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...
Aug 27, 2024 | Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
No Longer Relying on Outside Help A handful of families from the Mawa community have taken the lead in pioneering the business of raising and selling ducks. Initially, due to the extreme need for a source of income in Mawa, it was necessary for GHNI to subsidize...
Aug 27, 2024 | Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Water
Organizing Themselves Brought Change “In all the many years we’ve spent trekking to the river to draw water, I never imagined that someday we would have a water tank right outside our house,” said Umi as she reflected on recent changes in her...
