
Oh Mumbai
“Do you like Mumbai?”, a teacher inquired of us while we were waiting at Nandchhaya School to watch students perform a Navratri dance....

The High Road to Hindi
Indu will never be out of a job as our translator. Our best efforts at learning Hindi might be thwarted by the short time we’ve allotted...

Omkar’s Sweet Chai
A week after their home was bulldozed along with a few hundred other homes, twelve-year-old Omkar insisted we drink a cup of chai with...

50 Kids in School = Happy Days
In June, Noorsaba and Dinesh started school for the first time. They are the first of six children in their family to go to school and...

Two Girls - Two Gifts
Kai-Li and Suman’s lives couldn’t be more different or more similar. Both girls are pre-teen, precocious, curious, beautiful, innocent,...

50 Kids Project
A brand new website just in time for the launch of our latest art show in Vancouver! The old website that was cut and pasted together...

Namaste Hema
Not long after meeting Hema a few years ago, Kane told me Hema was once the prettiest girl in all of Saki Naka; a fact she told anyone...

Learning Curve
Please, come in. Sit down. Will you take coffee? I want you to stay as long as you like. We can talk about things and enjoy each others...

Click My Photo
Eight year old Sneha skipped down the lane way toward her home, her tiny feet deftly avoiding the puddles formed by women scouring pots...

Indu and Agya
Indu, our friend and DWP employee, became a mother for the first time on July 2, 2013 in Mumbai, India. Her beautiful daughter Agya was...