Aug 27, 2024 | Education, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development
One Teacher, 100 Students This month, I focused on the area of education. Though there is a government-run primary school in Baromasia Village, the quality of education is low since one teacher has to teach more than one hundred students. During our...
Aug 27, 2024 | Binodpur Village, Education, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Healthy Measurements Last month, we did Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Measurements (MUACM). We collected records from 20 children, and all are in green zones. It is a great achievement because in 2019, when we started awareness through Transformational Community...
Aug 27, 2024 | Binodpur Village, Education, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Prevention Training There is a proverb that says, “Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable.” As a Transformational Community Development (TCD) worker, I always give priority to local resources and awareness. Every year during the monsoon,...
Aug 27, 2024 | Education, India, Shri Ambra Village, South Asia, Sustainable Development
Consistently Changing Lives This quarter in the village of Bahatola, Transformational Community Development (TCD) has impacted the village in many areas. We started our training every Sunday, and the people of the community liked our work. They consistently...
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...
