ProPoor.org Newsletter (May 3, 2018)

Below are the development news stories from South Asia, featured 'sign of light' and latest updates from the ProPoor community ...


Headlines:
5 Suicides over Cauvery Issue in a Fortnight
The failure of Indian Government to set up the Cauvery Management Board as per the Supreme Court order of February 16 has not only triggered ragging protests across Tamil Nadu but also a spate of suic ...
The Fall and Rise of a Social Movement
After almost a decade of slumber, voices of resistance are emerging from landless peasants in Punjab in Pakistan once again. This is the tale of how biradari divided their social movement, but now, a ...
The Greener Past of Delhi
Landscape Foundation, a landscape research studio, has conceptualised the Delhi Nature Map to trace the growth of the city over 12 centuries, specifically in the context of its changing relationship w ...
Traditional Bells of Kerala to Ring Again
The bell metal handicrafts of Kerala are something that most tourists take back as souvenirs but today, only a few artisans in the state remain to carry forward the legacy.
Read more news stories >>

Signs of Light:
Giving an Identity to 100 Million Nomadic Tribals
Large populations of former so called criminal tribes in India continue to remain economically, socially, and politically disenfranchised. Over the last seven years, Mittal Patel has worked in over 1, ...
Read more 'good news' stories >>

Blog News:
This 24-Year-Old CA Chose Educating and Empowering Street Kids over a High Paying Job!
This 24-Year-Old CA Chose Educating and Empowering Street Kids over a High Paying Job!
Supervisory Skills and People Management programme @ KKID
Giving Thanks To The Guardian Angels In Our Life!
To learn about new NGOs and other stories added this week, read more on the ProPoor Blog >>

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