We are so excited to share with you the Kutumb Village site plan!  This is what your support can make possible.

Vision Builders’ goal is to help the Kutumb project, led by Dr. Ashish, make this full-scale, self-sustainable community resource a cialis 5mg reality.  The original Kutumb Project, in the heart of the Nadesar slum, has proven itself as a successful means to directly benefit the children and families of the slum.  The original Kutumb resource center will continue to function directly within the slum – those doors will stay open!  But now, in addition, this proven model will be scaled-up!  Kutumb Village is in development!  The Kutumb Village plan is a multi-faceted campus providing education, housing, medical care, nutrition and women’s empowerment programs–a sustainable community resource for residents of the Nadesar slums.  The Kutumb Village will give the children and families of Nadesar an opportunity to open the door to a life that reaches even beyond the boundaries of the slum.

Student from the Delhi Public school from Kashi, and also from the Engineering College in Dhanbad, came to Kutumb to volunteer!  They gave presentations for the children and parents about the importance of protecting their vision, and also about having a balanced diet.  They showed short videos, and sang songs with the children.  The staff said that the presentions were really well designed for the children, and that the children enjoyed the lessons and learned a lot.

Dr. Rachna Agrawal, Director of ACE Academy, and English teacher Pawandeep Kaur, facilitated a workshop for the children of Kutumb Shelter House and teh Kutumb School Team where they children received lessons on practical English, pronounciation, speaking etiquettes, and practical guidelines for everyday communications.  39 children participated and the children also received a skills assessment to determine where they need the most help.  At the completion of the workhop Dr.

Rachna presented ‘scholarships’ to a few children to receive further training, free of cost.

The Kutumb School Team welcomes 10 new children!
All 10 children have been the best performers in Kutumb Balwadi (early learning center).  Although the children experience significant social and economic pay someone to write my paper challenges, they have supportive parents and they have all performed extremely well in their classes.  Now, in the new school sessions starting in July, they will be admitted into Saraswati Vidhya Mandir, Government Girls Inter College and HL Adarsh Inter College.  This new addition has increased the number of Kutumb School Team members to 55!  Kutumb provides scholarships to sponsor the children’s expenses for school tuition, uniform and study materials for the entire school team.

Exposure visit to Post Office
A workshop & exposure visit was organized by the Women Empowerment Program.  10 students from the Adult Literacy Class participated in this event, where they went to the Head Post Office and one of the office workers gave them the basic information on postal services, faxing and sending telegrams.  The women also received tips on formats for writing different types of letters.  At the end of the visit each woman went though the exercise of writing a letter, purchasing postage, and mailing their letter.  This workshop was facilitated by Kutumb workers, Meena, Shabana, and Shashi.

For Fun and Enrichment:
In June the children who live at the Kutumb Shelter House celebrated Father’s Day!  The children made drawings and gave them as gifts to Dr. Ashish.  Everyone enjoyed sweets and cakes and had a special day.  The children enjoyed the family spirit, and were able to feel the power of love which gives them the strength and confidence to fight against all odds.

Summer workshops for Children
A ten day workshop was organized for Kutumb children, for their entertainment and development.  The kids enjoyed a variety of different fun activities such a making crafts and hand painting.  The staff even slipped cialis professional in an ‘Everyday English Speaking’ class.  The children showed a lot of enthusiasm in all the activities, as you can see from their smiles and colorful creations.

Summer Workshops for Adults
The Summer Camp Soft toy making training class has been completed.  This was a 15 day workshop offered to women as part of the Kutumb summer camp curriculum.  The class included training on how to make 5 different kinds of soft toys for kids and all materials for the classes were donated, making it possible for 24 women to participate in the workshop.  All workshop participants received certificates upon completing the class, and the toys they made can now be enjoyed by the small children cared for by the staff at the Kutumb Shelter House.

