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India Y

Stories and articles relating to the India Y (D then L) team

Personal lessons from Covid-induced isolation

Posted On April 12, 2021

Contributed by Yusuf I wrote several months ago about the impact of the Covid pandemic, and the Government’s response to it, on the lives of… Read More →


Simple as ABC? Kids in slums are learning to read!

Posted On March 23, 2021

7 April 2021: On-line “tour” Join us for a special opportunity to meet members from each of our teams, who are engaged in children’s literacy… Read More →


Coronavirus and the Urban Poor – Part 4

Posted On December 24, 2020

In the first three parts of this series I talked about the impact of the coronavirus on the livelihoods, healthcare and education of the urban… Read More →


Coronavirus and the Urban Poor – Part 3

Posted On December 22, 2020

In Part 1 I looked at the impact of coronavirus on the livelihoods of the urban poor, and in Part 2 at their access to… Read More →


Coronavirus and the Urban Poor – Part 2

Posted On December 19, 2020

In Part 1 I looked at how the pandemic has impacted the livelihoods of the poorest people in India. Now in Part 2 I take… Read More →


Coronavirus and the Urban Poor – Part 1

Posted On December 17, 2020

“Corona se bach kar bhook se marenge to kya fayda?” (What good is it if we are saved from Coronavirus only to starve to death?)… Read More →


Meet our workers #2

Posted On November 1, 2020

How can you visit the slums of Indonesia and India, with no hand-sanitizer, flights or border crossings required? On Nov 14th, there’s a great opportunity… Read More →


The fruit-picker

Posted On October 19, 2020

Reflections on material and spiritual change One of the metaphors through which I view my work is that of picking fruit. Here, fruit represents the… Read More →


In radiation therapy we trust?

Posted On October 4, 2020

Reflections on worldviews and carcinomas The moment was ironic, to say the least. A Muslim colleague in Hyderabad had brought some holy water back from… Read More →


The Valley of the Shadow

Posted On August 31, 2020

“Dad, what should we do? We have a corpse in our house.” My father was startled by the opening lines of my unscheduled whatsapp call. How on earth did I end up with a dead body in my room? Read More →


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  • About
    • Our History & Vision
    • 5 Guiding Principles
    • 5 Sustaining Values
    • What We Do
    • What We Believe
    • Our Structure
  • Locations
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    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Philippines
    • Past Teams
    • Linking Teams
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