This is a photo of a leprosy victim spinning thread that will be woven into blankets.MCC purchases these blankets and then distributes them to other institutions in India through its Material Resources Assistance Program.
This is a photo of Peter Elias, Mennonite Brethren, in a discussion with several other men at Mennonite Christian Service Fellowship of India (MCSFI) consultation in Calcutta, March 84. There is another group in the background.
This is a photo of newly built, thatch-roof, temporary houses in the village of Antarajholi. The original village was completely washed away by floods.
This is a photo of craftsmen sitting on the floor of their workshop, in the Northern India village of Saharanpur, producing shesham wood articles which MCC's SELFHELP Crafts program markets. The program sold a million and a half dollars worth of items in 1980.
This is a photo of MCCer Cathy Weaver, of Hesston, Kan., distributing Christmas gifts to children at one of several homes and institutions in India that benefit from MCC's Material resource Assistance Program.
This is a photo of a group of men, in a roofless brick structure, preparing rice and lentils in two large pots for distribution to flood victims in Midnapore, India. MCC bought $23,000U. S. worth of rice and lentils, tarpaulins and water-treatment materials for these people.
This is a photo of a family standing outside one of the 99 houses, at a village in Orissa State, India, built with MCC help following a disastrous flood in September, 1980.
This is a photo of men digging trenches. Some of the men are carrying the earth away in wicker baskets on their heads. This is a food-for work project.
This is a photo of children and their teacher in a classroom at Khelaghar. The classroom is a round structure with a low wall, open sides and a thatch roof supported on bamboo poles. The teacher is sitting on a chair and the children are on the low wall.
