Introduction One in six people are aged 10–19 years. Adolescence is a unique and formative time. Physical, emotional and social changes, including exposure to poverty, abuse, or violence, can make adolescents vulnerable to mental health problems. Protecting adolescents from adversity, promoting socio-emotional learning and psychological well-being, and ensuring access to mental health care are critical for their health… Read More »
Once when I was shopping for my grandma, I bought some soap powder which she wanted and which was rationed. It was a box of Oxydol. The shop assistant forgot to tick off the back page of my grandma’s ration book confirming that she had had her soap powder quota for the month. I then went back to… Read More »
Since inception, The Valley Trust has focused on building the capacity of individuals and households to take charge of their own health and improve their quality of life. Our work maintains this ethos. KHULA KAHLEMNTWANA PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES → 1.To increase the number of 0 – 6 year old children that have access to health and safeguarding services as… Read More »
Nepal has high prevalence of early marriage and remains a patrilocal society with women moving into their husbands’ home after marriage. Spousal relationship quality can be an important predictor of health and mental well-being of married women in a patriarchal setting like Nepal but is understudied in this population. We examined the association between spousal relationship quality, mother-in-law… Read More »
In Islam, Allah SWT. Encourage his people to always give tawaqal, including in terms of healing for an illness. A hadith History of Bukhari, Rasulullah SAW convey, “Allah does not send down a disease, but will also lower the medicine for that disease.” In Islam, Allah SWT. Encourage his people to always give tawaqal, including in terms of… Read More »
All of our printed Sri Lanka flags are made by a process called Dye Sublimation. This process impregnates the fibres of the fabric, the result is a flag that has very accurate colour, and importantly the design appears clearly on both sides of the flag. This is known as ‘printed through to reverse’ and is an important consideration… Read More »
The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest, covering over 5.5 million square kilometers. It is located across South America and spans across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The Amazon rainforest has been around for nearly 55 million years and is estimated to contain 10% of all known species on Earth. The Amazon… Read More »
Wisdom is a quality that many seek but may fail to grasp. We often hear stories where the protagonist journeys far and wide just to search for a sage, a holy man or even the occasional fairy godmother to guide them. In Islam, there is an abundance of wisdom in our treasure trove of tradition. The Quran, the… Read More »
As we go through our everday activities, we have opportunities to brighten the day of others, many times with things we do not even realize. Sometimes the smallest act of kindness, one we may not recognize as special, can have profound, unexpected, and even life-changing results for the one who receives the act. The following story, sent to… Read More »
Wisdom is a quality that many seek but may fail to grasp. We often hear stories where the protagonist journeys far and wide just to search for a sage, a holy man or even the occasional fairy godmother to guide them. In Islam, there is an abundance of wisdom in our treasure trove of tradition. The Quran, the… Read More »