Blog: Asia

Northern Thailand TCD Expansion

Katuwaghat Village, Nepal

Chainpur Village, Nepal

Ramantar Village, Nepal

In the Jogital Cluster Village, the villagers are very poor. Their life is very painful because of no education, no income, no food, no medical facilities, etc. I taught Transformational Community Development (TCD) lessons and encouraged them to start a micro business. They are very happy to have learnt about sanitation, to use safe drinking Water, and about Income Generation.

MH Village*, Myanmar

Paletwa TCD Expansion, Myanmar

Mawa, Indonesia

In the previous quarterly report, we mentioned surveying several other areas due to the seeming lack of interest of the Mawa community to continue the Transformational Community Development (TCD) programme. This quarter, after more discussions with the village committee and with GHNI leadership, we have decided to give Mawa one more shot, with the assessments of the other communities being stored for potential future activation. 

Polewali, Indonesia

The community tends to be very vocal in their meetings and at times this can delay initiatives. On the other hand, we appreciate that they are active. We try to incorporate Transformational Community Development (TCD) lessons and moral lessons to help create an environment for the community to discuss issues in a positive way. 

Tea Garden Cluster, India

Water is one of the five pillars of Transformational Community Development (TCD). Kharibari villagers had no potable Water and they rely heavily on the village well for everyday needs, be it cooking, cleaning, or drinking; they had no other option. We had been trying to get Public Health Engineering (PHE) water connexion for the village for quite some time. We had applied to the Concern Department in this regard but had only received lip service.

Binodpur Village, India

In Binodpur Village, 80% of the villagers are dependent on agriculture. Paddy rice is the main profitable crop. Due to cyclones and unusual rain patterns, many are not willing to continue agricultural work. Villagers go to the city as day-labourers. Unfortunately, after the lock-down, construction work is not going well.