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Forest foods in Zambia are diverse and nutrient rich. At a food fair in Luwingu, Zambia, in April 2017, women display items they regularly forage and cultivate.
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“Why make children lazy by sending them to school? Teach them to work in the fields,” says a parent from a village in North Tripura. Here, sending children to school was considered an offense. That too, spending money on a girl’s education was considered a sheer waste.
Being born in this remote village, 7-year-old Muoni was also denied the opportunity of education. However, unlike other children of her age, Muoni had a dream - dream to study and dream to grow up to be a responsible person.
When the bitter reality of life killed every hope for a better future, a kind-hearted person sponsored Muoni, thereby eradicating all her fears about the future. The staff of World Vision counseled the people of her village about the importance of education and health. Muoni was put back in school.
Life was difficult though, as Muoni had to travel 15 kms each day to reach her school. However, thanks to her sponsor, she was provided a bicycle by World Vision.
Once Muoni completed 12th std., her poverty-stricken family could not support her higher education. However, with the support of World Vision, she underwent 6 months vocational training in Computer Applications.
Now, she works as a Lower Divisional Clerk at the District Medical Office, Ambassa.
Had it not been for her sponsor, Muoni would be like any other child working in the fields and earning a living. But today, her life is transformed.
Muoni now looks forward to continuing graduation and getting a better job. In turn, she wants to transform her society.
When you sponsor a child through World Vision’s Child Sponsorship Programme, you not only help your child you transform his or her community.
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World Vision India has implemented sustainable and transitional initiatives like setting up drop-in centers, self help group, child protection committees, children’s clubs, street and working children forum, counseling and non-formal education (NFE). The projects focus on empowering children through programmes like Children’s Club, Children’s Journalist Team, Comics Workshop, and Children’s Theatre Group etc.
The projects work towards enhancing the capacity of the community based organisations to improve the quality of health and education services for children. Adolescent children are trained in vocational skills for better employment opportunities. The project also works towards educating the parents and providing them economic development.
Initially, Mangesh was poor in studies and as a result, he was given extra coaching through World Vision India.
Born to parents who are rag pickers along with 6 other siblings, life held nothing promising for Panjasaram. He had learnt to be grateful for rice ‘kanji’ and a few old rags as food and clothing. When he grew up, he accompanied his parents for rag picking. He loved to go to school, but his parents would not allow him. Every once in a while, he would gaze longingly after children going to the nearby schools in their smart uniforms and loaded bags. World Vision India staff counseled the family and persuaded them to allow him complete school. He completed his 10th standard amidst great opposition. He wanted to pursue higher education, but his parents could not afford it. The Gift of Higher Education Assistance helped him join college and study for a Diploma in Laboratory Technology and Paramedical Science. He is now pursuing this course with great interest and happiness. He also plays a significant role in motivating the children in his community to go school. You too can help a child pursue education and their dreams.
12 Women from Chiragnagar cluster who were financially poor background and whose husbands are daily wages laborer started a SHG named Savitribai swayam Mahila Bachat gut . To support the household some of the women were working as household helpers. These women’s was totally unaware of outside world as well as not having any business knowledge. World vision has given them training and exposure on entrepreneurship. All the members actively participated in World Vision India interventions. These women decided to start a group entrepreneurship to increase their family income. In Dec 2010 as the group members motivated to paricipate in a exhibition where they could earned Rs. 100/- as a profit that there they decided to start a Chinese bhel stall .
Thus 2 members namely, savita Chakane and Prachi Haldankar started a business of Chinese bhel . In holidays they earn more. They earns more than ` 500/- ($11) per day and shared the profit equally.
They also learnt and improved their presentation and facilitation skills. They also participate in the training conducted for other women in their own area as well as women from other slums on health and SHG. Their self confidence is the reason behind the respect they gain from the community.
Savita Chakane expressed” I proud of our confidence to help to family.” Prachi shared ” This happened only because of proper guidance & training provided by world Vision"
City elected officials and staff, developers, and community members toss the ceremonial first shovels of dirt at the ground breaking for the Villas at Logan Gardens project Wednesday afternoon. The new 44-unit independent senior living facility will be located on a three-acre tract on Booker Drive in the Logan Community.