The Ann Magazine devotes entire issue to The Grace Girls’ Home!
Letter from the Editor: Generosity comes in many forms. At one end of the spectrum are those who write huge checks and end up with buildings named after them. At the other end are folks who make the world a better place by simply sharing their spirit. At The Ann, we admire the former but…
Bridge of Technology | Nikita Baza & Mishaal Yazdani | TEDxYouth@AnnArbor
How can technology bring people closer who are thousands on miles apart? Nikita & Mishaal will explain how they are volunteering with girls from Grace Girls School in Sri Lanka. Both groups of girls are learning something special from each other, while they are miles apart. Nikita traveled to Grace in 2014 and 2015 and…
Building more sustainable healthcare at GGH
During my second month-long trip to Grace Girls’ Home, our team worked on business projects to provide more sustainable healthcare for the elders at GGH (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQwAZ5FEkGI) and we conducted medical work to meet the various healthcare needs (ranging from anemia, dog bites, diabetes, schizophrenia, and much more) for the GGH girls and adults. I also…
Rotary Club Awards Grant for Computers, Education
Vision testing of the Grace girls and Mercy Home elders was done with the help of our friends in the Rotary Club of Trincomalee. The relationship between VeAhavta and Rotary International continues to provide opportunities for the children and elders of the Grace Girls’ Home. Lee Kliebert and the Lansing branch of the international service organization in January awarded VeAhavta…
New Year, New Classrooms
Grace Girls Home students take their seats at a new school for the 2013 academic year. In January the girls of Grace Home took a different route to school, closer to home. The children now attend Selvanayagapuram Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, a school for 900 boys and girls located near the Grace Girls’ Home. The transfer was initiated…
Dental training continues for Grace girls and friend
The future of the Grace Girls’ Home will bear little resemblance to the children’s home that first welcomed impoverished girls to a place of safety from the war. The long- term vision has always been to provide the girls with an opportunity to break the cycle of poverty of the country’s northeast. Improving lives one…
Student sees through their eyes to aid girls’ vision
Campaign collects 200 eyeglasses for friends. Being able to see what you’re studying is critical in education. That’s one thing Sahr Yazdani knew, having worn eyeglasses since age six. Now a high school junior Sahr talked about her glasses with Jasi, one of the Grace girls with whom she’s enjoyed video chats. “She struggled to…