Eight year old Shahzaad smiled at us when we asked him why he does not go to school.‘Will you take care of my 7 siblings?’, he asked as he turned back to face the furnace to get back to work....
Growth Engines or New Capitalist Enclaves: A Photo Documentation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Industrial Corridor Projects in Andhra PradeshDeveloped by - Dr.S.Seethalakshmi (Usha)On April...
There was a lot of attention on the 5th BRICS summit, from 26-27 March 2013, hosted this time bySouth Africa inDurban. For one, it was the first summit in the African continent of the five (Brazil,...
Less than two months after the brutal rape and murder of one the nation has started calling ‘Nirbhaya’ (meaning one without fear) many more Nirbhayas have raised their voices to give testimony of sexual violence and continued apathy of the system that is supposed to provide them relief.
ActionAid and MiRC of Aide et Action is holding a two-day state level consultation on 23rd and 24th November 2012 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha on ‘Debt Bondage, its Prevention and Rehabilitation’.
A national level advocacy campaign “Bandhua 1947” has been launched to fight against the bonded labour system prevalent across the country. The Campaign aims at mobilizing people to advocate with...
One year back, on 2nd October 2011, around 200 civil society organizations and mass organisations resolved to bring the agenda of access of control and resources to the centre stage of national...
Across India, ActionAid and partners are working with marginalised communities to stem the flow of migrant labourers, both children and adults, by empowering them to demand their rights, improve...
As a foreigner, the urban poverty of India is noticeable on many of Delhi’s vibrant main streets, and even more on the quieter side streets where street vendors sell food, drink and all manner of...
