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A married couple who serve as Peace Corps Community Development Volunteers enjoy a cup of coffee together before going to work Ecuador.
Kids going to school past Amani Nature Reserve headquarters.Tanzania.
Photo by Carol Colfer/CIFOR
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In the fall of 2010, some community members noticed an uncanny situation taking place in Siliguri, West Bengal. A woman named Sumithra Sharma was negotiating the price of her child with two agents. World Vision staff Sandeep Mahato and Child Labour Welfare member Sudama Sahani noticed this and they were perplexed. They feared that the child would be subject to trafficking and immediately approached the mother and the agents.
And truly, her mother was selling her baby. Why should she be so cruel? Hunger seemed fiercer than her love towards her children. Her husband Sagar Sharma had died just 20 days ago and she had no means to look after her three children. So she decided to sell her 10-month-old baby Chandan Sharma for Rs. 20,000. “At least he will have a good home to stay in,” said Sumithra, her eyes displaying her desperate hope that somewhere her child would have a good future. Little did she know, her baby would actually be exploited!
Sandeep and Sudama, knowing the real motive behind these agents, immediately alerted the community people, who then handed over the agents and the mother to a nearby police station.
Now, to help Sumithra look after her three children, the police has provided food for the family. The ward counselors opened a bank account amounting Rs. 22000 for her. They also provided free medical treatment for her children and promised employment to Sumithra.
Had we not alerted the community on the issue of child trafficking, Sumithra’s child today would have been subject to exploitation.
Members of the community development team show off the new 'Dard-e-dil 999' DVD which has been shortlisted for a Health Service Journal award. The DVD is aimed at getting South Asian people get the urgent help they need if they experience chest pains.
Pictured from left to right are Mohammed Sharif, Yakoob Ali and Rob Mooney.
World Vision started a football team (players wearing white jersey) many years back for children in slums. Many of the players have faced child labour in some form – from cleaning drainages to working in tea shops, hotels and mechanic shops.
Now that their life has changed tide with help from World Vision India, they came together to raise awareness for children who are bound by the chains of child labour in sports goods industry...especially stitching of footballs in places like Meerut and Jalandar.
They played a passionate game on the World Day Against Child Labour to send the message loud and clear – END CHILD LABOUR
There was a nice flow and spirit of cooperation to the work; when someone set a shovel down it would soon be picked by another.
Here's a few photos of some of the young folk from Westburn Youth Club enjoying basketball provided by UTD Sports Ltd.
The session was part of a number of taster classes taking place over the last few weeks, thanks to funding made available through Participatory Budgeting - where community members decide on how local funding is spent and what activities they want in their local community through a voting system.
The young people took part in a consultation event earlier in the year to decide what events they would like to take place in their local area - so far, they have enjoyed:
- Street dance & Hip Hop
- Hockey & Short Tennis
- Athletics & Badminton
- Cheerleader and Gymnastics
- Fun, Fitness and Rugby
Over the next few weeks, the young people will take part in a second consultation where they will decide what activities they would like to continue, and this will be rolled out over a continuous 12-week program.
Well done guys!
Chora is an SIM project that empowers Filipina women to become more economically independent by handmaking bags and other products from upcycled materials.
Photo by Ghie Sibayan
150 Music Choice Employees Volunteer with NJCDC to repair and improve the Elysian Fields Community Garden on 6.10.16
“Ten years from now,” Arvind says, surveying the one-room mud-and-straw huts around him, “What you see now will not exist. It will all be different. We will move forward.”
Arvind is a local volunteer who works with Chetna.
For months, every Saturday people of the community have been working to enhance the beauty of this Pueblito, San Ramón Norte.
Rev. Dorias Shoko, son of Andreas Shoko, founder of the Zion Apostolic Faith Mission (ZAFM), looking at the cross outside a newly build community development center with funding provided by overseas sponsors at the request of FAMBIDZANO.
Here's a few photos of some of the young folk from Westburn Youth Club enjoying basketball provided by UTD Sports Ltd.
The session was part of a number of taster classes taking place over the last few weeks, thanks to funding made available through Participatory Budgeting - where community members decide on how local funding is spent and what activities they want in their local community through a voting system.
The young people took part in a consultation event earlier in the year to decide what events they would like to take place in their local area - so far, they have enjoyed:
- Street dance & Hip Hop
- Hockey & Short Tennis
- Athletics & Badminton
- Cheerleader and Gymnastics
- Fun, Fitness and Rugby
Over the next few weeks, the young people will take part in a second consultation where they will decide what activities they would like to continue, and this will be rolled out over a continuous 12-week program.
Well done guys!
The Gould clinic provides dental care for adults and children. Increasingly, studies confirm that oral health is related to the body’s overall health, with evidence showing that gum diseases can increase the risk of heart disease, put pregnant women at a greater risk for premature delivery, and affect blood sugar levels for people with diabetes.