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Have You Ever Wondered What Happens to Street Children When They Fall Sick?...
Kalpana, 12, a street child who stays under the Teen Haat Naka flyover in Mumbai, could have died of malaria last month had it not been for the help arranged by Signal Shala. There are an estimated...
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A ‘Spark’ of Brilliance: IIT-Mandi Students’ Initiative to Provide Quality...
‘Spark’ is an initiative by the students of IIT Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), which focuses on providing academic as well as extra-curricular inputs to four government schools located in the villages of...
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TBI Blogs: A Traveller Looks beyond the Temples of Hampi, and Finds a Whole...
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hampi has evolved over the years from being a temple town to a tourist attraction that offers a wide variety of experiences to travellers from all over the world. Namita...
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TBI Blogs: Once a Ragpicker, 12-Year-Old Namita Now Dreams of Becoming a...
Growing up in a destitute environment can be hard and soul-crushing for any young boy or girl. However, this young girl has refused to let her spirits be bowed down by her background, and is dreaming...
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TBI Blogs: City School Children Contributed Some Materials. And Just Like...
History tells us that brilliance, achievement, innovation, and excellence are never the exclusive domain of either cities or villages. This heartwarming story of a school in the deep interiors of West...
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TBI Blogs: Meet Dr. Manga Devi, a Visionary, Teacher, and ‘Mother’ to...
Few people are able to effectively bridge the divide between the urban and the rural populations in India, and be equally loved by both. Here is a stalwart lady who has made it her life’s mission to...
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TBI Blogs: These Young Women Are Using the Power of Music to Turn School...
Music and its ability to transcend boundaries and backgrounds are well-documented. Two Teach For India Fellows are exploring this concept to revolutionise the way their students think and perceive the...
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Guests of Honour at this Awesome Couple’s Wedding were 500 Underprivileged Kids
Weddings are special occasions. They mark happy and new beginnings for the newly-weds, and they are also a celebration for two individuals who have pledged to commit to one another for life. But they...
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TBI Blogs: Hundreds of Underprivileged Kids in Delhi Now Have a New Hobby –...
Quizzing culture is an integral part of many schools and students’ lives. However, many underprivileged children are unable to experience the same. A new initiative is bringing the joy of quizzing to...
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Beggars Are Studying Abroad and Child Labourers Are Becoming Doctors, Thanks...
Recently, the heart-warming story of Jayavel, a beggar from the streets of Chennai studying in the United Kingdom, went viral. The Better India team spoke to Jayavel and discovered some amazing...
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TBI Blogs: How One Ordinary Woman From a Village in West Bengal Is Making...
The pinnacle of empowering disabled individuals and their families is when parents of deaf children take the initiative to be leaders in their own communities. Muslima Bibi and the Malancha Sadhan...
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She Fought All Odds to Get a Degree, Now She’s Trying to Build a Public...
“We get offers from the nearby competitor schools, too, to join on a higher salary. But money is not what I am here for. I want to give and gain knowledge. That’s what a teacher is supposed to do,...
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TBI Blogs: A Fun-Filled Programme in Kolkata Inspired Poor Children to...
Empowering children to be changemakers of tomorrow can go a long way to solving many of India’s pressing problems. Richa Shukla writes about how a campaign in parts of Kolkata helped teach kids about...
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A Chartered Accountant With a Dancer’s Soul, This Woman Is Helping Orphan...
Dance is the hidden language of the soul. – Martha Graham On January 26, 2017, over 50 children from Thayi Mane Orphanage performed in Fulfilling A Dream, a dance programme held to help underprivileged...
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TBI Blogs: 7 Simple Ways You Can Help Educate Slum Children in India
Overcoming the lack of education in slum children requires an innovative approach. The non-formal classroom can become attractive for these kids with green open spaces, practical timings, and something...
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Refusing to Retire, This Passionate Teacher Now Educates Trafficked and...
Padmaja Ramamurthy has taught in both government and private schools during the course of a long career. But nothing compares to the work she is doing at the APSA Dream School, Bengaluru, using all the...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Did You Know Children Younger Than 14 Have the Right to Attend...
Child labour continues to be a difficult and thorny problem across many parts of the developing world. However, children and organisations all over the world are increasingly fighting this menace to...
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TBI Blogs: How Doctors and Support Workers Came Together to Help a 3-Year-Old...
A miracle has taken place in Rapar district, one of the most backward areas of the Kutch region in Gujarat. The cleft surgery of three-year-old Hansa has brought back smiles to not only the little...
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TBI Blogs: How You Could Donate Your Kid’s Old School Materials & Teach Them...
Involving urban school children in the process of helping their underprivileged counterparts can lead to some truly amazing experiences. Goonj’s School to School initiative is helping drive such...
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TBI Blogs: Meet Jitender Nath Yadav, Jhansi Police Constable by Night and an...
Every child has the right to a good education that can help them build a good life for themselves, even underprivileged children. Recognising this, Jitender Nath Yadav, a constable in Jhansi, has taken...
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