She was the first Girl ever to be supported by a Girl & her world. Earlier this year we were so fortunate to be there in Fiji when Kajal married over the course of 4 days during an epic Indo-Fijian
I love this shot. Girls we support in class, lessons in a tent against the backdrop of their school, now without a roof, many rooms destroyed, books and desks ripped apart, windows smashed; the end result resembles an explosion in
You may have sensed some overwhelm in last week’s blog update. Our Coordinator Urmila had lost everything, she and her family had been injured in the fury of TC Winston and we had only been able to locate 6 of
This week has been personal for our team. We are aching for our friend, our ‘a Girl & her world’ Coordinator Urmila and her family who have experienced great trauma. They’ve lost everything – home, livelihoods, animals, possessions – and
I love this photo. It was taken about 6 months ago during a trip to RakiRaki, the community we support in Fiji. I am sitting with our in-country Coordinator, my long time friend Urmila, outside her humble, corrugated iron home.
About five years ago I had a call from a friend in Fiji, Urmila, a Red Cross volunteer I had worked with when living there. Her daughter Kajal was about to start high school and she just needed a bit
