Tackling Poverty with Education

Elisha Satvinder, Founder, Dignity for Children Foundation | Benjamin Yap, Lead Teacher for Secondary Education

28-Oct-14 15:00

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The Dignity for Children Foundation helps poor and underprivileged children to get a good education. Reverend Elisha Satvinder, founder of Dignity for Children, and Benjamin Yap, the lead teacher for Secondary Education joins us to talk about the foundation’s work, and the challenges of managing the place on a day-to-day basis.

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