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Team India Weekly Update

Submitted by Paul Suit on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 07:11

Team India updates from the field in Kolkata. 

Monday October 24th 2011

Journey to Jalpaiguri

Submitted by Paul Suit on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 13:17

A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to accompany Aloka Mitra (Founder and Chairperson of Women's Interlink Foundation) on a 3 day trip to Jalpaiguri, India to meet with officials in the area to discuss future projects and to see the site for our next jewelry center.

There's always light at the end of the tunnel!

Submitted by Paul Suit on Tue, 08/30/2011 - 13:44

Last week I had a good time with my extended family in Boisar shelter home. I had gone to the Mumbai shelter home to follow up on the jewelry program which we are conducting since last year, October. It was great to see the level of improvement the girls have gone through. One particular girl, Sonam was apprehensive about the program because she lacked confidence when I met her for the first time. She would barely speak to us and was indifferent. She dreaded that she would not be able to do anything in her life as she lost the meaning of her life after what she had suffered.

The Sacred Thread

Submitted by Paul Suit on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 14:08

(Paul pictured above getting a Rakhi tied by one of the girls) 

This weekend was  Raksha Bandhan, or Rakhi, a festival primarily observed in India that celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters. The central ceremony involves the tying of a rakhi (sacred thread) by a sister on her brother's wrist. This symbolizes the sister's love and prayers for her brother's well-being, and the brother's lifelong vow to protect her. I was fortuate enough to be able to celebrate the holiday with the girls at the jewelry center and even though this was my 2nd time, this years ceremony carried a deeper meaning for me. 

The Joy of Going Back

Submitted by Paul Suit on Mon, 06/13/2011 - 10:16

Check out the latest blog from Asia program Manager, Chandreyi Basu (Doel), as she talks about arriving back at Rescue Foundation after a 6 month absence. 

10th June, 2011 at 3:30am....

The Love of a Family is the Biggest Blessing

Submitted by Paul Suit on Thu, 06/02/2011 - 15:17

Asia Progam Manager, Doel Basu, shares a story from one of the girls in the shelter home she works at. 

"The love of a family is the biggest blessing” 

Creating Jewelry, Creates Confidence

Submitted by Paul Suit on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 10:54

Metamorphosis

Submitted by Paul Suit on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 22:48

What a lovely day at the shelter home! It was ‘graduation’ day for the girls who completed the Made By Survivors / Senhoa training with beads and crystals under Anh Q. Hua. The training had ‘life-skills’ as a part of the curriculum, which involved classes on English, vernacular, general knowledge, bit of civics, home science. The training lasted for 3 months. After the completion each of the girls was certified and an

Reflections

Submitted by Paul Suit on Mon, 05/16/2011 - 16:02

Chandreyi Basu (Doel) is the Asia Program Manager for Made By Survivors and is based in her hometown of Kolkata. She works very closely with the girls at the Made By Survivors / Womens Interlink Foundation Jewelry Program at Child Care Home and has had an indelible impact on their development as well as the programs.  Below she shares her thoughts on the past year and what she's learned. 

Moment in Time

Submitted by Paul Suit on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 11:44

There are times when you can really begin to see a difference in the people you are working with or trying to help. A moment when it becomes clear that you are getting through to them and that your effort just might be paying off. I experienced one of those moments last year with the girls in the Made By Survivors / Women's Interlink Foundation Jewelry program at Child Care Home and it has stuck with me ever since. 

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