Lamps, Rugs, and Bulletin Boards
I spent nine years teaching public school. First as a middle school English teacher (yes, I actually like that age!), later as a high school [...]
Mr. Arya’s School — High Ground in the Flood of Poverty
Welcome to Mr. Arya's School. His school sits in the middle of five villages filled with marginalized people. These villages house thousands of people society [...]
Shake Your Sillies Out: It’s Back to School Time!
I always get a bit nostalgic this time of year. We're in the dog days of summer, and for many of us, that means [...]
Holding Hands: A New Kind of Freedom
Growing up, freedom to me looked like letting go of my Mum's hand. I remember my first trip to an amusement park, and I [...]
Am I Doing Enough: The Unthinkable Realities of Child Labor
Meet Harini, Aditi, and Saachi. They live in the capital of Bangalore, a thriving city that is the center of India’s high-tech industry. [...]
Don’t Look Away: Sexual Abuse is Real
This is painful, but please don’t look away. For over 2,000 years, hundreds of thousands of girls have been forced into ritual sex abuse in [...]
Safe and Sound: Why we’re building a bigger shelter
This is Kala. She was born to Dalit parents who are manual scavengers. They clean sewers by hand to earn a few rupees every day. [...]
You Can’t Keep A Good Woman Down: Nira’s Fight for Freedom
Born into a family of all sisters, Nira’s parents dedicated her at a young age to a life of ritualized prostitution. After dedication, these girls [...]
From Iowa to India
Journeys that Define Us There’s a steamer trunk in my living room. Dating from the early part of the 20th century, it’s black with brass [...]