A new report by Bond Caste and Development Group, of which Karuna is a member, has been launched. The report has found that caste and other forms of “discrimination based on work and descent” (DWD) continues to be a barrier to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the UN in 2015. It calls for …
Category: Karuna Projects
A loving home – ‘Bhalobasha’
I’m recently back from a visit to India where I spent time with several of the projects which Karuna funds. One of the highlights of my trip was visiting ‘Bhalobasha’ a project for children with learning and physical disabilities and their families in rural West Bengal. Disabled children are extremely marginalised, often misunderstood and mistreated …
Latur Girls Hostel
Greetings from the girls hostel in Latur. Two weeks into my trip visiting Karuna partners and already and it is flying by! I wanted to share a little about my impressions of the girls hostel and the explosion of positive energy that only a group of 50 adolescent girls can bring. The girls here come …