Hundreds of Girls Escape Mutilation
By Nick Oluoch and Patrick Muthuri
Over five hundred girls will be forced to spend their Christmas in rescue camps after being forced to hide, to avoid being forced to undergo Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Jan 9
From Sweden to India with Love
Tack (thanks!) to the 29 students of Ostteg Elementary School,Umea, Sweden and their teacher Christer Rosenqvist for holding a successful flea market and bake sale which raised $1,000 for Buddha’s Smile school. Thank you, students, for caring so much about the BSS children in Varanasi.
Brooklyn, NY Artist Erica Harris and Friends Help Middle School Scholarships at BSS
We want to give a shout of thanks to Brooklyn, NY artist Erica Harris (now in India and soon to visit BSS) who created a small tsunami of energy around her city raising funds for scholarships for BSS graduates attending middle school. Erica and her fantastic friends raised nearly $8,000. Be sure to check out Erica’s fascinating global art on her website. http://www.ericaharris.org/
Amistad Program Leaders from India Named “Unsung Heroes”
The founder/directors of two programs which Amistad International assists have been given awards as Unsung Heroes of Compassion from the Wisdom in Action Foundation in San Francisco, California, April 26, 2009.
