Poverty

This unique initiative was led by Sharad Patel, the founder of Badlaav, a non-profit organisation in Lucknow that works towards ending the social evil of begging through rehabilitative and employment opportunities.

Neelima Misra explains why, if we aim to uplift India's extreme poor by 2022, evidenced based approaches need to inform government policies.

Hunger and unemployment, among other factors often causes people to take to the streets.

These organisations aim to not let lack of money be a hindrance to the students’ education.

Despite having had to resort to begging, he is making sure all his children get education.

The group has already donated two sarees each to 39 brides from underprivileged backgrounds.

So far, the programme has covered 60,000 children from Delhi alone and the plan is to reach 10 lakh children.

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Growing up in Mumbai’s urban slums can be a tough challenge even under the best circumstances. Shashikant Jaiswal has faced severe hardships, but he’s struggled on, and is now a shining inspiration for other members of his community.