http://www.citizeneffect.org/blogs/13/feed en-us http://citizeneffect.org/blog/lths-hamare-bachche-ahmedabad/project-update <p><span style="font-size: small; "><span style="font-family: Verdana; ">Citizen Effect has just been on the ground in India meeting with SEWA to see the impact of the Hamare Bachche program. &nbsp;Please read below for an update on the impact your project has had.</span></span></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/lths-hamare-bachche-ahmedabad/project-update">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/lths-hamare-bachche-ahmedabad/project-update#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="1629">leave a comment</a> Sandra D. 1629 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/lths-hamare-bachche-ahmedabad/galleries-3-01-12 <p>Greetings from Citizen Effect. Great news! There are two new photo galleries available for viewing. Take a look at the first gallery to learn about how the village is rebuilding after the 2002 riots in Gujarat. In the second gallery, pictures show what an impact Hamare Bachche education programs have made in the community. Scroll down to the media gallery, click on the photos and enjoy.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/citizeneffect_production/blog_assets/131/DSC_7697.jpg" /></p><a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/lths-hamare-bachche-ahmedabad/galleries-3-01-12">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/lths-hamare-bachche-ahmedabad/galleries-3-01-12#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="327">leave a comment</a> Laura G. 327 at http://citizeneffect.org http://citizeneffect.org/blog/lths-hamare-bachche-ahmedabad/lths About Hamare Bachche <BR>In 2002, a train in the city of Godhra in Gujarat, India was set ablaze by a mob, sparking a massive riot that resulted in the deaths of over a 1,000 people. The dead were mostly several male breadwinners of these poor communities. According to official accounts, 900 women were widowed and over 600 children orphaned. Many of the children were severely shocked by the brutality of the Gujarat riots, and often witnessed their parents being burnt alive by mobs. The widows and children of these victims not only suffered deep psychological trauma; they also lost their means of livelihood and lack the education and support to restart their lives.<BR> <BR>The Self Employed Women’s Assocation (SEWA) started the Hamare Bachche (“Our Children”) Program aimed at rehabilitating children who lost one or both parents in the riots and placing them back in school to finish their education. Children between the ages of 3-18 years are enrolled in Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/lths-hamare-bachche-ahmedabad/lths">read more</a> | <a href="http://citizeneffect.org/blog/lths-hamare-bachche-ahmedabad/lths#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="50">leave a comment</a> Lyons Township High School 50 at http://citizeneffect.org