A project by the Telangana State Prisons Department is helping tackle the social stigma which prevents ex-inmates from accessing employment and housing after being released from prison by hiring them to run a local petrol station.
Dr. Mary Verghese was among the earliest pioneers of physical medicine and rehabilitation in India. Even today, her work and spirit continues to inspire generations of rehabilitation professionals.
Ghaziabad-based physiotherapist Aaditi Badam left her career to rescue and rehabilitate abandoned and injured stray animals, and now wishes to set up a physiotherapy centre for them.
Destiny Foundation, founded by Smarita Sengupta, aids women and girls rescued from trafficking to learn employment skills and earn their own livelihood.