Daughters
Dowry, female infanticide, and trafficking of women and children begin when a girl or woman is undervalued. This identity is reinforced...
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May 18, 20155 min read
Journey for Justice: Part Five
Zeenat, the Ruhamah workshop manager in Kolkata, leads me down a narrow sidewalk wedged between a half-wall and the building that is our...
May 17, 20153 min read
Journey for Justice: Part Four
“It’s up to you, Becky. You can go on the scooter which will be safer, but you won’t be able to see as much. Or you can walk with Shital...
May 16, 20155 min read
Journey for Justice: Part Three
Traveling from Ooty to Pune is anything but quick or efficient. Evan Henck, the director of our western region for Freedom Firm, has...
May 15, 20153 min read
Journey for Justice: Part Two
If there is one thing I’m finding to be true here in India, it is that you have to learn to roll with the punches. Time is fluid, not an...
May 14, 20152 min read
Journey for Justice: Part One
The traffic in India takes some getting used to. Cars, rickshaws, motorcycles, scooters, and people are everywhere! You can reach out...
May 6, 20151 min read
A Mother at Ruhamah Designs
Asha, of Horse & Rider documentary, photographed with her little girl, Aradhana (meaning praise in Hindi), has worked with Ruhamah...
Apr 8, 20155 min read
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Mar 31, 20155 min read
The Psychology of Slavery
“'Of course, there are times when there is pleasure,' said Rani Bai. 'Who does not like to make love? A handsome young man, one who is...
Mar 23, 20154 min read
January Journeys: Breathing Dead Hippo
The workshop is bursting with creativity and purpose. We try embroidering tiny flowers onto silk framed in a hand-hammered earring hoop.
Nov 24, 20143 min read
Ruhamah Designs: Color and Encouragement
I was sitting at Cafe Coffee Day (our Indian equivalent to Starbucks), huddled around a table in Bangalore with all the Ruhamah workshop...
Oct 21, 20142 min read
Gayatri's story
Orphaned in childhood, Gayatri* and her sister lived with their grandmother. When she was still very young, Gayatri fell in love and...
Oct 19, 20141 min read
Nimu's story
Nimu* grew up in a village in West Bengal. She remembers a time of abject poverty in her family when she was young. It was difficult for...
Oct 16, 20142 min read
Leg Up's Magic
Last year in Leg Up, we experimented with having a satellite campus at Hebron school. The horses were stabled at the school 5 days a week...
Oct 1, 20141 min read
Scarred but not Broken
Arti’s* story is heart-breaking. She had been in prostitution from a very young age but had left the trade after marrying one of her...
Sep 22, 20141 min read
Nagpur Workshop
The Ruhamah workshop started at Karuna Home on April 1st with five girls opting in to be trained in jewelry making. This is the first...
Sep 11, 20142 min read
Ruhamah Work-From-Home Program
Many of our rescued girls' ultimate goal is to get married, have children, and become a vital part of their community. Ruhamah Designs...
Aug 28, 20141 min read
Rescuing Hershey
Early in March 2014, I got a call from my Finish veterinarian, Ilona Otter. She was doing some work at an animal shelter in Chennai and...
Aug 28, 20141 min read
Vinita's story
Vinita* was rescued in the first week of January 2014, the same day that Freedom Firm had their 100th successful raid. She had no idea...
Jul 9, 20142 min read
A Stepping Stone
“Little affirms human dignity more than honest work”, writes Robert D. Lupton in his latest book, Toxic Charity. Simply giving money,...
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