Institute for International Theological Education:

                                  Offering Theological Courses in Spirituality and Global Awareness 

                                  Facilitating Partnerships between International and Domestic Theological Scholars and Institutions

 

 

Student happy with children's gift of leaf hat

 

Craft craft program with dalit children, Mysore

 

Institute Assistant Elizabeth Pammett with Nrityavani Dancers: Suchita Kujur and Mahdu Rawat

 

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Students with Director Louise Graves

 

 

Special Projects

 

Children's Craft Program: Mysore

    Each class leads in a week long evening craft program for school aged children living in a local slum. These children receive daily tutoring and dinner from the Satya Seva Sisters.

Project Requirements:

Financing for purchase of a wood fired kiln.

Classroom materials: k-10

Craft materials and equipment

University Bursary Fund for Dalit Youth

      The Satya Seva Sisters have made a special request on behalf of three young people living in the local slum. these students would like to continue their education and show ability, but have no access to funding. We are engaged in fund-raising to provide scholarships to these three students.

International Visiting Scholars Fund

This June the Institute is hosting Fr. Seby Mascarenhas as a visiting scholar from the All India Mission Seminary, Pilar, Goa, India. While in Canada, Fr. Mascarenhas will facilitate workshops, offer public lectures, and lead worship in Peterborough, Ottawa, and Winnipeg. We are receiving donations to help cover expenses.

Nagpur Slum Development Project

           

Each of our courses which travel to Nagpur visit the slums in which the Nagpur Multipurpose Social Service Society is involved in assisting community development. They have made a request to us for assistance in funding a community development project focusing on empowering the slum dwelling women. We are receiving donations on their behalf.

Willing to help provide meaningful employment?

Through the institute's project: Our Voices Arise!

Our aim is to hire 100 Muslim and Christian slum dwelling women to write their stories. The cost per writer includes one years salary to attain literacy and gain writing skills, and then six month's salary to write their story. These stories will be compiled and published in a series alongside women writers from oppressed communities around the world.

For $2.00 a day, you will provide meaningful training and employment and help in supporting these women find their voices as they find their feet. Your commitment to them is for 18 months, their commitment to you is to invite you into their world and let you see their life through their eyes.

Each sponsor will be provided with a photo of the woman you are sponsoring. Letters and communication must be funneled through the community support worker, as there is no mailing address in the slum.

The Institute will facilitate face to face visits for any sponsors wishing to meet with the women in person.

 

 

 

 

2008 Funding Goal for all Special Projects: $30,000.00