refugees

Lata Kachhawaha, who arrived in Barmer district in Rajasthan in 1985, works with Sure NGO to empower women of the Meghwal community to earn a living through Kashidakari, a traditional form of embroidery.

"When we were deported from Poland to Russia, I was four. It was such a hell that it wiped out almost everything from my mind. It is in India that I have my first childhood memories. Happy memories that I can recall," says a Polish refugee who visited Valivade village earlier this year. #LostTales #History

This heartwarming initiative doesn't just empower refugee single mothers from Afghanistan, but also keeps their culinary memories alive!

It all started when Pranav saw a hard-hitting news story in which a 12-year-old refugee boy was asked what he thought of going back to Iraq and he said, “I’m not happy as I know I’ll die, but I have to go back with my family.” #WorldRefugeeDay

Turning into a beacon of hope, volunteers of well-known NGO, Khalsa Aid, travelled to Lebanon and Iraq to make Ramadan meaningful and special for the 5,000 Syrian refugees by giving them food packets during iftar every day.

The ministry assured the relief material will be delivered in multiple consignments. Items include rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, tea, ready to eat noodles, biscuits, mosquito nets etc.

The design, developed by Sanjana Paramhans, can be assembled easily and is equipped with special features to ensure the privacy of its users.

Project Patradya is a Delhu-based initiative engaging a community of women refugees to produce edible cutlery as a more sustainable alternative to plastic.

The American actor of Indian origin had a unique response to a racially directed comment. And it was through action!

Aanchal's seminal work, called The Remnants of a Separation, is by far one of the most intriguing alternative histories of the Partition.