CELEBRATING GROWTH + FLOURISHING
STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION
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Meet Rashid
“I grew up in a small farming community in rural Kazakhstan. When I was six years old, the Soviet Union collapsed. During my childhood, my family lived in poverty, trying to eke out a living growing potatoes and tending fruit trees…”
“Stronger than you think I am”
Meet Khadija.
For the first 20 years of her life, Khadija almost never left her home or said more than ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’ to people because she was so ashamed of her cerebral palsy.
Helping fellow Dalits find love and respect
Meet Reuben.
“…I was a normal kid growing up with everything I needed for a comfortable life. I didn’t know I was a Dalit. When I was 12 years old, I saw my mother kill my father. From then on, my brother and I suffered trauma and loss. We were called the children of criminals, as my mother went to prison…”
From hopelessness to dignity
Meet Alma.
Alma was born in Guatemala with a disability called spina bifida. Unable to walk, she spent the first 14 years of her life isolated, locked in a room, confined to a bed or the floor. Her mother said she was a mistake. Her father said she was not his daughter. Alma wanted to go to school and have friends, but her disability made that impossible.
From family tragedy to transformation
Meet Wanmay.
“When I was 13 years old, tragedy struck my family. My mom was hit by a car and seriously injured. I needed to take a year off from school to care for her while she was in the hospital. I knew she needed me, and my family was the most important thing. My education would have to wait, and I hoped one day I could return to school and finish my education…”
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