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News archives Jul-Sept 2011 (PDF 36KB)

News archives Apr-Jun 2011 (PDF 69KB)

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What's New

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January-February 2012

Right: Nusrat Zahan, recipient of BODHI's 2nd Denis Wright Memorial Scholarship for Underprivileged Female Working Children in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2012 Bangladesh. BODHI's 2nd Denis Wright Scholarships ceremonies are being awarded in Dhaka and in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Keep up-to-date by clicking here. Mongolia. The Manlha Tus medical centre in Ulan Bator will not proceed due to the cost of land prices, which have risen dramatically in the past year due to mining and development. More BODHI South Asia Project Coordinator. Krish is in the field at the moment. He's sent an initial quarterly report which you might like to see. Please click here. Pune, India. Tribal child health & education has been approved and funded for another year. More

2011

'The impact of BODHI’s support observed is inspiring', Krish Chakma says. Both his evaluation and the progress report from the Tribal Child Health & Early Education Project are available. Please click here and here.

Krish Chakma distributing laddoos to children in the Tribal Child Health
& Early Education program, Pune, India

The latest issue of BODHI Times is available.

We've been updating the website. See for instance Krish's News from South Asia, Tribal Child Health & Early Education, Medical Director's Desk, Our People, Your donations at work and Links. See also Mailbag (link at bottom of page) for letter from Paritosh Chakma of Mizoram Chakma Development Forum.

Thai youth face sexual health crisis. Sexual health for underprivileged youth in Chiang Mai and Lamphun, Northern Thailand

In early January 2012 a new BODHI project will begin: 'Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Program for Underprivileged Young People in Northern Thailand'.

Click here for details.

November 2011

First photographs are in from Krish's trip to Pune to evaluate the 0-5 year old health & education and Over 40 Women's Health projects, and to meet with a potential new local partner.

You may be interested in the new National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh's Baseline Survey on Human Rights in Bangladesh (PDF 1.5MB).


Lotus Flower Trust

Open drainage by homes of railway children

The UK's Lotus Flower Trust (LFT) is trying to raise £40,000 to build a home/school/ skills centre for children who live along the railway lines in Guwahati, Assam, India. The location will be on land gifted to local charity sSTEP which is miles away from the railway. It will eventually enable up to 200 children to have a chance for a better life, including for Ajadul (see home page). Children will receive a basic enducation and learn such skills as sewing, dressmaking, carpentry and bricklaying. LFT is gratefully accepting donations: contact John Hunt on 01425 650493. Ask Mr Hunt about purchasing Philip Dean's book, Railway Children. Photo courtesy Philip Dean Lotus Flower Trust. Newsletter 2011 (PDF 520KB) Photo Gallery

October

Krish is meeting with local partners and potential local partners at the INEB conference in Bodh Gaya. We should have some news for you in a few days about a new project. Click here for more. Right: Krish and Susanta Chakma

Click here for new photos on Krish's news page.

Krish Chakma, our Program Coordinator for South Asia, is in Bodh Gaya at the annual conference of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB). Among other things, he will meet with a new potential local partner.

BODHI has also sent Susanta Chakma of SNEHA to the INEB conference in Bodh Gaya. It's a good way to meet supportive members of the international community.

We'll let you know as soon as they tell us about their experiences.

Krish travelled to Kolkata for BODHI in late September-early October to build bridges with
local NGOs and deepen relationships with BODHI's local partners. He attended our second teacher training session at Loreto College and engaged in capacity building. He and Dr Dhires Chowdhury are seated at right, discussing how BODHI and Banchbo can help each other. Photos, report, more

The first report is in from Krish Chakma, Program Coordinator South Asia. He addresses these areas:
* Building communication with local partners/non-partner NGOs
* Initiatives for effective implementation of projects
* Linkages
* Sharing expertise
* Representation

Do you have any Bangladeshi taka lying around from a trip to Bangladesh? Looking for a good use for them? Please consider donating them to the Moanoghar Mobile Medical Clinics Motorcycle Appeal. You may send the taka to our office in either the United States or Australia. Contact us at http://www.bodhi.net.au/html/contact.html.

Click here for a look at great old photos from our early days, and see some of our past projects.

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