Any humanitarian organization in any part of the world needs to rely on all kinds of supports to be able to help people in dire situations. Melinda Tims was one of these indispensable supports. Acting as Vice-President and Secretary of a small structure – Education World based in Poitiers, France - she spent most of her available time until her death, working with local NGOs in South India, Vietnam, Latin America and Black Africa, with remarkable efficiency and total commitment. Mélinda left us on August, 29th of this year. She has given us one of the most wonderful examples of commitment,...

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Hello SCAD Supporters. We need your help! We are looking for people, communities, organisations and corporate companies who want to sponsor a village in India with SCAD. With your help we can transform a village in Tamil Nadu, South India. SCAD are an Indian organisation and we know how to work with local people to transform their communities. Please download our leaflet here to see how it works and what you can do. If you are good at organising your community or inspiring your workmates then why not club together and raise the funds to support the development of a whole village. We will...

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‘Loving Greetings from SCAD!’ (a lovely phrase that is used at the start of most emails here) Like all good journeys and adventures it has been a bumpy road and at times it has been very hard but it has also been amazing and breath-taking. I can also honesty say that I am happy. I sometimes say that I must have been Indian in my past life – I love the food, the culture, the people, the colours and I also love eating with my hand (Not so keen on the poverty, inequality and filth but you can’t have everything). At first I was pretty overwhelmed by the enormity of it all and the feeling...

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