Trauma to purpose – Paving the Way for Inclusive Early Childhood Education A fatal bus accident had caused his eyes to be temporarily blind for two months. This gave him a glimpse into what it feels like to be visually impaired. The experience formed Olakunle Joshua’s passion for special education. The training he had and […]
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Leprosy is not our of the world… After his retirement as a medical doctor, Johny Sulistio from Indonesia decided to work with cows to regain some purpose in life, during which he encountered a leprosy patient with a late deformity. Because of stigma, they are late to seek diagnosis and treatment. This and their ostracization
Itohan Iyawe is from south-west Nigeria. Her childhood experience with water scarcity negatively impacted her education and health. However, while working with an NGO she got an opportunity to learn more about the struggles of rural communities and farmers who are affected by lack of access to water. This became a major concern for her
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Restoration from isolation – Born with albinism, Ifeoluwa faced rejection and isolation. Her mother’s unwavering love protected her from societal prejudices. However, after her passing, living with relatives worsened the isolation and discrimination. Meeting and interacting with parents of children with Albinism, made her understand that she was not alone in facing all these challenges.This
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Let’s start the year with some positive news! Enjoy the latest kanthari Quarterly newletter Scroll down to read all three pages: Powered By EmbedPress Your support helps us to train more change makers that then impact more lives of those who are situated on the margins of society! Click the Donate button
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kanthari auction: a bid for change supporting kanthari’s Vision In Trivandrum, South India, a unique initiative known as kanthari is shaping the future of social change. A few months ago, a symbol of dignity has made its way into the hands of those willing to contribute to this transformative cause – a statue of a
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Empowering Single Mothers – the Story of a single mother. Bosede Nwachi faced rejection and negligence from her father all through her childhood. Right after giving birth to twins, her husband left her and her three children. She had no choice but to struggle running multiple small businesses to provide food for them. Despite discrimination
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Dear Friends, Greetings from kanthari. How are you? We hope this message finds you well. The picture above shows some of the participants of the kanthari course 2023 in a team building session. They are given a raw egg, for which they need to create a cover, that will protect the egg from breaking when
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Empowering Rural Lives- The remote location of the Oda village poses challenges in accessing healthcare and quality education in Kalikot, Nepal. The death of Karan Singh’s father due to lack of access to medical care forced Karan to quit school as a young child and work as a dish washer in India to support his
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Embracing albinism-A painful discovery: Sherleen’s 25-year journey of Denial to Embracing Embracing albinism-It took Sherleen Tunai 25 years to accept that she has albinism. Sherleen grew up in Kakamega, Kenya. She yearned to belong, and she hated how she looked. As a child, she started designing clothes for herself because she wanted to look as
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