Team India 2010

Giving Thanks To You

Paul Suit — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:14:26 +0000

Giving Thanks To You

Today we are giving thanks to you. Made By Survivors has seen significant growth over the years. We have served over 1,000 survivors of human trafficking through school sponsorship, education, employment, and helping to construct shelter homes. Without you none of this would be possible.

Today we are giving our thanks to you. If you have

* Bought from Made By Survivors

The Salsa comes to India

Paul Suit — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:41:26 +0000

Read the latest update from India! By University of Guelph researcher Tanya Lee.....

I am a Canadian graduate student in India for two months to learn about the Made by Survivors jewelry program. My research focuses on issues such as agency, group belonging, and economic sustainability. Thus far the jewelry program partners with two very different organizations in two very different environments: one in the middle of urban Kolkata; and one in a rural area outside of Mumbai. I have just returned from spending 2 weeks at the latter.

A Brief History of the MBS Jewelry Centers

Sarah Symons — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:29:42 +0000

For those of you that are new to our work, here is some background info on Made By Survivors and on our Jewelry Centers in Calcutta, Mumbai and, coming soon – Darjeeling.

Team India Update

Paul Suit — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:07:14 +0000

Friday October 28th

Diwali celebrations still continue throughout the city. Every night people head to their roof tops or out into the street to set off an impressive display of fireworks. The city is truly a site to behold when everyone is lighting up the night sky with sparklers and fireworks worthy of a July 4th celebration in America. The festival season is winding down which means cool temperatures will soon follow.

Sunday October 30th

Team India Weekly Update

Paul Suit — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:11:07 +0000

Team India updates from the field in Kolkata.

Monday October 24th 2011

Today we start hosting a researcher named Tanya that is here to evaluate the Jewelry Training program and other Income Generation Projects that we help manage to help determine how effective they are and, potentially, how we can make them better. Tanya will be conducting a one on one interview with the local staff and the girls in the program to get an idea of how the program impacts them and if/how it has changed them.

Journey to Jalpaiguri

Paul Suit — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:17:17 +0000

A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to accompany Aloka Mitra (Founder and Chairperson of Women's Interlink Foundation) on a 3 day trip to Jalpaiguri, India to meet with officials in the area to discuss future projects and to see the site for our next jewelry center.

A Lesson in Human Trafficking - Border Towns

Sarah Symons — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:16:09 +0000

Living in or near an international border town greatly increases the likelihood of a person becoming a victim of human trafficking, for a variety of reasons:

New Way to Grow for Survivor Scholars

Sarah Symons — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:25:05 +0000

Girls who were denied their childhood need all the tools and enrichments we can offer them, in order to become strong, independent adults. This spring we launched a new program in partnership with Senhoa and Womens Interlink Foundation, offering jewelry training – for therapeutic purposes rather than employment – and an innovative life skills curriculum for school-going survivors, addressing such issues as relationships, hygiene, self-esteem, health and women’s rights . Because education is our number one priority for younger survivors,

ANYTHING is possible

Laura Roveda — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:00:46 +0000

Since returning from my life changing trip volunteering with Made By Survivors in India this past January, I’ve become a bit of a blabbermouth.I have been telling lots of people about the trip, sharing photos and letting as many folks’ as I can about Made By Survivors, its programs and of course, about the girls. Mostly it has been with friends and family, or others who have asked, but that’s not really true. I try to slip it into conversations with people I don’t really know all that well.

There's always light at the end of the tunnel!

Paul Suit — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:44:27 +0000

Last week I had a good time with my extended family in Boisar shelter home. I had gone to the Mumbai shelter home to follow up on the jewelry program which we are conducting since last year, October. It was great to see the level of improvement the girls have gone through. One particular girl, Sonam was apprehensive about the program because she lacked confidence when I met her for the first time. She would barely speak to us and was indifferent. She dreaded that she would not be able to do anything in her life as she lost the meaning of her life after what she had suffered.