Posts Tagged ‘India’

Former Sex Workers Help Liberate Others

Post a Comment » Written on November 6th, 2013     
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The Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) has been ministering to vulnerable women in the red light area for over a decade. Since 2006 more than 63 girls have escaped from the sex trade with the help of HCC and Covenant Social …

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Escaping Human Trafficking

3 comments Written on September 25th, 2013     
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escaping human traffickingGangubai Shinde comes from a middle-class family. When she was fifteen, her parents forced her to marry a man twice her age. Her husband accused her of being unfaithful, and he began beating her. Although Gangubai realized that she was …

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Flood Relief Continues in India

Post a Comment » Written on September 18th, 2013     
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Covenant Social Services (CSS) of the Hindustani Covenant Church continues to send updates to Covenant World Relief regarding the devastating floods in India and current disaster relief efforts:

Recent natural calamity due to cloud burst, followed by flood and landslides …

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Weaving Leads to Youth Empowerment

Post a Comment » Written on September 11th, 2013     
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Gulamuddin Baba - KashmirBaba is a teacher in the carpet-making class offered for youth in northern India. The classes began a year ago for the youth of these villages. The interest among the youth to learn the skill was encouraging; within six months …

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Transformation in the Red Light District – Sunita

Post a Comment » Written on July 29th, 2013     
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Below is the story of a woman whose life was radically transformed when she was provided with the opportunity by CWR’s partner HCC to escape a life of prostitution. 

My name is Sunita Vijay Naik. I am 35 years old …

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