A tale of grit and courage is a success story of 22-year old Deepali Dhwale, written by Asha Devi, the Program Manager in India. Deepali lost both her parents very early in life and after that she came under the care of CORP-India (Community Outreach Program), where she grew and flourished to become an independent…
The NJ action center hosted a virtual Bollywood Trivia event on 28th June. The idea came from a rising junior volunteer Rohan, who wanted to have this event earlier and then COVID 19 scare arrived and we could not manage to have this event at a physical venue. But then Rohan came up with the…
Deepali Laxman Dhwale, Corp India- Community OutReach Program “Don’t lose confidence or hope if the situation in your life is bad. You can achieve anything through hard work, will power, persistence and hope for a better tomorrow. Trust yourself and things will definitely change for you”. This strong message comes from a courageous and strong…
On May 20, 2020, Super Cyclone Amphan hit Bangladesh and West Bengal in India around 1:30 PM and continued until 11 PM. Wind speeds were calculated to be 170 to 185 km per hour. Evacuation efforts started one day prior on May 19, 2020 with 16,000 people being moved to safer locations. At the same…
In the previous edition of the newsletter we introduced the initiative of Project Swarnivar in partnership with Vibha to assist with the response to Cyclone Amphan in the North and South 24 Paraganas in West Bengal. Some of the worst affected villages were in the Deganga, Sandeshkhali, Hingalganj and Baduria-Swarupnagar zones and this is where…
