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    Reclaiming Lives: Rediscovering Myself While Educating Kolkata's Poor
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    Reclaiming Lives: Rediscovering Myself While Educating Kolkata's Poor
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    Reclaiming Lives: Rediscovering Myself While Educating Kolkata's Poor

    By Robert M Weir

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    In Reclaiming Lives, Rosalie Giffoniello, an American teacher, overcomes her personal struggles of insecurity and dependency and finds her identity by providing educational opportunities for destitute children in the slums of Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Each page abounds with hope, inspiration, and fulfillment for countless children who reclaim their lives through Rosalie's determination ... as she joyously reclaims her own.
    Rosalie Giffoniello is speech therapist and special educator. She is co-founder of Empower The Children, a 501(c)3 in New Jersey USA.
    Her collaborator and editor, Robert M. Weir, writes and speaks about people, peace, social justice, environment, and travel.
    Reclaiming Lives is dedicated to the disadvantaged and disabled children of Kolkata who inspired Rosalie to reach her potential while they struggled to reach theirs.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRobert M Weir
    Release dateJun 30, 2014
    ISBN9781310921100
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    Reclaiming Lives: Rediscovering Myself While Educating Kolkata's Poor
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    Robert M Weir

    Rosalie Giffoniello is an American teacher. In 2001, she co-founded Empower The Children, a 501(c)3, through which she oversees educational, vocational, and lunch programs for women and children in the slums of Kolkata, India. When not in Kolkata, Rosalie lives in New Jersey, USA. Rosalie's collaborator and editor, Robert M. Weir, is a writer, author, speaker, book editor, and authors' coach. His subjects are people, peace, social justice, environment, and adventures. When not traveling, Robert lives in Michigan, USA. Reclaiming Lives is dedicated to the disadvantaged and disabled children of Kolkata who inspired Rosalie to reach her potential while they struggled to reach theirs. In Reclaiming Lives, Rosalie Giffoniello, an American teacher, overcomes her personal struggles of insecurity and dependency and finds her identity by providing educational opportunities for destitute children who live in the slums of Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Each page abounds with hope, inspiration, and fulfillment for countless children who reclaim their lives through Rosalie's determination ... as she joyously reclaims her own. "I'm bent on empowering children here in the Kolkata slums, reclaiming their lives. But, of course, I'm also, really, reclaiming my own. The journey hasn't been easy. At each juncture, I was beset with fears and doubts, never given room for complacency or ease. Though scarred by mistakes and misgivings, the journey has been made, not a single step has been wasted." —Rosalie Giffoniello This was an inspiring account of the author's life and love of children. Witty, personal, touching, and filled with adventure and hope, I highly recommend this book for anyone who has dreamed of helping others have a better life, filled with love. —Volunteered review on Amazon.com

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