Tragically, all the CCTV cameras and safe touch sessions did not prevent a Grade 7 student from taking her own life because she could not take the humiliation of her science teacher any more. Self-harm is the biggest cause of death of 13 to 17-year-olds in India. Mental health awareness in our country is abysmally …
Learning Spaces are Viva’s response to the urgent, post-Covid need to help children catch up on lost years of education. Matt Coulson describes how his eyes were opened on a visit to one such centre in Cambodia. Sometimes we might think our eyes are open, but really they are closed. Closed to injustice; closed to …
Finding local solutions for local challenges in countries like Nepal. Before the pandemic, seven-year-old Samir was receiving after-school support at a Learning Space run by Viva’s partner network in Nepal. During those early days, the staff described him as a shy boy with irregular attendance who was at risk of dropping out of school altogether. …
Last month, at Viva’s live prayer event, our regional directors spoke about all the work being done across the globe. The tangible impact, in the stories they shared, was not only broad but deep, and children’s lives have clearly been transformed, for the better. To transform children’s lives is already a bold claim, yet Viva …
Global Updates Achievements: 19 partner networks submitted proposals and are preparing Christmas parties Some partner networks continuing Good Treatment Campaign Good progress in phase 2 of covid response with input from all regions Over 40,000 phone mentoring calls logged Recruited new systems developer to develop online platform Challenges: Typhoon in the Philippines and Hurricanes affecting …
Jo Dowds looks at how Viva’s phone mentoring is helping families in Nepal reconnect again during the pandemic, thanks to the commitment of our partner network there. Here in the UK, back in the 90s, a big phone company made billions with its advertising slogan – “It’s good to talk”. The advertisers uncovered a universal …
It is with great sadness that we must tell you that our friend and colleague, Devesh Lal – one of Viva’s Network Consultants in India – passed away suddenly last week, aged 57 years old, following illness and a short time spent in hospital. The news of his death has come as a terrible shock …
Global Updates 1. Phone Mentoring Viva’s new Phone Mentoring programme is being set up in 25 of our partner networks. This phone mentoring programme is designed to ensure people have trustworthy information on COVID-19, reduce domestic violence, improve family relationships and improve home learning. It is useful in lockdown and also in supporting children and …
BY KANICE HO The COVID-19 pandemic has changed affected only the physical, but the emotional health of the world. A World Happiness Survey was conducted in September and found that in Hong Kong, the happiness score for people between the ages of 12 and 18 was 5.87 out of 10. The score for this group …
Global Updates 1. Phone Mentoring Viva’s new Phone Mentoring programme is being set up in 25 of our partner networks. This phone mentoring programme is designed to ensure people have trustworthy information on COVID-19, reduce domestic violence, improve family relationships and improve home learning. It is useful in lockdown and also in supporting children and …