Adventures in Moving
This fall, we undertook a new adventure: we moved to our very first office in a new, more centrally located city. What made it an “adventure?” Well, it required… 2 months of looking at different options all over this place: 1 hour of sitting in an eccentric lawyer’s office while she typed out our lease... Read More
A New World Perspective, One Cup of Chai at a Time
As we prepare to welcome our 2014 interns, here’s a little look back at the experience from one of our 2013 interns, Megan. As the youngest Summer Fellow on the Ground Team, I came into this summer with a little bit of anxiety. Not just because of my age (I’m no baby, regardless of what... Read More
When “India Shining” means Indian Heatstroke
This week, Nita Nehru, one of our Board Co-Chairs, shares her perspective on just how vital access to quality education is for rural students. The last time I visited India, I sat sweating in the 100 degree Indian summer heat. Once again, the electricity was out in our flat in New Delhi’s posh Greater Kailash... Read More
Coming full circle- Dangis & Sugarcane & Nanubhai
Continuing our Dangs series, this week our Executive Director, Kate, talks about Dangis, sugarcane, and the bigger picture. This post has been a long time coming for me, probably since the first time we visited last April. I took the above picture last Summer when we visited the Dangs district with our interns. When I’d... Read More
A Little Bit More about our Dangs Mentor, Help A Child of India
Jayesh takes the reins again this week to gives us a great overview of Help A Child of India, an NGO that has been of great assistance and mentorship as we have worked to develop our programming. In my previous blog, I have tried to elaborate about our visit to the Dang district. This visit... Read More