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  • 'I'll put those monsters behind bars': India's law school for rape survivors

    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

    February 03, 2020 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Kolkata

    A nonprofit in India is training victims of sexual assault and trafficking to work as lawyers and seek justice for themselves or others. The program offers both counseling and rehabilitation services and formal legal education.

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  • Escape to the country: India's villagers open doors to city tourists

    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

    October 09, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Purushwadi, Maharashtra

    A social enterprise based out of Mumbai, India helps connect urban dwellers with rural communities by creating tourism job opportunities for rural individuals, inviting people who live in the city to stay with and learn from their country counterparts. The organization works to stimulate rural economy, provide additional income for struggling families, and act as a bridge between rural and urban life in India.

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  • Mumbai sees record low in the number of deaths from rabies 

    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

    October 01, 2019 |

    The Telegraph |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Vaccinating and sterilizing canines proves more effective in curbing rabies than culling the stray animals. In Mumbai, India, city authorities have partnered with NGOs like In Defense of Animals India (IDA India) and Welfare for Stray Dogs (WSD) to vaccinate and sterilize the city’s stray dogs. The campaign has been effective in reducing human cases of rabies.

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  • The psychiatrist helping mentally ill people left to wander India's streets

    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

    September 09, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    In India, many people suffering from undiagnosed mental illnesses end up wandering on the streets, but a Mumbai psychiatrist is addressing the problem by treating their illnesses and reuniting them with their families. The psychiatrist, who started a foundation with his wife to tackle this issue, houses and treats the patients at a residential treatment centre, and then the foundation's social workers reunite them with their loved ones.

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  • How a small community in the northeastern corner of India became the country's first green village

    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

    March 29, 2019 |

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    Response Location: India, Khonoma, Nagaland

    The village of Khonoma, in India's Nagaland state, focuses its effort on wildlife conservation through community-organized hunting reduction efforts and sustainable agriculture practices. These efforts led to the creation of the Khonoma sanctuary, which provides a safe-haven for the area's endangered species as well as serves as space for traditional sustainable farming practices -- like planting vegetables at the base of alder trees, which produce rich soil.

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