Aug 27, 2024 | Education, India, South Asia, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Beautiful Bamboo Latrines This quarter, we decided to visit a few teams on the Nepal border who had received Transformational Community Development (TCD) training at Dumka in 2023. After the 2023 training, they were completely disconnected since they live on the...
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, 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 | Africa, Education, Kenya, Kibera Slum, Sustainable Development, Wellness
There is a Way to Stay Healthy Kibera Slum, the largest urban slum in Africa, is located in Nairobi, Kenya. This month, our Transformational Community Development (TCD) team worked in Kibera to educate the people living there on sanitation and hygiene. Kibera,...
Aug 27, 2024 | Africa, Education, Gem-Village, Kenya, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Helpful Health Camp Through a partnership with the health workers who are allocated by the county government to each village, we are helping the Gem community realize the need to take care of their well-being. Through the Transformational Community Development...