Stories
Stories & News
View news and stories by topic:
The Invisible Girl
Ashmika was invisible. As the youngest daughter in a family with three sons, local village tradition taught that she should be neglected. So she was. At 18 years old, Ashmika…
Read MoreA Brand-New Dream
Purna forgot what it was like to dream. When she was young, she dreamt of joining the neighbor kids with their piles of books as they walked to school. Instead,…
Read MoreThe Bonded Laborer’s Hope
In Reeva’s village in northern India, there are two types of people. The first type are the landlords and the village leaders. Those families have so much money that they…
Read MorePeace That Passes Understanding
Every day, as her children left for school, Sharmila worried. Would her husband’s income as a daily wage laborer be enough to feed the family today? Would her family stay…
Read More