Dec 19, 2023 | MH Village*, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Villagers Rebuild with No Outside Help The past couple months have been tough for the community as a result of the consequences of the Cyclone Mocha in the area. The community went through one of the darkest times of their lives because the cyclone wiped out and...
Nov 3, 2023 | Education, Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Water, Wellness
Keeping It Clean This quarter, Mawa Village’s Transformational Community Development (TCD) committee and the training team conducted a four-day training, inviting trainers from GHNI and ECHO Thailand. It was well attended, and the Mawa community increased their...
Nov 3, 2023 | Education, Income, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Local Ownership Solved Their Problems The village continues to accomplish incredible things even after the destructive cyclone Mocha in Rakhine State. The cyclone has affected hundreds of villagers and destroyed their assets. The villagers felt disappointed about...
Nov 3, 2023 | Income, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Micro-Loans Foster Self-Sustainability The loan program in the village has positively impacted the lives of the people as it helps them start small scale businesses that generate Income for the family. The total beneficiaries of the loan program is more than 150...
Nov 3, 2023 | Northern Thailand TCD Expansion, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Thailand, Water
Water Filters are Working Well This quarter, the Thailand team investigated the possibility of helping communities develop in new localities. We spoke with government community development officials in Mae On District, Chiang Mai Province. We traveled to Chiang...
Oct 17, 2023 | Education, Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Pivoting to Ducks! This has been a hard year for the Mawa community. Thousands of pigs, the villagers’ primary income source, were wiped out by the African Swine Flu. 60% of village men are now separated from their families because they needed to go find work...
