Blog: Asia

Women’s Empowerment Centre--East, Afghanistan

After the school closed in fall 2019, so many boys were eager to come to the English class at the Women’s Empowerment Centre II (WEC II) in the east of Bamyan. Since the winter, the number of students has tripled!

*Valley of Ali, Afghanistan

We had a cold winter in Yakawlang this year, and even though it is springtime, the trees haven't budded, yet.  Presently, we have distributed more than 16,000 poplar cuttings! As we give the cuttings to the local farmers, we also teach them how to plant hybrid poplars. So far, 20 farmers have been trained this year.
 

Women’s Empowerment Centre, Afghanistan

So far, the first Women’s Empowerment Centre (WEC I) has had a good impact on their community. About 50 teenage students are learning English, and 40 women have finished their literacy lessons.

*WR Village, Sri Lanka

Tutoring classes recently began in WR Village. All the children’s faces were lit up with smiles as they had passed the Tamil language test! They shared with us how they spent time with their families and the gifts they received.

*UV Village, Sri Lanka

Sindh Province, Pakistan

Sewing Centre

Women are empowered and many more will be empowered in the future. Our Transformational Community Development (TCD) team is helping women and teaching them how to develop others, as well. Many women are already helping and uplifting their families after learning how to stitch.  

Computer Centre

*DG Village, Nepal

This month, I taught lessons on worldview and development to the community people. They were very excited and learnt a lot. We discussed how beliefs, values, and behaviour play a great role in our lives. They understood that community development is not only led by individuals but culture itself, too. 

*RT Village, Nepal

Devna lives in RT village. She and her husband live with their two children. Her life was full of struggle and sorrows because of poverty. She and her husband worked very hard, but they were still facing financial, food, clothing and other problems. At times, they would only eat once a day, at other times, they wouldn’t eat at all. Their children used to cry because of hunger, and it was a really difficult life for them.

Myat Hlae Village, Myanmar

The situation in Myat Hlae Village is still unstable and frightening regarding the community's livelihood. In the previous month, the villagers thought that the fighting would have ceased, but it did not. Instead it was even worse in some parts. 

Mawa, Indonesia

The Mawa Village has never had access to water in their village before.  For decades, they have had to either hike 30 minutes to a spring to do their washing or gather water for cooking.  During dry times, they have had to purchase water from outside. This has led to obvious hygiene-related problems, and also economic problems.