Covenant Social Services (CSS) in India, a ministry of the Hindustani covenant Church, provides many different services to communities. They offer services to families through educational programs. They have made it possible for children, like Soman Naik, to attend a …
Posts Tagged ‘India’
India Drought Relief Update
About 11,108 villages of 34 districts in Maharashtra, India were hit by severe drought during 2013. There were shortages of water, not only for drinking, but also for watering crops. Farmers were helpless and people didn’t know where to go …
Drought Relief in India
India HCC Drought Relief Draft
CWR continues to receive updates from partners on the drought in Makarashtra, India:
The current drought in Maharashtra seems to have broken all previous records, with millions of human beings and livestock suffering hunger in …
Learning to Pray in India
As I reflect back on our time in India with the our CWR partners in Asia and the CWR associates (Covenant missionaries who work closely with CWR projects), one of the highlights was Usha teaching our group a prayer method. …
Reducing Poverty in Bihar
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: India, Women
Poonam is only 22 years old, but she is a widow. Her husband died 3 years ago due to certain sickness. Her pain doubled when her in-laws began to blame Poonam for her husband’s death. This forced Poonam to return …