The Merits of Social Entrepreneurism

By on December 3, 2015   /   Agriculture & Farming Cooperative, Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Life in India, Social Enterprise, Social Fund, Tailoring Training Program   /   Leave a comment

The concept of entrepreneurism is highly regarded by the general public, because it epitomizes the qualities of creativity, determination, and risk-taking. We root for entrepreneurs to be successful, because they show that such characteristics can lead to positive results. Social entrepreneurs augment this illustration of a business, because they aim to assist disadvantaged and impoverished communities. Social entrepreneurship is the backbone of development in third-world countries, providing opportunities for people to sustain economic prosperity. All

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Reflections of a Citizen of the World

By on October 28, 2015   /   Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Life in India, Reflections   /   Leave a comment

Ever since I started my college life, about a year ago, I have always found myself extremely busy. Being very ambitious (to say the least), I decided to take 5.5 credits in school, besides all the extracurricular commitments I had already assigned to myself. I knew I wouldn’t have much time to dedicate to anything else other than studying when classes started. I couldn’t be more wrong. As days of classes and nights of study

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The Lives of Manual Scavengers

By on October 28, 2015   /   Center of Development, Education, Health & Wellness, Life in India, Natural Resource Management, Reflections   /   Leave a comment

Although there is sometimes legislation to prevent it, caste systems are still in place in the 21st century. In some regions of India, such concepts have become ingrained in cultures. The most discriminatory practices victimize manual scavengers, who experience lifestyles that are hard to fathom to citizens of a first-world nation. Scavengers represent the lowest rung of the untouchables in India, a group of lower-class citizens that are legally considered equal citizens but are culturally

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Employment & Empowerment

By on October 28, 2015   /   Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Life in India, Reflections, Tailoring Training Program   /   Leave a comment

“It’s not about the money” – once said Jessy J. Even though this is only a pop song, Jessy J definitely had a point: money by itself is less meaningful than the contentment that comes from knowing you worked to earn it. So why not have the best of both worlds? Why not make the money while knowing that it is deserved due to our own hard work? Money turns out to be much more

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Mixing, Collaborating & Ayurvedic Medicine!

By on October 28, 2015   /   Agriculture & Farming Cooperative, Center of Development, Education, Empowering Women, Health & Wellness, Life in India, Social Fund   /   Leave a comment

A natural medicine (Ayurveda) workshop was held at the Profugo Center of Development on September 1, 2015, with grand success! 34 ladies from the community attended the workshop. The preparation for the workshop started on the previous day with the participants collecting various ingredients for the preparation of medicines. Sisters Innocent MSMI and SCelin Rose, two catholic nuns, and Mrs. Mary Peedikamalayil, all local experts in traditional medicine making guided the participants. The following items

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