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Shaishav Trust Visits The Global Fund for Children
- By Farah Anwar on November 22nd, 2011
- Category: Blog, South Asia
Washington, DC – Parul Sheth, the executive director of Shaishav Trust, a GFC grantee partner located in Bhavnagar, India, was able to visit GFC’s office to share Shaishav’s incredible work in ensuring children’s rights. Parul is currently in the US as a Hubert H. Humphrey fellow—a fellowship that GFC helped her to get. At GFC’s office, Parul shared her motivation to start Shaishav and talked about its innovative programs, including the Balsena program supported by GFC. Balsena, whose name means “children’s force,” began as a response to ethnic violence in Gujarat in 2002. The program is run, managed, and led by the children, who are given the tools and skills to voice their needs, discuss relevant issues and rights, and take financial responsibility through the Balsena Savings Bank. It was an honor to have Parul visit and to witness her passion and drive for an organization that is truly committed to working on behalf of and with children.
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