Case Studies

Manisha – the Soccer Player

I was born in Kolhapur, India, and lived as a child in a small village near Kolhapur with my mother and brother. My parents are separated, and my family’s finances have been very meager all my life. After I finished my 7th grade school in my village, I attended high school in Kolhapur, a much bigger town than my village. I walked to high school close to 10 Kilometers (6 miles) everyday – each way. [Read more…]

 

 

A country of Saints & Sharks – Incredible India

Our cook and cleaning lady in Pune, India Sunita looked very sad. So I asked her what the matter was. I knew that her son died at the age of 28, a year ago, because of some illness with his liver. She and her husband took him to the hospital. Most of these poor people have no medical insurance. As a result her husband took a big loan to pay for the hospital bills.  [Read more…]