Summer Workshops for Staff
Workshop on News Writing and Reporting for Kutumb Staff!
A one day workshop on News Writing and Reporting was organized for the staff at the Kutumb Shelter House as a capacity building training.  The workshop was facilitated by writer & journalist Mr. Vimal Chandra Pandey from TEAM NGO.  Different topics were covered during the workshop including news writing techniques.  At the end of the workshop all the participants wrote on different topics to assess their new skills.

Health Education
A special talk on the topic of Sunburn was presented in Kutumb as part of the Women Empowerment Program.  The presentation covered causes, prevention and remedies for sunburn.  The participants asked many questions about sunburn and other skin conditions.  They received many tips for skin care for themselves and their families.

“Healthy Baby Show”
Kutumb’s Community Health program drew in 25 children from nearby communities for the Healthy Baby event.  All the babies received complete health check ups, and vaccinations were provided as needed. 

The main objective of the program was to increase child health awareness among parents.  Health examinations were done by Dr. Ashish, who gave each parent medical guidance and information on keeping their children healthy.  The vaccinations were facilitated by community health center worker Smt. Tara Devi, and during the vaccinations she also worked to educate the participating parents and encouraged them to help raise awareness of services available at the health center.

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Exposure Visit to Bank, for Adult Literacy students.

Approximately 12 women participated in the cialis online pharmacy bank exposure visit.  They visited the State Bank of India, Cantonment branch, and were provided with relevant information related to Banks and how the daily functions are performed.  These types of educational visits help these women feel more comfortable and confident to meet daily challenges.

Fun & Skills Development
Summer camp is not just for kids!  Summer Camp Hobby Courses started in Kutumb this month and will continue through the month of June.  This Summer Camp program offers different courses like:  Soft toy making, sewing class, jewelry making, knitting, and beautician training.  Participants can enjoy the activities while learning new skills.

The Kutumb Village is flourishing day by day.  The Sunday Community Health Clinic is getting more patients every week.  Last month the Clinic received about 200 patients.  Encouraged by this success, Kutumb is planning for new community development initiatives in the village in coming months.

Eye ‘Camp’ organized by Kutumb
Kutumb organized an eye check-up program for children ages 8 – 15.  Mr. Danish, a volunteer health provider visiting from France, conducted the eye vision tests.  Mr Santosh Mishra from Chashma ghar (a local eye glass and lens shop) assisted Mr. Danish in this volunteered service.

The Kutumb Women’s Empowerment program opened a handicraft shop named “Sanskriti Handicraft Creation” at Urban Haat.  All students from Kutumb’s Sewing program took part in the opening ceremony.  The shop will have a collection of handicrafts created by the women of the sewing program.  Our Kutumb girl Shahzadi has been given the responibility of managing this shop.  Shahzadi has been a long time resident of the Kutumb Shelter, and we are very happy for Shahzadi’s latest accomplishment!

Exciting news from Kutumb:  The new clinic in Kutumb Village has opened!  The remains of an old building on the new property were renovated and transformed into a clinic.  The facility, Kutumb’s Community Center for Health, will serve as a Sunday clinic for the villagers.  Dr.

Ashish, pictured above, reports that there were a great number of patients who traveled from all directions to visit the clinic on opening day.

Dr. Ashish, Mrs. Puja, and their staff are always coming up with new ways to keep the kids enthusiastic and engaged in their studies.

In January they organized a small ceremony where they awarded the top 4 students, based on attendance and monthly test results, with a prize. Keep up with your reading assignments kids!

Also in January, eight older girls in the literacy program went on a field trip.  The Kutumb program calls these outings “exposure visits”, because they expose students to real-life situations where they can practice and apply their new literacy skills.  On this exposure visit, the students went to the Varanasi Railway Station.  They used their developing reading skills to learn how to buy a train ticket, how to recognize the right train, and how to find their seat number.  Imagine how scary it would be for a young girl (or boy) in a big city to attempt this without being able to read.  This is a wonderful example of the type of life-enriching skills the Kutumb Literacy Program offers their students.