http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:15:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tadalafil is the Generic active ingredient found in Cialis http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog/?p=34 Lotus Outreach staff member Nafees was invited to participate in a youth panel discussion on ending global poverty with former Irish President and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson. Nafees (front right) discusses our Lotus Education As A Right Network (LEARN) project, which works to increase access ... http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog/?p=33 Tith Kimsor was born in Battambang province and is the daughter of a poor farming family. Because of poverty, she decided to quit school and leave home to stay with her uncle in Banteay Meanchey province, so that she could cross the Prey Kob checking point to do labor work ... http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog/?p=32 Written by Glenn Fawcett – Executive Director, Field Operations There is hardly a middle class family in India that doesn’t have someone to look after the children and the domestic chores. In Australia, where I grew up, only the very rich can afford a variety of full and part time nannies, ... http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog/?p=31 Written by Suraj Kumar—Project Manager, India For eighteen months, we have been working very closely with the people of Mewat in rural Haryana on improving schools and quality of education. In these areas, the literacy rate for women is around 4%. Many believe the problem lies in parents' poor attitudes towards ... http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog/?p=30 Written by Suraj Kumar—Project Manager, India On the invitation of a school’s headmaster, I participated in a meeting for teachers and parents called by a group of educators from our block last week. The purpose of the meeting was to motivate parents and teachers to interact regularly in order to improve ... http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog/?p=27 Written by Suraj Kumar—Project Manager, India We have recently witnessed a lot of fanfare surrounding the high pass marks of Indian children sitting the 12-year board exams.  What most people do not realize is that 90% of India’s children are attending government “schools” that often consist of nothing more than a ... http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog/?p=19 Written by Vannakserey Raksmey Var – Partner and Project Liaison, Cambodia It seems to be universally accepted that culture is an integral part—or “the heart”—of a society and that without it, a nation is incomplete. Despite their significant role in defining a society, cultural traditions often perpetuate inequality and gender discrimination. ... http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog/?p=7 Written by Glenn Fawcett – Executive Director, Field Operations It's funny - when I think of '-ation' words, I often remember a childhood rhyme that really cracked me up as a kid: Dictation, dictation, dictation Three sausages went to the station One got squashed One got lost And one had a big operation In this case the ... http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog/?p=6 Welcome to the new Lotus Outreach Blog – a place where our hard working and passionate people in the field bring you up close and personal with the living conditions in the countries where we work, the people we serve, and how our programs are impacting human lives. Lotus Outreach is ... http://www.lotusoutreach.org/blog/?p=5