A ‘Slum Dog’s’ struggle
My name is Vijay and I’ve been asked by Ayya Yeshe to write a story about my life. I am the middle child of my parents. I am 17. I have two brothers and we live in a slum. Our…
Day November 1, 2015
Generosity goes a Long Way
Asha is a little girl of four. When I first met her and her mother Gita they were living on the verandah of Gita’s mother’s house. Inside the one room house (5 by 5mtr) lived Gita’s mother, brother and his…
A Poor Woman’s Journey – from Poverty to Empowerment
I was born in a village of 13 houses. My parents were simple people. They had no land. My parents were only educated to 1 or 2nd class. My mother was married at 15 which was the normal age in…