Water & Wells …

On April 19, 2012 By Daniel EmigIn Water, WellsLeave a comment

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Wells are such a big part of what GHNI is and does! It almost goes without saying. But it needs to be said yet again … “WELLS”. Wells are water. It sounds so simplistic.

We in the West forget so quickly that water is an essential formation of all societies and cultures. Where would your latte be without the water for that steamed milk? Where would your choosing be of that Delta faucet, without that clear water to run through it? Clean bodies and cars come from clean water.

For most people in the world, the issue of water is a lot closer in conscience to “survival”. No water? No sustenance. No water? No food to grow. No water? No health. No water? No school. No water? No … and the survival-list goes on and on.

Wells and water are 1^st on GHNI’s list of essentials for any village. Water before any of the other TCD needs. Water before food. Water before health. Water before education. Water before micro-enterprise.

Thank you deeply for your contributions of water for these villages we serve!

Anti-HT Newsletter intro …

On April 5, 2012 By Daniel EmigIn human trafficking, India, sexual exploitationLeave a comment

200 women came walking through the breezeway at 10:00am into an old building in Kolkata(Calcutta), India. During the time just before their day of work at the clothing center, it came in a strong grip to me … these women were actually “saved”, saved from the slavery of the sex trade industry. Photography and interviews were forbidden due to all types of risks to these women and those helping them. We were however allowed to speak openly with the leadership, in this one of seven organizations we the GHNI team investigated for our TCD work in the “source” villages these women came from. Words cannot describe how sobering it was. Most trickery and deception comes when the girls are hardly or not at all in puberty. Within a ½-mile radius of our location, there were 20,000 women in prostitution, with 40,000 clients each night. The 200 women in front of us seemed so few in comparison.

Anti-Human Trafficking

On March 20, 2012 By Daniel EmigIn GHNI, human trafficking, India, sexual exploitationLeave a comment

Back from Kolkata(Calcutta), India … where half of our trip was invested in building relationships and a deeper understanding of how GHNI can assist and work alongside people and organizations already involved in anti-human trafficking. “Sober” is putting it extremely lightly, as we the team of three began to delve into and more deeply understand this devastating and complex work among a diverse group of organizations and philosophies pressing into these needs. Photography and personal interviews were simply not allowed; and for many-MANY good reasons. It was an experience I will never forget! Please note picture is blurred for privacy issues.

India “proposals-to-projects” are now queuing up and awaiting urgent funding …

On February 14, 2012 By Daniel EmigIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

India “proposals-to-projects” are now queuing up and awaiting urgent funding via GHNI!

In the past three weeks we have had major requests come into GHNI from India for wells, goats and pigs.

1) These proposals are for 5 villages (Panposh, Barkot, Garposh, Arambagh & Masad) in two states (Orissa and West Bengal).

2) These proposals are made with the focus of helping one family with one set of goats (1male and 2female) and we have a total of 25 familes in 5villages (helping 5families in each villages), so we have proposed for 25 sets of goat. Goat prices each are between $50 – $75 USA Dollars each.

3) One well costs between $2,000 – $3,000 each. And we have proposal for 5 wells.

4) Pig prices are averaging $45 USA Dollars for each pig.