South Asia

Building Bridges / Notre Dame Women’s Training

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Region: South Asia Building Bridges, formerly known as the Notre Dame Women’s Training Program (Vaniyakudy, India) operates under the direction of Sr. Priscilla Dacosta in the Notre Dame Community College of Tamil Nadu. This project offers vocational training programs in nursing and healthcare, computer information technology, and early childhood education and development to young women … Read more

Alangaramatha Women’s Society

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Region: South Asia Alangaramatha Women’s Society, or The Self-Employed Women’s Development Society (Tamil Nadu, INDIA), is a community-based organization started by women who realized after a tsunami hit the area that aid would eventually discontinue. They hope to encourage the development of working women in and around Muttom Village. The project welcomes adult women to learn how … Read more