http://www.propoor.org/ ProPoor is an internet portal that meets the needs of nonprofit service organizations in South Asia. With a focus on delivering resources, new developments, and inspirational stories, ProPoor's website brings information that makes a difference. We hope to match resources with needs and in the process awaken the light of service in individual hearts. eng inspiration, good news, service eng propoor@charityfocus.org 2010-09-02 09:57:20 In the book ‘What India can Teach us’, Max Muller defines two very different Indias – one is the India of today, of the cities and towns and the other India, thousands of years old, is that of the village communities. As a foreign tourist in India, staying in five star hotelss a... http://propoor.org/news/?n=42905 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:18:48 -0700 Education, we’ve always believed, holds the key to a progressive future. Currently, less than 50% of our children in the age group of 6-14 years attend school. The Right to Education (RTE) bill 2010 provides a necessary foundation for spreading primary education in the country, which shoul... http://propoor.org/news/?n=42908 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:18:48 -0700 Twenty one year old Amol Pashilkar attempted his SSC examination in the year 2004-05. Unfortunately, he could not clear his examinations; he passed only in English. Since his confidence levels suffered a blow, he found it very difficult to reappear. After a four year long gap, in 2009, he took admis... http://propoor.org/news/?n=42904 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:18:48 -0700 India is a developing country with a developing population, developing economy, developing education. But is education really developing amongst the people who are born poor and underprivileged. Door Step School has taken the big leap to change the present and to make 100 percent literacy a reality.... http://propoor.org/news/?n=42903 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:18:48 -0700 Walking on the heat-radiating Delhi road, I noticed a bunch of Government school children clad in their blue uniforms, aiming for the fruits on a ‘Jamun’ tree with stones. Their evening snack was happily hanging from the branches hidden by innumerable leaves growing in all directions. ... http://propoor.org/news/?n=42907 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:18:48 -0700 Triveni is a resident of a settlement in east-Delhi and is classified by the government as a “low-income” person. She relies on the Public Distribution System (PDS) for her quota of essential food grains. However, Triveni had been unable to obtain her entitled food grains from the PDS ... http://propoor.org/news/?n=42906 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:18:48 -0700 Once an offence is disclosed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, then the police must investigate, rules the court, and any government circular that interferes with this must be ignored. Krishnaraj Rao reports.... http://propoor.org/news/?n=42900 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:18:43 -0700