Ordre de Saint-Gabriel

GOAT PURCHASES AND DONATIONS.

Between February and March 2017

Our support allowed the purchase of 50 goats

This year again, the Donation Committee of the Order of Saint Gabriel, chaired by Ambassador Jürg Staübli, financed the action supported by the association Rakhi and its President Mrs. Danièle Brochier, during its 7-week presence in Tamil Nadu from February to March 2017.

As in many livestock fairs around the world, in India things happen in the same way. There is a negotiator who identifies the best goats and then negotiates the prices, which range between €50 and €60.

The goats are then, under the direction of the village chief, offered to each family. This year, the association thus contributed to the purchase of 50 pregnant goats, which were offered in 4 villages.
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Project to build 3 new classrooms

Mr. Kalyani left his teaching job to defend the rights of the “Irulas,” a semi-nomadic outcast population, often heavily discriminated against. He also created a school for children aged 5 to 13 from very poor families.
The project to build 3 new classrooms in this school is scheduled for October 2017, to accommodate “Irulas” children. The Montessori method is applied for the younger ones.

SHANTI COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION CENTER.

The new rehabilitation center for children with disabilities was inaugurated on Friday, February 17. Brother Anand and Mr. Antoine have developed, over the years, physical stimulation exercises to provide children with some mobility. These exercises are performed in the presence of the mother or father so that they can continue this work at home.

Our support policy is based on the philosophy that a donation should allow beneficiaries to develop income-generating activities through their work.
Thus, various workshops are created where people train and produce for themselves. For example, creating embroidery designs that the seamstresses execute perfectly. They will then be able to sell them for the benefit of the Rakhi Foundation, ensuring a regular income.

Similarly, a sewing training workshop was opened in early April 2017
Staff are hired by the foundation to train young women in sewing. They will earn their diploma after 6 months. Obtaining this diploma will give them access to paid employment.

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