Adam Bemma

  • India: Prayasam’s endeavour into Calcutta’s slums

    KOLKATA, India – “When I first visited the slums…The community became my canvas and the children became my paint brushes and colours,” said Amlan Ganguly, founder of Prayasam (Endeavours) to me during an interview on the balcony of his home and office. Prayasam is a community-based organization working with youth from six of the 65 slums in Calcutta,…

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  • The slum series – Moshi’s social reality

    MOSHI, Tanzania — “Shikamoo Mama Kishe,” a girl says as she balances a bucket of water on her head, crossing the railway line. This is the ultimate form of respect in the Swahili language, and a way to greet elders in Tanzania. “Marahaba,” Mama Kishe responds. Born 57 years ago in Moshi, Tanzania, Fudasia Kishe…

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  • #RightsMedia story: A safe home for abused Tanzanian girls

    ARUSHA, Tanzania — Welcome to Pippi House. Karibu sana. Please feel at home. This is Tanzania’s only safe house for abused and homeless girls, founded in 2011 by Aristides Nshange. After spending five years establishing a place for street kids in Arusha, Watoto Foundation, Nshange felt it was an unjust policy to only allow boys into…

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  • #RightsMedia report @SchoolOfStJude; Fighting #poverty through #education

    Gemma Sisia is an Australian who founded The School of St Jude in Arusha, Tanzania. Her work fighting poverty through education has turned this private, charity-funded school into one of East Africa’s most renowned educational institutions. St Jude is the patron saint of hopeless causes, which suites Sisia and her school well considering her pursuit to…

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