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India: Prayasam’s endeavour into Calcutta’s slums

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Adam Bemma — Leave a comment

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…

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Posted in op-ed

The slum series – Moshi’s social reality

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Adam Bemma — Leave a comment

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…

Tagged with: #RightsMedia, children's rights, garbage, human rights, Kaloleni, landfill, Mama Kishe, Moshi, Njoro, Social Reality Tour, tanzania, The slum series, waste
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#RightsMedia story: A safe home for abused Tanzanian girls

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Adam Bemma — 1 Comment

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…

Tagged with: #RightsMedia, abuse, Aristides Nshange, Arusha, children's rights, education, Girls Foundation of Tanzania, Pippi Foundation for Girls, Pippi House, poverty, Tannzania, Watoto Foundation, women's rights
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#RightsMedia report @SchoolOfStJude; Fighting #poverty through #education

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Adam Bemma — 1 Comment

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…

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