Archive for November, 2009

Photo Friday: Hindu Temples

by abroadvolunteers
( November 29th, 2009 )

Ok, so it’s actually Monday morning here and not Friday, but better late than never… 

I’ve never visited a Hindu temple before.  I trekked across Vienna last summer on Indian Independence Day to visit one with a friend on our trip last year, but it was unfortunately closed that day.  So, here …

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Digestive Drama

by abroadvolunteers
( November 27th, 2009 )

Well, I don’t have a tremendous amount to report on the volunteer/productivity front.  I made it to the office a couple times but didn’t accomplish much given the microbial fiesta taking place in my digestive tract.

Food poisoning is pretty much par with the course on a trip to India, so …

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First Assignment

by abroadvolunteers
( November 24th, 2009 )

The NGO I’m working with was established by a group of female activists in the early 1990s.  They focus on advocacy, training, leadership, community organizing, and empowerment for 3 disadvantaged groups in the slums of Chennai: domestic workers, single women, and adolescent girls.  These populations are incredibly vulnerable and face …

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