A Shattered Safe Space
Home is our safe space. What if you do not feel safe in your own home? This was the reality for Kanaga* in Bangalore. Our staff have been following up with children and women in the communities that we have conducted…
COVID-19, Children & Education
COVID-19 has affected over 12 million people around the world, causing an economic devastation since the great depression in the 1920s. It is no doubt that the children from low income families have been greatly affected. Most of them are from families…
Why Give?
In the words of an 8-year-old who donated Rs.90 from her piggy bank to give stationary kits for children in the Nalasopara slum, giving is adding colour to someone’s life. Joanna says, “When I came to know that the Oasis India…
What is the future of sex workers in India post this pandemic?
This coronavirus pandemic has not only affected migrants but has also affected sex workers in Mumbai. Sex workers are also daily wagers. They depend on their everyday earnings to take care of their families and their basic needs. With the lockdown…
Do adults have more rights than children?
It is a common misconception that children do not understand the concept of human rights. Although they are restricted from things that adults can do like using alcohol or engaging in paid employment, children are entitled to be treated in a…
Born with Dignity and Rights
One of the articles in the Universal Declaration of Rights is that “All human beings are born free and equal with dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit…
Inequality – Mother of all problems
Home to 17% of the world’s population India also has the largest number of people living below the poverty line as defined by the World Bank so this is important for us to grapple with. In many parts of the…
Being a Social Worker In Mumbai’s Red Light Area
Over 20,000 sex workers cramped in a 14 lane nightmare: this is what the Kamathipura brothel – which has been in existence for the past 150 years – looks like. The general public – sometimes understandably – has an aversion…
