It Seemed a Good Idea
A few weeks ago I had a dream about kids underwater that morphed to the nightmare stage when the children couldn’t be located. When the...
Decision Pending - the pleasure and pain of paying school fees
We stopped abruptly when Indu spotted the cobbler’s stall. Every year we head down this dust bin of a road, jammed into the back of an...
Gudiya’s Home Birth
Indu tapped on the scratched wood door with the flat of her hand to herald our arrival. We didn’t stand in the laneway longer than a few...
Immersed in Mumbai
Nikita, Indu, Yogita and friend celebrating Ganpati. It’s a dark and stormy night - really dark, until the lightening brightened the sky...
Worlds Away from Here
We pushed the heavy door open and stepped inside the cool comfort of the cavernous bookstore located in our city that is green with...
The Littlest Caregivers
Fiza gently whacked her younger sister on the back of the head to keep her moving. Sania slowed to a stop and stepped through one of...
The Privilege of Burdens
Being involved in the most intimate aspects of the lives of people who live in the Saki Naka community is a privilege with chains...
Joy!
We spend a lot of time in Saki Naka laughing, playing, celebrating and enjoying small moments of pure joy with the kids and families we...
Freedom 55
As I sit down at my computer a crisp spring breeze flows through our patio door, outside the sun is alone in the sky shining brightly on...
An Honour Bestowed
'If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.' - Dalai Lama. An email came from a mysterious...
