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Signs Of Light: Good News From South Asia
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| NGO Profile: Timbaktu Collective |
This is the story of a land that was at one time lying ravaged, drought stricken and forsaken. It was a committed revolution led by a couple, Bablu Ganguly and Mary Vattamattam, which has now transformed this land into an agro forest habitat.
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Source: BetterIndia,
Posted: Jul 28, 2010)
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| Ring the bell against domestic violence |
Bauddhayan Mukherji's film series hands men a proactive role in tackling domestic violence, simply by letting abusers know that they are being observed.
Shoma Chatterji reviews Bell Bajao!
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Jul 26, 2010)
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| A Silver Lining in Clouds for the Aged |
Helplines addressing needs of the elderly has been established by many NGOs in India. It brings a fresh breathe of life to the elderly population suffering from neglect, depression and loneliness.
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Source: OneWorld,
Posted: Jul 20, 2010)
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| New Interventons Make Life Easier for the Deaf and Blind |
A number of development organisations are working to diagnose deafblindess in children, and provide learning tools and techniques that can mainstream them.
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Jul 12, 2010)
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| Ashden Award for Solar Lamps Manufacturer |
D Light Design India has won the prestigious Ashden award for developing a solar lamp that saves the developing world population from health problems associated with the use of kerosene lighting.
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Source: BBC,
Posted: Jul 7, 2010)
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| Community Service for First-time Convicts |
The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh plans to reform convicts by introducing them to social services. The Bill to be introduced will allow prisoners to work in slums, hospital or public place under the supervision of a probationary officer.
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Source: The Tribune,
Posted: Jun 29, 2010)
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| Green Celebrations for Girl Children |
In Dharhara village, Bihar, India, families plant a minimum of 10 trees whenever a girl child is born. With a population of a little over 7,000, the village has more than 100,000 fully grown trees.
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Source: BBC,
Posted: Jun 21, 2010)
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| Cleaning Where No One Has Cleaned Before |
Clean and Green is group of volunteers who have adopted a few places along the banks of Cauvery and clean up poly bags and other plastic waste. The waste so collected is then sent to the recycling units.
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Source: TheAlternative,
Posted: Jun 16, 2010)
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| Sangham Radio Making Waves |
This first all-women community radio in Asia being aired from Medak district in Andhra Pradesh is a genuine story of rural and women empowerment.
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Jun 9, 2010)
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| Agastya: Sparking Creativity in Rural India |
Ramji Raghavan, a former NRI banker came back to India with a vision of providing education to poor children that would be the opposite of conventional techniques.
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Source: BetterIndia,
Posted: Jun 2, 2010)
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| Profile: Shaheen Mistry |
A lesson in combining education and entrepreneurship.
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Source: The Hindu,
Posted: May 26, 2010)
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| Interview: Ruma of Noida Deaf Society |
Noida Deaf Society was started in the year 2005 single-handedly by Ruma Roka and now this organization is impacting over 300 students through its various courses.
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Source: The Better India,
Posted: May 18, 2010)
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| AVAZ Giving Voice to Children |
‘AVAZ’ – a product created by Invention Labs, Chennai. AVAZ provides a ‘voice’ to a non-verbal child with Cerebral Palsy, allowing him/her to communicate with friends, family and teachers.
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Source: BetterIndia,
Posted: May 10, 2010)
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| Every Day Hero: Vipul Thaker |
On one of his birthdays, Vipul decided to educate a tribal child. A makeshift classroom was created on his terrace.
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Source: Better India,
Posted: May 4, 2010)
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| A ray of dancing light |
Mental illness is an isolating experience which shuts off those affected from experiencing the fun and laughter of everyday life. Kolkata Sanved is working to change that.
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Source: India Together,
Posted: May 4, 2010)
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| Making Micro Yunuses |
A rural women's university is pioneering an effort to teach microfinance through practical lessons in the villages of Sonepat
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Source: Business Standard,
Posted: Apr 27, 2010)
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| Winning the Battle against Hunger, Silently |
Winds of change are blowing across Medak in Andhra Pradesh, India. Marginal farmers are resurrecting the art of growing millets, bringing traditional recipes back into the kitchen, and insuring themselves against hunger.
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Source: IndiaTogether,
Posted: Apr 21, 2010)
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| Empowerment of a Colorful Kind |
Okhamandal Taluka in Gujarat is home to more than 200 Self Help Groups of men and women. It is from these communities that the Appliqué handicraft under the well known“Okhai” brand name has been created.
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Source: The Better India,
Posted: Apr 14, 2010)
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| Nepal's God of Sight |
Dr. Sanduk Ruit, the Nepalese master surgeon, is able to poke, slice and pull the grape-like jelly masses out of an eye, then refill it with a tiny artificial lens, in about five minutes. Free of charge.
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Source: Seattle Times,
Posted: Apr 6, 2010)
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| Jharkhand’s Women Bring Down Infant Mortality |
Ekjut, an NGO, started working with roughly 20 women in three villages around Chakradharpur, India six years ago. By now, it has 20,000 trained women, spread across more than a thousand villages.
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Source: Times of India,
Posted: Mar 29, 2010)
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