A TRIBAL GIRL’S STRUGGLE FOR CLEAN WATER
DEOGARH DISTRICT, JHARKHAND – Meet Amita, a 23-year-old girl from Tailaboni village of the Deogarh district in Jharkhand, India. She belongs to the Santhal tribe, the third largest tribe of India. Amita is currently pursuing her graduation. She lost her father when she was a child and grew up with her mother and two siblings. […]
A FAMILY’S CRY FOR HELP
DEOGARH DISTRICT, JHARKHAND – Meet Dular Murmu, a 30-year-old woman from Pandanatan village of the Deogarh district in Jharkhand, India. She belongs to the Santhal tribe, the third largest tribe in India. The occupation of the Santhals revolves around the forests in which they reside. Their basic needs are fulfilled from trees and plants of the forests. They are also engaged in hunting, fishing and cultivation for their livelihood. Dular lives with her husband and three children. Her husband works as a daily wage labourer. Her family became an outcast in the village due to caste issue and were prohibited to fetch water from the community wells.
TRANSFORMING LIFE’S CHALLENGES INTO OPPORTUNITIES
KHATIMA, UTTARAKHAND – Meet Chandrakalan Devi, a 46-year-old woman who lives with her husband and son. They were dependent on her husband’s meagre income. However, when he lost his job during the pandemic, the whole family was in despair. It was a daily struggle to put food on the table. With no money coming in, […]
A CHILDHOOD RESTORED
BETUL, MADHYA PRADESH – Meet Sakshi Banskar, a 5-year-old girl who radiates joy with her adorable smile and innocent face. However, she was born with a congenital abnormality affecting her left shoulder, scapula, and spine. Her parents adore her and love to play with her, but they were devastated when they noticed the abnormal growth […]
LIVING MINDFULLY AND SUCCESSFULLY
KHATIMA, UTTARAKHAND – Meet Bimlesh Devi, a 36-year-old woman who, not long ago, was in a state of crisis where she often needed to borrow money to buy food. Her husband’s daily wage income was not sufficient to have even two meals a day or pay the school fees of their children. Bimlesh struggled to […]
FULFILLING THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION
CHHATARPUR, DELHI – Meet 12-year-old Sannow, a cheerful girl who has big dreams. She lives with her conservative parents, and four younger siblings in Aligarh. Her father is an autorickshaw driver and mother a homemaker. Sannow studies in class 7 at the Orphan’s Promise School of Life (SoL) Center. All of a sudden, one day Sannow’s behavior changed. […]
A MOTHER’S SIMPLE DESIRE
RAGHUNATHPUR, JHARKHAND – Meet Bahamuni Hembrom, mother to two young boys. Bahamuni is part of the Santal Tribal community and lives in a small village in the Deoghar District of Jharkhand, where there is a small pond that has water for only half of the year. Even though the government installed a handpump, the water […]
A HOPE FOR NORMALITY
MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA – Meet Ruvina Dhurve, who was diagnosed with a life-threatening ailment at three-months-old. The only daughter from a poor household, Ruvina was facing the challenges of living with Spinal Bifida with Meningomylocele, an abnormality that developed with a small sort of gland which was gradually increasing. She was unable to sleep properly, […]
LIGHTING UP LIVES
DELHI, INDIA – In a small slum area, located in the North East district of Delhi, live about ten thousand rag pickers in houses made of mud, tin and tarpaulin. It is here that Operation Blessing India’s School of Life hosts about a hundred children; providing nutritious meals, education and essential life skills. Operation Blessing […]
From Unhealed Trauma to Unlocked Potential
ALIGARH, UTTAR PRADESH – Meet eight-year-old Purvi, the youngest of four sisters. By this tender age, Purvi has experienced trauma well beyond her years. When she was just five years old, she watched her mother die of an accidental but severe burn. She herself was injured as well. After this life changing incident, Purvi lost […]