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Alternative Possibilities
VOW has been asked to suggest alternatives for PW mission giving – alternatives that fit the criteria that we have suggested for our national officers to follow. One that comes immediately to mind is The National Center for the Development of Dalit Women. Read about it below.
Women born as Bhangi Untouchables according to the Indian Caste System are trapped in filthy work that others above them consider polluting. Mothers train their daughters and daughters-in-law to do this work so that they can eventually retire, ensuring continuing despair. Today the National Center for the Development of Dalit Women is planned. Through faith development, literacy, job skills, and subjects like childcare and nutrition, this center will empower hundreds of women from across a wide area in India. Myrna Klassen has met many women on her trips to India and is spearheading this effort of raising $300,000. She comes to you having already raised $100,000 for the planned three-story center. For more on this amazing effort read the printed VOW Newsletter or contact Myrna Klassen at 415-641-4044. If you would like to make a contribution, send your check to Witnessing Ministries of Christ*, 4717 N. Barton Ave., Fresno, CA 93726-1119, indicating "Women's Center" on the check. ____ * Witnessing Ministries of Christ is a validated, extra commitment opportunity
of the PC(USA).
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