Hot sun, warm hearts in India
March 6, 2017 | IndiaMarch 17 The final day dawned pretty much like our other days in Rajasthan: clear, hot and sunny. The difference was that today we did not have to work. Today was all about celebrating how... Read More
INDIA Location and Culture
October 19, 2016 | IndiaIn the southeast corner of Rajasthan lies the town of Bhinder, home to some 30, 000 people. The town is made up of a mix of Hindu, Muslim and tribal people. In the center of... Read More
March 2011
October 19, 2016 | IndiaThis is the first time that a DWC project has been completed in a two-week period, according to Heera. We think it is largely due to the hard work of the self-help groups (community members)... Read More
India Computers for empowerment
October 12, 2016 | IndiaFrom Oct. 8 to 22, 2016, the Softchoice Cares board was volunteering in Rajasthan, India with Jatan Sansthan. The team worked to update two computer labs that Softchoice Cares built in 2015, and train locals from... Read More
View from a volunteer team leader
May 25, 2016 | IndiaRay Fowell and his team went to one of the hottest, driest parts of India, Rajasthan, at one of the hottest times of the year: May. Despite temperatures reaching 50C, they worked full days to... Read More
February 16, 2015 Access To Knowledge Is Power
February 16, 2015 | IndiaAccess to knowledge is power. An easy thing to say but a difficult concept to grasp when we in North America live with a device attached to us at all times. We have the power... Read More
February 15, 2015: India – A Feast For The Eyes
February 15, 2015 | IndiaGlances out the window reveal life in action. A bare-foot and bare-bottomed boy running down an alleyway using a stick to control a rolling bicycle tire. An old man wrapped in many layers of clothing... Read More
February 11, 2015: Unleashing the Hope within Rajasthan’s Local Youth
February 11, 2015 | IndiaChildren scare me. Why and when this fear developed, I’m not 100% sure. I do find them cute, and I do care about kids, but the thought of the responsibility to raise a child tends to bring... Read More
February 10, 2015 When A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity Happens Twice
February 10, 2015 | IndiaI’ve know from a very young age the importance of helping others and making an impact in their lives. I remember when I was 10 years old, listening to my best friend’s father share his... Read More
Friday Oct 24th: Final Thoughts And A Bittersweet Goodbye
October 24, 2014 | IndiaWith Bob feeling under the weather and out for the count with a head cold the rest of us set off to sightsee the Chittoorgarh Fort. It is located a few kilometers south of Bhilwara... Read More
Wednesday, Oct 22nd: “Chalo!” aka “Let’s Go!”
October 24, 2014 | IndiaSo today was a morning much like all the rest in the sense that it started with Bob’s yoga class and a full on spicy breakfast. We knew that today was going to involve a... Read More
Monday Oct 20th: First day for some
October 22, 2014 | IndiaNot surprisingly, we returned to the job site this morning to find that an incredible amount of work had been done over the weekend. The entire length of the wall (27 meters) is now about... Read More