Mother Miracle and a Woman to Inspire Us All

This (16 min) Interview with Shahla Ettefagh, a woman who is an inspiration for us all, demonstrating what one person can do for many when life purpose becomes clear.

Shahla Ettefagh has committed her life to assisting underprivileged children in India.  She holds a Master's degree in Architecture, Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Child Psychology. In 1984, Shahla started a successful commercial interior art design firm, as well as an adult community art school in San Francisco, California. 
 
 Some years later, while visiting India as a tourist, Shahla was so deeply moved by children living in abject poverty, that she vowed to return permanently to help them. So, in 2002, Shahla closed her businesses in San Francisco, sold her home and most of her belongings to fund what has now become Mother Miracle, and moved permanently to India. 

 What started as a program for 9 children in a rented apartment, has flourished into a full-blown free educational institute located in Rishikesh in northern India. Today several hundred underprivileged but gifted children attend primary school, and have additional opportunities to study art, music, karate and yoga. Mother Miracle also offers a growing opportunity for young adults to receive free computer training, and for women to learn valuable crafts and vocational skills.
  
As Shahla says, “Mother Miracle is not just an educational institute but a large loving and nurturing family.” Funding is accessed primarily via individual child sponsorship programs, as well as general donations.

This (16 min) interview, and all other interviews recorded since Nov, 2011 can be accessed here for immediate listening on-line, or to download in mp3 format.

 

*To listen on line, place your cursor on the button shaped symbol just to the left of the interview title. When you click on this button, the screen will change, and the recording will play. You can also access the recording by clicking on the mp3 link shown at the bottom of this posting. NOTE: To play these interviews, you will need to have Quick Time, or another compatible media player installed on your computer.

 

Thank you for listening, and we hope you will be inspired by this show.

To find out more about Mother Miracle and how you might contribute in some way, please see www.mothermiracle.com

To contact Shahla directly, her e-mail is [email protected]

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Robert Han Bishop / Producer and Host (2-19-14)