OVERVIEW The Banchara are a people-group who are raised to believe their god wants their daughters to work as prostitutes. Young girls are raised with an expectation that they will support their family through sex-work from an early age. However, a small number are...
OVERVIEW This is a pilot project focusing on three key aspects contributing to poverty in remote villages in northern India; lack of access to clean water, lack of sanitation facilities, and lack of food. Our partner is planning to build two water systems in two...
OVERVIEW This is the second of a five year project which will establish a government-accredited primary school in a snake charmers’ community and pay a decreasing amount of the school’s running costs each year until the school becomes self-sufficient. Children in...
OVERVIEW This project involves setting up a distance education program that will train 30 to 40 leaders of non-government organisations (NGOs) each year. These leaders are living amongst the poor in remote villages and will be able to provide basic healthcare within...
OVERVIEW CHEER-Sampan, a community health and development project, is partnering with village health workers to bring spiritual and physical health in impoverished villages of Northern India in the state of Uttarakhand. A team has been established to deliver highly...
