Waqeela Bano on the outside seems to be just another young girl from an orthodox Muslim family, but she is so much more. With the support of Terre des Hommes, she continues to pave the way for the women of
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Following the processes and trainings taught by Project SEEDS (a project implemented by PECUC with support from BMZ & TDH (G- IP) – Harekrushna has managed to grow enough green vegetables to ensure his family has enough to eat during
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The Musahars are one of the most marginalized communities in the country and constant discrimination and extreme poverty is almost a way of life for them and their children. The communities living in the 10 remote villages in the Kushinagar
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Wherever you turn there are barren lands with not a tree in sight. Men and women alike work under the baking sun, perspiration pouring down their faces – digging and breaking stones. A cloud of dust constantly hangs in the
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As the COVID pandemic grips the country and brings life as we know it to a grinding halt – disadvantaged families across the country are in a state of despair as basic food for survival becomes a challenge. In the
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The small village of Rampur in Bihar would be just that any other in that region – except there’s something that sets it apart. The village has almost zero incidences of child marriage – something almost unheard of amongst the
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Young Pondiselvi was married at the tender age of 17 years. That’s because in the tiny village of Viralimalai in the Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu where she hails from, the community considers girls to be a burden and gets
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The experience of street tea in Kolkata is made infinitely more charming for being drunk in maatir bhaar, or clay cups. The decades-old practice is also environmentally friendly. In recent times however, this Kolkata tradition has all but vanished due
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Parks are meant for play and leisure, a pleasure denied to the children of Mangol Puri. With their community parks used to stow vehicles, throw garbage and other anti-social activities such as drinking and gambling, Mangol Puri’s children were forced
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Annapoorni lost her father when she was only a year old. Her mother, a housewife, had to go to work to support them, but she motivated and supported Annapoorni to continue in school. Unfortunately another tragedy befell Annapoorni’s family when
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