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Abortion Denial in El Salvador
Is this abortion denial a sentence to maternal death? Abortion laws and restrictions is a very controversial topic, and one that seems to be exposed in our media regularly. There are only a few countries in the world where abortion is illegal under any circumstances, some of these being, Malta, Chile, Vatican, Dominican Republic and…
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“Disability is not Inability”
Satyamev Jayate: “Disability is not Inability” The show that has taken the world by storm, that has made an impression on the international population, Satyamev Jayate. Every week this show addresses issues of public concern with the aims to educate, inform and reform the public and evoke change in attitude and policy. This issue…
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Every Girl Deserves an Education too
Malala’s Story-her fight for an education In October 2012, a 15 year old girl was shot at close range on her way to school in Pakistan. Her crime? Her aspiration to attain an education. Malala Yousafzai has become extremely well known as she miraculously survived this attempt on her life. She was targeted as she…
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Rickshawalas Movie
A Journey to inspire change- Rickshawalas Rickshawalas: Nirav Shah, Dilisha Patel, Janvi Shah, Kavi Shah, Kushan Shah, Raveena Nagaria, Bhavik Haria, Nishil Shah, Aarti Shah & Kushal Shah The Rickshawalas Project – A challenging initiative by members of CARE Youth to drive their own auto-rickshaws across 1800km of the roads of India from…
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Charity trip of a lifetime Part 2
CAREducation Trust’s Rickshawalas: A way of life- Part 2 So the charity trip had begun, which basically to me was the beginning of the end, how wrong I was! There were so many ups and downs of the trip, people left us, people joined us, but our team was united. Throughout the trip, every morning…
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Charity trip of a lifetime
CAREducation Trust’s Rickshawalas: A way of life- Part 1 Fresh out of graduating from an MSc course in Reproductive and Sexual Health Research, as many other graduates I was lost. I had no idea what I was going to do, what my next step was going to be. Right on cue, enter Nirav, who brought…
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About Dilisha
Hello All, I have been publishing on this page for almost a year now and I wanted to share a little more about myself. Prior to and during posting my work here, my views have been shared in various places. I am going to be posting them all here so do be aware that they…
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One Billion Rising- 14th February Coming Soon!
1 in 3 women are violently attacked or raped in their lifetime. Is this a statistic that we can accept? Or will you join One Billion Rising? Why should we Rise? 14th February 2013, one billion all over the world are rising. The One Billion Rising campaign has evoked interest, passion and commitment all over…
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Delhi Gang Rape: Will the next step be Change?
Since the Delhi Gang Rape, have attitudes changed? Will Gender inequality be abolished? Can we make a difference? So many days have passed yet we cannot move from our minds and heart the tragedy of Jyoti Singh Pandey, where she was brutally and fatally raped and violently attacked. Since the incident, which has been named,…
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Delhi Gang Rape- SOS- Save Our Sisters against Violence
Time for India to change its stance on Rape & violence against woman The Delhi gang rape, yet again another horrendous attack has caused the world to respond in outrage. On 16th December, a young 23 year old woman and her male companion were on their way home from watching a movie. They travelled by…