by Suas Educational Development | Mar 8, 2017 | Suas Volunteer Programme
The late Sheela Sengupta, Secretary and co-founder of our Indian partner Development Action Society (DAS), was sadly lost to the world on the 8/07/16. Sheela was a truly extraordinary woman.On International Woman’s Day 2017 we asked past Indian volunteer Laura...
by Suas Educational Development | May 18, 2016 | Education Transforming Lives
It’s early May and I’m in Kabwe, Zambia – a dusty and somewhat forgotten town. Through my visit I’ve come to understand more about the progress and impact of our International Education Programme Fast Forward which we’re piloting in a school here. The school I’m...
by Suas Educational Development | Mar 8, 2016 | Staff Perspectives
I once visited a small village in Rajasthan, India… The village had a long-held tradition. Every time a child – a boy child – was born a bell was rung. Loud chimes would ring out announcing his arrival. No bell sounded for any girl child. How loudly and clearly...
by Suas Educational Development | Dec 28, 2015 | Education Transforming Lives
Late 2015 was an extremely exciting one for Suas – as we launched two new pilot projects under our Fast Forward programme. The aim of ‘Fast Forward’ is to help improve the quality of education for some of the most disadvantaged communities in Kenya...
by Suas Educational Development | Dec 11, 2015 | Education Transforming Lives
‘Sucanto had scars and burns all over his small fingers and hands. Underneath the skin there were permanent blue dye marks. I’d always thought he had been injured in a textile factory.’ Brian Cusack volunteered as a Suas teaching assistant with...
