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Educate girls, boys on sexual abuse

The eye-catching handprints of 140 children on a canvas has been lying around since November last year, lighting up the office of the Faith Foundation at Mawkhar in the city…

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Villagers keep their village clean and safe

Villagers keep their village safe

A sunny, winter morning in Dec 2021… a tiny, remote village which I visited with the Faith Foundation team. Umsawriang Village is inhabited primarily by Khasis, an indigenous …

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Community life competence

My experience of SALT

It was a very inspiring videos listening to their talks on appreciation.Through my experience of SALT that was conducted with our team by Rituu B Nanda and also …

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We uplift each other: Self-help groups teach us 'no one left behind'

We uplift each other

SDGs have this clarion call – ‘no one left behind’ and so far what I have seen is that it has been limited to NGOs or organisations or local government structures which are expected …

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Act of Faith

Act of Faith

In 2013, four women came together to address the issue of sexual abuse among children and child rights violations in the state. It was a leap of faith as none before them had delved into this critical …

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Community life competence

PRA and SALT

PRA or the participatory rural appraisal is a technique deployed by people especially those working with development agencies, Non-Government organizations or education practitioners to incorporate viewpoints of the rural communities that they choose to work with.

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Community life competence

SALT Approach

The SALT approach is a mental attitudinal technique applied for the participatory evaluation process which helps in defining the collective consciousness for the necessary  …

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In India, Faith Foundation is getting to the root of community needs

Root of community needs

With the help of Indigenous communities in Meghalaya, India, Faith Foundation is reconnecting with the linguistic and cultural fabric of this region …

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Activist banks on safety initiative against child abuse in Meghalaya

Safety initiative against child abuse

“Come sit on my lap”, said her uncle. But she was uncomfortable. Years passed by with memories deeply suppressed, until one day the adult realised  …

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Needs to teach children on unsafe touch

Teach children on unsafe touch

MLCU Academics Office in collaboration with Faith Foundation conducted a workshop on “Child Protection and Safety” on the 1st and 2nd of July 2019 in the University’s premises …

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Sharp rise in crime against children in Meghalaya; 1349 cases reported in four years

Rise in crime against children

The crime against children in the State is alarming with a total number of 1349 cases being reported in the past four years This was revealed by the SP ….

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PSEP in schools

PSEP in schools

The inauguration of piloting Personal Safety Education Programme (PSEP) in schools which is a school-based curriculum that empowers children to participate …

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