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NEHA'S STORY

Neha and her husband have a daughter and a son. Because of ill health,  she couldn't work in the fields to help her family earn much needed income.
Without an education, agricultural work is how most poor Indian  women help with the family income. It is back-breaking work, and pays very little. 





As part of her Sister India class, Neha received small business training and  learned how to make and sell products.  She prepared soaps and gave them  to her husband to sell.

Neha's husband sold her soaps in the evening. Because of the high  demand in a nearby tourist area, he could sell 50 to 70 soaps within two hours!

Neha and her husband were able to save some money and rent a building near the tourist area to open their own shop. Thanks to your kind assistance,  Neha can read, write and do the basic accounting she needs to  take care of their shop.






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Prevention is Essential
The high rates of trafficking among the oppressed populations we serve is one of the reasons the Thomson Reuters Foundation named India as the most dangerous country in the world for females.  Once someone is trafficked, rescue is unlikely.
To end trafficking in India we must stop the flow of human lives into exploitation. 
Tragically, only 1% of all people who have been trafficked are rescued.  According to Gary Haugen of IJM, traffickers in India are more likely to be struck by lightning than to be prosecuted for their crimes.   Your support shines a bright ray of hope, equipping students, their families and communities to prevent trafficking.
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Sister India Reads

It’s that time again!Summer is drawing to a close and we think you need to top it off with a great book! That’s right, Sister India Reads book club is back!

Grab some coffee and cozy up, we are diving into another truly great read from beloved young adult author, Mitali Perkins. Nominated for the National Book Award, and winner of multiple Best Book of the Year awards, "You Bring the Distant Near” explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture--for better or worse, from the perspective of Indian girls who’ve moved to the US. It’s appropriate for ages 12 and older, and we’re all enjoying this wonderful book. 


You can order the book on AmazonSmile (sign up to benefit Sister India on Smile!) Shopping through smile.amazon.com  donates 0.5% of the purchase price to Sister India after you select us as your charitable organization.

This doesn't just include this book- anytime 
you shop through AmazonSmile, Sister India gets donations on eligible purchases. …
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It Takes a Village

You’ve heard the phrase “it takes a village to raise a child,” but in this story, a little girl is making waves in hers. 
Lily is a 12 year-old-girl who comes from a poor family in India. She is the third child of five with three other sisters and one brother.  Her father works as a mechanic earning very little; what money he does make is put toward his alcohol and tobacco addictions, leaving her mother to provide for the family.
Lily’s mother earns 100-150 Indian rupees per day cutting pieces of cloth, which is roughly $1.44 to $2.15 American dollars. With this meager amount, she must provide for her family of seven. Lily and her sister often help their mother with her work cutting cloth. 

Lily learned about our classes through her sister and started attending regularly. She is always on time and eager to learn! Our teachers encouraged her and taught her literacy skills, and she is now able to read words in Hindi. Her teachers say that she continues to improve, and she spends two hours …
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