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In India, Dispensers of Balm Travel to Death's Door

Ankita Rao

January 12, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Kerala

The palliative care system in Kerala, India, has been singled out as a beacon of hope in offering the possibility of a dignified death to everyone by safely providing morphine.

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Indian women hear some crazy things about their periods

Ankita Rao

January 10, 2016 |

USA Today |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

More than 300 million women and girls don't have access to the hygiene products they need because of taboos and a lack of resources. Education is helping change that, as are organizations that provide sanitary pads.

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A Card That Gives Migrant Workers a Name

Ankita Rao

September 18, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

In India, corruption in the distribution of government ID cards leaves the poorest without legal identity or protection. A non-profit group is creating and distributing unofficial ID cards and legal aid for day workers in major cities in India.

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The Classrooms Hidden in Mumbai's Seams

Ankita Rao

July 28, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Educators are bringing the classroom to the thousands of Mumbai’s children out of school — in school buses, treehouses, and beyond—enabling them to receive a quality education despite their poverty.

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Why is India flipping over Ultimate Frisbee?

Ankita Rao

June 01, 2015 |

Quartz |

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Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Ultimate Frisbee is, in the Indian context, one of the few sports where men and women play on the same team, building gender equality through play.

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India's independent farmers embrace organic

Bibek Bhandari Ankita Rao

May 31, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

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Response Location: India, Chaina, Punjab

As India's government promotes organic exports, farmers in Punjab have non-economic reasons for avoiding pesticides: Their health.

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How 'Flower Beds' Give Love And Lentils To Moms And Babies

Ankita Rao

March 02, 2015 |

NPR |

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Response Location: India, Chhattisgarh

Fulwaris—meaning "flower beds"—are a network of nurseries run entirely by moms in the community who take turns feeding and caring for each other's children, allowing the community to raise children in a tough environment.

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It ain't easy being green in the world's most polluted city

Ankita Rao

December 12, 2014 |

Global Post |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

Fed up with living in the world's most polluted city, some residents are fighting back, on their rooftops and backyards. In 2010, India launched the Jawarharlal Nehru Solar Mission, a government program to deploy 20,000 megawatts of grid-connected solar power in the country, but much of this push for renewable energy has only been focused on rural areas, leading urban residents to take up local control of their energy supplies.

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In India, Latrines Are Truly Lifesavers

Vivekananda Nemana Ankita Rao

November 13, 2014 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: India, Odisha

In India, 620 million people openly defecate outdoors, causing harm to hygiene, sanitation, food, and water resources. The president of India funded an initiative to build public toilets for the people in his country, but the people did not use them because of traditions and behaviors. The Total Sanitation Campaign is starting to change villagers’ minds by having local leadership persuade those who resist the toilets by holding community activities and creating special committees to maintain the sanitation.

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Activists are trying to stop gang rape in India by talking about sex

Ankita Rao

October 29, 2014 |

Global Post |

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Response Location: India, New Delhi, Delhi

Sex ed is surprisingly awkward in the land of the Kama Sutra, but one foundation is trying to change that with a modern version of the program, all in an effort to stop gang rape.

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