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Another New Library Opened in Indian Village

Metgudad is a small village in the State of Maharashtra. The village’s nearly 1,600 population is mainly farmers with an average yearly income of less than $2,000. Their main crop is strawberries

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Teenage Girls Rescued from Streets of Kolkata (Calcutta) Receive Educational Support

In April 2007, we visited an orphanage in Calcutta, the City of Joy, in the state of West Bengal, India, managed by the All Bengal Women’s Union. There I met teenage girls who were abused

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Helping Tsunami Victims

The Tsunami of the Century. The whole world awakened to the cry of desperation and despair from the people in Asia, especially India, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.

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From a Continent Away

Natascha Yogachandra is seen with Mr. Paneer Selvam, Superintendent of Police of Cuddalore, in the state of Tamil Nadu and his 11-year old daughter during one of her trips

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Hope through Puppets

Dr. Bhanumathi conducted several workshops on “Puppetry for Communication” to the teachers at the day care centers in Chennai and the surrounding areas of Tamil Nadu, India.

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The Butterfly Project

Many daycare centers are still in poor condition. The children at the center are fishermen’s children. Children were laying half-naked on a dirty cement floor with mud covering

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