Excerpt from Whitey Flagg’s ShelterSpace blog In September I returned to Southern California to begin my long-term apprenticeship at Cal-Earth. I learned Super-adobe and many different types of foundations, flooring, plastering, waterproofing, and much more. I have been studying Permaculture for some time but was also able to participate in a PDC course and finally receive […]
CalEarth Apprentice Arrives in Kolhapur to build (and teach) Super-Adobe Structures
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Indian Human Rights Activist Rescues Child Laborers
November 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Every morning at 6:00, the children that Anuradha Bhosale has rescued from labor in the nearby brickyards gather to practice yoga. After a simple breakfast and assigned chores, those of school age go off to classes at the government school. Images by Scott Kafora / Teysha For the past 17 years, Anuradha Bhosale has lived […]
All children deserve a beautiful childhood
August 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Source: DNA Mumbai Sixty-five years after Independence, millions of Indian children are yet to be freed from the bondage of malnutrition, child labour, lack of education and child abuse. Their wait to enjoy their childhood and realize their full potential seems to be getting longer with every passing anniversary of our Independence. A look at […]
India is a Hub for Child Sex Trafficking, says Clinton
July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Despite Indian government progress to combat human trafficking, India continues to be a source, destination and transit country for forced labor and sex trafficking, noted the U.S. State Department in its annual “Trafficking in Persons” report released June 20 in Washington, D.C.* *Source: IndiaWest Speaking to a packed audience in the Benjamin Franklin room at […]
My Two Cents on the Aurora Batman Violence
July 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
My heart goes out today to the people of Aurora who have suffered this immense and mindless tragedy. To those who have lost their loved ones and to those who escaped with injuries this incident will never make any sense. The question WHY? will always haunt them. Already the nation is screaming for more protection, […]
Bangladesh Child Laborers: Victims of apathy and neglect
July 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Bangladesh's child population (under 18), comprising 45% of the total population are virtually unnoticed. They are vast untapped wealth that could be turned into effective manpower. Born mostly of poor parents, the male children supplement the meager income of the parents, while most female children in urban areas work as domestic help. A big number […]
Nestle Child Labor Violations Continue After a Decade of Promises
July 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Chocolate maker Nestle has AGAIN been accused of failing to carry out checks on child labour and other abuses in part of its cocoa supply chain. A report by an independent auditor, the Fair Labor Association (FLA), says it found "multiple serious violations" of the company's own supplier code. Nestle signed an agreement in […]
Arun Gandhi to Provide Keynote Address at Brazilian Education Conference
June 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Source: Catalyst House Salvador Bahia, Brazil — (SBWIRE) — 06/23/2012 — Dr. Arun Gandhi, noted peace and human rights activist and president of the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute (‘GWEI’) has accepted an invitation to provide keynote address from the Brazilian City of Salvador Bahia (Salvador da Bahia) at the City’s annual Education in the First Place […]
Guest Post: Global Exchange Thanks Arun & Gandhi Legacy Tour
May 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Legacy Tour Continues – Reality Tours Thanks Arun Gandhi for 15 Years of Partnership Guest post by Malia Everette | Global Exchange Back in 1997 Reality Tours wanted to offer a tour of a lifetime to India that would inspire our members. When we met Dr. Arun Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and […]
Anuradha on the Plight of India’s Impoverished Children
May 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Ms. Anuradha Bhosale graduated from the Tata School of Social Sciences and decided to educate children living in the slums of Kolhapur, 200 miles south of Bombay (Mumbai). She found that the children could not come to a school because they had to work during the day to supplement the parent's income. Note: THIS is […]
New Delhi child slave scandal is an outrage!
April 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last week, a 13-year-old maid was found screaming on a balcony after the couple she worked for locked her in the apartment while they went on vacation. The girl was sold to a job placement agency by her uncle and worked for the two doctors for free while being underfed and beaten. UNICEF reports India […]
Satyagraha and Gandhi’s Salt March
April 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Source: Catalyst House Blog In early March of 1930, in order to help free India from British control, Mahatma Gandhi proposed a non-violent protest march denouncing the British Salt Tax, continuing Gandhi's national calls for civil disobedience. Before embarking on the 240-mile journey from Sabarmati to Dandi, Gandhi sent a letter to the the British […]
Anuradha Bhosale to Attend U.S. Gatherings
April 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Soon Anuradha Bhosale will travel from India to the U.S. to attend meetings and other gatherings in Chicago, Rochester NY, and California for the express purpose of raising awareness in continuing support for the GWEI-AVANI Child Education Residence in Kolhapur India. During her visit stateside,scheduled for June of this year, Ms. Bhosale will speak […]
Unite to Light Donates Lights to AVANI
April 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Unite to Light is a not for profit 501 (c) (3) corporation dedicated to providing low cost lighting to those without electricity, and eliminating the health and environmental issues associated with existing light sources used by this population, such as kerosene. In doing so, we will allow children the opportunity to study in the evening. […]
Arun Gandhi in Port-Au-Prince Haiti
April 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti — Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Arun Gandhi, visited Haiti on a goodwill tour the last week of March 2012. He spent his five-day tour visiting a camp operated by Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian Relief Organization, leading a workshop with community leaders at Viva Rio, as well as talking with leaders from the United Nations […]