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"Would you bring me a Bible?"
December 29, 2016 --- I was at the summer camp for Orphanage #2 with a volunteer team conducting VBS for the children. We were getting ready to leave and everyone was giving and receiving last minute hugs and when a 12 year old boy, with deep blue eyes, blonde hair and a face full of freckles came up to me...
CERI-India leads training for India Central Government
December 27, 2016 --- As part of a Memorandum of Understanding between Jamia Millia Islamia and United Kingdom-based Rainbow Fostering Services Ltd., the University engaged CEAC and the CERI-India National Director, Ian Anand Forber Pratt, for a day-long orientation and planning workshop.
Sritharan’s Journey From School Dropout to Skilled Craftsman
December 26, 2016 --- Sritharan is a 19-year-old boy from a poor family in Sri Lanka. As a young child, he was abandoned by his parents and sent to live with his elderly grandmother. She works on a poultry farm to support Sritharan and another grandchild she is raising whose parents died from a devastating illness.
Technical workshop on foster care led by CERI-India National Program Director
December 14, 2016 --- Workshop with the Andhra Pradesh State Women & Child Welfare Agency held to discuss alternative care, child care and protection, foster care and social work practices
CERI-India participates in the National Adoption Summit
November 28, 2016 --- Families of Joy, a Delhi-based organization, hosted the Ministry of Women & Child Development’s Secretary, Smt. Leena Nair, IAS at a National Adoption Summit at Sanskriti School in New Delhi.
God’s calling stirred in my heart and sparked an adventure
November 22, 2016 --- My introduction to CERI came in the form of a haunting DVD shown to me by a co-worker and good friend. Liz had been on a Christmas mission trip to Moldova with the organization and what she showed me quite literally stirred my soul and started a wonderful journey for my family and me.
CERI-India Presents to IGSSS on Alternative Care
November 21, 2016 --- Ian Anand Forber Pratt's lecture spoke about the field of Alternative Care in India and the transition from a reliance on orphanages (institutions) to one on family-based care. He explained that the transition can be called true social reform.
Ian Anand Forber Pratt presents at OP Jindal Global University
November 18, 2016 --- Ian Anand Forber Pratt's lecture spoke about the field of Alternative Care in India and the transition from a reliance on orphanages (institutions) to one on family based care.
Memories of the first Shoe Mission
November 4, 2016 --- The first boots we ever gave to orphans in Moldova were warm and functional but far from fashionable. They looked like army boots and the kids were saying the same thing to us, only our translators were not telling us that part – perhaps to not hurt our feelings...
The Power of One Pair of Winter Boots
October 24, 2016 --- The Republic of Moldova is a country with harsh winters, especially for the poor. Thick coats, scarves, hats, gloves, and insulated boots are a necessity for anyone to go outside.....