Blog: India

Kharibari Village, India

Apart from reshuffling the committee in Khairbari Village, we have pursued the local authorities for solar panels and a PHE water connection. We have been assured by them that these amenities will be provided as soon as possible.

Chandrapura Village, India

Transformational Community Development (TCD) Update

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

This quarter we conducted an Awareness Programme by meeting villagers individually as well as in a group. Our focus was to get all villagers on the same page so that they could see the root cause of their problems and take steps to overcome them. 

Jatapara Village, India

Most villagers think about farming once the rainy season starts. Before this, they neither think about farming, nor plan for it. Though their livelihoods depend on farming, other than during the rainy season,  they forget about it. Recently, villagers were taught more about farming, how to start planning and planting. These lessons in agriculture will help with both food and income.

Chandrapura Village, India

A family in Chandrapura Village is trying to adopt healthy food habits. They are using three different foods which contains protein. Villagers are observing them and seeing positive changes in them. We are hoping that all the families in the village will follow this more nutritious food plan!

Binodpur Village, India

This quarter has been very fruitful for Binodpur Village. People started a “kitchen garden” by planting banana and papaya trees!

Jatapara Village, India

In the past quarter, the focus has been to increase the income of the villagers. The Transformational Community Development (TCD) group of Jatapara Village is developing good incomes through alternatives to alcohol.

Kharibari Village, India

The Wellness Committee has agreed to start a “Clean Toilet  Award” every two months to encourage villagers to keep their toilets clean and well maintained. The children are learning well in our weekly special classes but the attendance fluctuates. We need to provide some sweets or other things to keep them coming.

Dhoker Jhara Village, India

In the spring, more attention was paid to increasing the income of the villagers in the group. To improve the financial condition of the group, training was given to the women to make fast foods, such as namkeens (healthy indian evening savory snacks), pakode (a fried Indian snack), etc. Few women tried these at home, and a few succeeded while few did not.

GHNI teams and villagers have been hit by Cyclone Farni and we expect several more to be impacted as the storm moves through India and Bangladesh.  We have not yet connected with our staff experiencing the storm, but we know they will be met with many people seeking help after the storm passes.

As we know more, we will share.  Will you please offer a hand up to villagers seeking to end their own extreme poverty who have been hit by this monster storm?  Let's help them keep progressing forward.