Blog: Asia

Hanoi Rehab Centre, Vietnam

Mr. Chi* is the leader of the Nissi Xuan Son rescue centre.  He used to be a drug addict for nearly 20 years. He only dreamt that he would be free from drugs to make his mother less worried. He certainly never thought of becoming a leader. 

North Thailand TCD Expansion

Sindh Province, Pakistan

FAITH (Food Always In The Home) Gardens and Self-Help Groups are providing more opportunities to share and make strong relationships. 

DG Village*, Nepal

DG Village members are learning to be self-sustainable. I teach the villagers to do kitchen gardens and not to waste their piece of land. They produce vegetables from their own gardens, so they don’t need to buy from the market. The villagers are now eating fresh, healthy vegetables and they are saving money. This is how I always encourage and teach people to be involved in raising their income and to be self-sustainable. 

KW Village*, Nepal

This month, I taught the important subjects of the Transformational Community Development (TCD) classes related to Food, Wellness, Water, Education and self-sustainable Kitchen Gardens.

CP Village*, Nepal

MH Village*, Myanmar

Polewali, Indonesia

Diah*, like many others in the Polewali Village cluster, dropped out of high school to go and find work in another province. That was 9 years ago and as a 26-year-old mother, she recently decided to move back home. According to Diah, nothing ever changes in her village. They still need to walk to the river to go to the bathroom. Water is still scarce.  

Mawa, Indonesia

The Education Committee in Mawa is presently considering their next steps. In the beginning of the programme last year, they identified several areas of need to be addressed in order to develop as a village and as individuals. One of the issues discussed was the problem of children’s Education.  

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

In Dhokerjhara Village everything is going well. Villagers are eating healthy meals and drinking clean water. We encouraged the villagers to start kitchen gardens: some of them have started kitchen gardening and others are doing it on a big scale and even selling their produce on the market.