A day in the slum
Posted On November 30, 2021
After a long wait for a visa, I a m finally living in a slum in India, waking to the Muezzin, praying on the roof-top, and … Read More →
Virtual Visit to India
Posted On August 20, 2021
India was all over the news a few months ago, because of the devastating second wave of covid-19. For two months the Servants team, with… Read More →
Tarkeshwar’s Tale
Posted On July 29, 2021
From the team in India … Streets to hospital to slum-hospitality Last month I saw a guy with a horrific maggot-infested wound on his leg,… Read More →
Rations and Relief
Posted On May 25, 2021
Covid update – India At last the number of daily new Covid cases in India is coming down – after peaking at around 400,000 per… 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 →