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Project Information
Description
Getting proper footwear to the children in Vadamanapakkan Elementary and High school.
Figuring out a proper implementation method to ensure that the shoes are properly used. |
Project Date/Time
9/1/2009 1:34 AM to 12/31/2009 2:34 AM
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Host
Project RISHI
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Location
Vadamanapakkam, Tamil Nadu, India
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Project Type
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Focus
Children and Youth, Education and Academia, Health and Medicine
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By
shreyamalli
No initiative should be taken without research. Here's a good article that talks about providing shoes for the cause of development. Have we followed through with our research? We know that some children of the village have shoes, but simply do not wear them. One child says, ...
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abhishekgupta
I've been to the village twice now. Every time i face a dilemma - I'm wearing my comfortable Nike's and all the children have nothing. Yet children like them probably made my Nike's. I feel like I'm exploiting them to their face. Its time to give back - lets give them shoes that can pr...
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Organization: Project RISHI
Project RISHI (Rural India Social and Health Improvement) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to develop and transform rural India villages into progressive and modern communities. In order to achieve this overarching vision, our organization aims to start with a village in Southern Ind
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