MetaFilter posts tagged with poverty and India

"When I came here... I became a human being."

amyms — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:11:30 -0800

Necessary Angels. They are not doctors. They are not nurses. They are illiterate women from India's Untouchable castes. Yet as trained village health workers, they are delivering babies, curing disease, and saving lives—including their own. Photo Gallery. Video.

Slums

tellurian — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:53:57 -0800

One-billion slum dwellers. An interview with Jockin Arputham who helped set-up Shack/Slum Dwellers International.

Restive masses grasp knowledge: outcome ?

troutfishing — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:10:47 -0800

Simputer : High tech meets extreme poverty

Indian slum-dwellers given voice

Postroad — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 11:40:03 -0800

Indian slum-dwellers given voice Their pride is unmistakably justified - a team drawn from the ghettos is successfully running India's first news magazine about slum-dwellers.