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INDIA – Ashari Animal Shelter

One day, when I was on my way to the grocery store in Kolkata, I saw a tiny little kitten, sitting next to a tree, yelling at me. It was so tiny that I was wondering if its mum was somewhere around. But first I went to the store, came back and it was still sitting there. It was almost hoarse from meowing all the time. Since my aunt is an expert for cats, I called her from India. I...

INDIA – Kolkata

Kolkata is a vibrant, noisy, colorful, incredible city and the people who live in it make it special. It was my second time in India, but I quickly felt that the people of Kolkata are one of a kind. The people encountered me openly and cordially and so I felt comfortable really fast. After about a week of getting used to it, I became more familiar with the surroundings, I knew where to go shopping and how to get to...

INDIA – Meet the beautiful kids of New Light

At this point, I would like to tell you something about one of the most touching time of my life: I did an internship at New Light and at that time I was close to finishing my social work studies. Since about 2013, I have been dealing with women’s discrimination and any violence that women and girls around the world suffer off, just because they are women. And as well, what needs to be done to stop it. Everything started...