Wellness
A Bumpy Road The road to a community lifting itself out of poverty can sometimes be a bumpy one. The Mawa community was prepared with their business plan to create a revolving loan fund for 15 families per year to start their own pig-raising business. However, a...
Mar 10, 2023 | Indonesia, Polewali Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Partnering with Neighbors Pua, an elder in the Polewali community, has become an inspiration to those around him. He spent his younger years traveling the country and looking for whatever work he could acquire as a laborer and driver. Eventually, he returned home...
Mar 10, 2023 | Northern Thailand TCD Expansion, Southeast Asia, Thailand
Villagers Learn to Make Pig Feed Pi Pat, the potential Village Champion in Mae Pa Pai, went around the community to promote the upcoming pig feed training. Our Transformational Community Development (TCD) team partnered with local agriculture experts to put on a...
Feb 3, 2023 | Food, Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Micro-Business Models Bloom Over the last three months, the Transformational Community Development (TCD) training team finished facilitating the micro-business modules in Mawa. As the community practiced making business plans, they came up with a number of ideas...
Feb 3, 2023 | Income, Indonesia, Polewali Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Water, Wellness
Steady Growth With the latrine project progressing as community members save funds, most committee discussions have become centered around Income Generation. The conversation around raising goats changed once the idea was put forth to raise chickens instead. Next...
