As GWEI president and founder, Dr. Arun Gandhi, has stated: “It is a sad commentary on our civilization that millions of children all over the world are denied basic amenities like, food, shelter, clothes and education. If civilization is measured by the way it treats its children then we are far from being a civilized […]
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Education Can Light the Way!
July 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Originally published at Gandhi Legacy Tour Education Can Light the Way! – Anuradha Bhosale The Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute (GWEI) has a vision to provide the imperiled children of India with a safe place where they will be housed and fed while they receive training to prepare them for a life outside the prison of poverty. […]
Remove Poverty’s Underpinning: Rescue and Educate!
July 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Character Education, Social Emotional Literacy and Emotional Intelligence are “hot” terms used in the world of Education today. The definitions and structures of these initiatives are by no means new. Philosophers, Sociologists and Educators have focused on this for centuries as being a critical component of our success as a species. In a recent conversation […]
AVANI’s Rescue of a Child Results in Freedom for Her Mother
July 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Nagama’s name means “snake,” the name her father gave her when she was born because he was hoping for a son instead of a daughter. For the past three years, Nagama has been the top student at Avani school in Kolhapur, India, winning awards and receiving straight A’s on her report card. If she had […]
A Dream Called AVANI
June 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Hal Edwards has traveled to India and Egypt where he became personally involved with Arun and his family. In addition to being a pastoral psychotherapist and spiritual director, he is involved with Contemplative Outreach, Ltd, a worldwide movement that teaches the ancient meditation method of centering prayer. He has four children and ten grandkids. Gardening, […]
Summer Camp is a Special Time
May 29, 2013 by 5 Comments
Every year in the month of May, AVANI organizes summer camp for the children. The duration of the camp is 10 days. The objectives of this “camp” are to help children to develop a variety of different skills, as well as to make each of them aware of their own special talents, potentials and uniqueness. […]
Sunanda Gandhi: A Mothers’ Day Tribute
May 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When he introduced himself as the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi to his nurse, her instantaneous response that she was the queen of England! This began a courtship that led to their marriage and a life filled with love, laughter and song which my brother, Tushar and I have had the privilege to share in with […]
Just Imagine: Is this too much to ask?
May 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
“Imagine what we can do if 100,000 people decide to donate $3 a month (just 10 cents per day) for 12 months? It could transform the lives of thousands of children and their families. Is this too much to ask?” It is a sad commentary on our civilization that millions of children all over the world are […]
A Trusteeship of Intention
April 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
AVANI, Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute and Mahatma Gandhi Foundation came together with an intention to serve the children and in doing so serve whom Bapu (Gandhi) held dearest, ‘Poorest of poor and weakest of weak’. ‘Child trafficking’ is a newly coined fancy term for the age old practice of exploiting and abusing the weak and […]
Thank You for Your Generous Way
December 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Where has the time gone? Another year, another 365 days has almost flown by. As we say goodbye to 2014, we look back on all that has been achieved. The Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute (GWEI) has embarked on an ambitious multi-pronged program to help eradicate the scourge of poverty and human degradation. As Gandhi said: “Poverty […]
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 […]
The Bandit Queen* of the Social Movement
July 30, 2012 by 2 Comments
Guest post by: Dr. Sunilkumar Lavate, Principal, Mahaveer College, Kolhapur *[EDITOR’S NOTE: India’s previous ‘Bandit Queen’, Phulan Devi (at right), was a seasoned bandit of north India. An ordinary village woman, she was abducted by outlaws and raped. She escaped and turned herself into a ‘bandit queen’ and avenged all of her assailants. After undergoing […]
Remembering Mothers’ Day
May 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
It almost seems inadequate for there to only be one day we celebrate for all that these amazing women do. I truly hope each and every Mother can enjoy even a small portion of the love they give to all of us. Thank you for all your love and kindness. In my blog post […]
The Meaning of Death
February 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
USHA & ANJALI THE MEANING OF DEATH Women are on the lowest rung of the exploitative social pyramid. When married off, they enter a form of serfdom under the patriarchal grip which has more than one prong. The male and female in-laws and the master of the set-up, the husband at the top, together rule the roost and the […]
Local Hero Rescues Girl Sold by Her Father
September 24, 2011 by 2 Comments
Source: Sakal Daily In the streets of a small town, Kagal, some citizens had noticed a small girl of 9 years tending a bunch of donkeys. They came to know from her that she was sold by her drunkard father to a local owner of a brick kiln. Her plight was brought to the notice […]