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We spent most of the day today with the Roshni girls working on our projects and doing critical thinking exercises. We learned a lot about the culture and the girls themselves. For example, we [...]

Today, while pretending to be over our jetlag, we split up into our four project groups and visited  some of the schools attended by Roshni girls. Each school was part of a different community; [...]

After two long flights and a brief interlude in Germany, we have finally arrived in India! We began our day at 3am when we landed in the Delhi airport. The dense smog hit us right away and as [...]

We could not imagine coming to India without seeing the Taj, and, of course, we wouldn’t send a group of students without giving them the opportunity to experience some of India’s [...]

There is plenty to share as several days have passed since the last post.  April 10 and 11 were spent meeting many of Roshni’s local partners, as well as local and national leaders.  There [...]

Two busy, exhausting, exhilarating days. I want to thoughtfully frame our experiences and yet, exhaustion reigns. Sunday, April 8: Sunday began with an inspiring morning share out by Roshni [...]

I am not naive; I am slightly jaded; yet, I am overwhelmed this evening as I reflect on all that is extraordinary about Roshni.  Suffice it to say that spending time with two classes of 10 [...]

I felt a surge of anticipation walking through the airport’s sliding glass doors and into the muggy air of Delhi.  Our early arrival began with a greeting from a fabulous prearranged driver [...]