THE ROAD TO KATNA MURSHIDABAD, WEST BENGAL, INDIA BLOG JANUARY 2019 In the rural village of Katna in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal, India, known for its disparity, poverty and unemployment, I’m walking into the famous Jagriti School. Founded by Shabnam Ramaswamy and her late husband, this inspirational school offers learning to rural children in one of the poorest areas of the state. I’m amazed at how clean and open it is as I teach grades 3–11 each day. I choose the basketball court because it’s an open space outside, surrounded by nature. It is private so [...]

NEW TSP FACILITATORS AT HOPE PROJECT When I arrived at the Hope Project Charitable Trust this year, I was greeted by so many friends and associates. I found out from them about the amazing progress going on in the TSP/Hope​ Partnership Programs.            Zuleikha/TSP with Hope Project Director Samiur Rahman and TSP Facilitators The three Facilitators I have trained are working inside of Hope's designated areas of Education, Livelihood, and Health. Parveen covers different neighborhoods inside and outside Nizamuddin Basti area and laughs with her women's groups as she shows them how self-care exercises bring stress relief and joy in that very moment. She also [...]