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Making a living as honey producers: Farm Africa’s beekeeping programme for unemployed young people in the Tigray region – Ethiopia

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Matthew Newsome, (The Guardian) The Hindu, January 6, 2014 In the Tigray region of Ethiopia, increasing numbers of young people have no access to the land and its resources. Farming land here is already scarce, and many farms are very small. Many young people risk their lives by migrating to countries in the Middle East to work … Read more

Plan India’s Media clubs: Children enabled to report the happenings in their localities – Delhi

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KARAN CHAUDHARY, The Hindu (Metroplus), January 15, 2014 The Delhi chapter of Plan India is running media clubs to train young reporters in the underprivileged sections of the society. Karan Chaudhary reports from one such centre […] The enthusiasm of the children is palpable. Talking about her experience with the centre, Aparajita (name changed), one of … Read more

Video | Life of the Samantha: An Ethnographic film by Sathya Mohan – Andhra Pradesh

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Watch on Vimeo: THE SAMANTHAS >> This ethnographic film made by Sathya Mohan is a visual study of the socio-economic and the religious life of the Samanthas. The Samanthas or the Khonds of Vishakhapatnam agency in Andhra Pradesh, India are one of the few surviving ‘primitive tribal groups’ (defined by government of India). They speak the language … Read more

Terracotta project in Bishnubati village: Ashadullapur Rural Crafts & Health Development Centre – West Bengal

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The Terracotta & Pottery project has started with six participants from different villages in a workshop. Their chosen task is to preserve the Santali traditional life by depicting it on the walls of local homes. Six walls have been chosen in Bishnubati village. This project is already meeting with much interest and appreciation among the villagers. | View the finished murals and learn more … Read more