by Raquel Mason | Apr 14, 2022 | Sin categoría
We are happy say that a new Group of dressmakers has completed the 6 months sewing course, this time with 11 women. It is the 17th Groupon since we started offering programmes for the empowerment of women. Sangita, with her new sewing machine, won the first prize....
by Raquel Mason | Mar 26, 2022 | Sin categoría
Almost a year later, the Sangwari Sheek Kendra Centre, opened by the AKSHY ASSOCIATION in June 2021 in conjunction with the Nivedita Trust Foundation in Chhattisghar is seeing its first results. This project was made possible thanks to the generosity of the members...
by Raquel Mason | Sep 15, 2021 | Sin categoría
The AKSHY ASSOCIATION jointly with the NIVEDITA FOUNDATION TRUST is widening its field of action up to the State of Chhattisgarh by means of a Project directed towards the tribal community of the Sabariyas. Akshy´s objective is to support minority communities in...
by Raquel Mason | Jul 30, 2021 | Sin categoría
Gradually the Indian Government is relaxing the strict measures imposed to combat Covid-19 and we have been.able to reopen the school of sewing for young girls and women of the villages The teacher Ritu Devi with a student We wish to express our gratitude to...
by Raquel Mason | Apr 23, 2021 | Sin categoría
Puja is a Class V pupil in the Akshay School. She and her family have also been able to benefit from our project “A Roof, A Home”. Our student Puja and Raquel, the Director of AKSHY Puja lived with her family in a mud dwelling with no running water or...
by Raquel Mason | Apr 6, 2021 | Sin categoría
The universal right to an adequate, dignified dwelling, is one of the human rights appearing in the Universal Declaration of Rights…… but, sadly, this right is constantly ignored. A right which is necessary for a child´s correct...
by Raquel Mason | Jan 30, 2021 | Sin categoría
We want to share with you our good news: with the lifting of restrictions by the Indian Government, we have been able to open our School for Sewing again, taking all due precautions for social distancing, the use of masks and washing of hands before entering the...
by Raquel Mason | Jan 29, 2021 | Sin categoría
Manju Devi is the mother of Rohit, a boy in Class VI of the Akshay School. When Manju Devi got married it took her 8 years to conceive. Some times in India, the husband takes another wife when his first cannot conceive, procreation being of such great importance,...
by Raquel Mason | Jan 28, 2021 | Sin categoría
This past year 2020 made us pause to think and realize more than ever how important it is and how fortunate we are in the Western world at having access to health systems. In rural areas of India, the national health system is very poor, with only one doctor for every...
by Raquel Mason | Sep 18, 2020 | Sin categoría
Our “Open Class” was set up so the children can continue to study. No child should be left behind! Since mid March schools have been closed in India because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The start of the academic year 2020/2021 should have been on April 1st....
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