The last year and a half have been turbulent, to say the least, and our social workers faced a lot of challenges both at the work and in their personal lives. They have been working day in and day out, witnessing and supporting families in the community through some really difficult experiences esp amid Covid-19;… Read more »

-penned by Mrs Alo Pal, a board member. Pulled out of school when she got her period at the age of 13, Pooja was pronounced a bad omen by a priest. When our social workers approached the family, they were told she would resume school after her period. That did not happen. When questioned, her… Read more »

-penned by Mrs. Alo Pal, board member. Vijay and Bharathi fell in love and got married. He could not bring her to his home as theirs was an inter-caste marriage. Vijay has been living with his wife and in-laws since. Today he is 39, his wife 35, they have two girls and they had taken… Read more »