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Sewing Seeds of Hope
Girls born into India's lowest social class have three strikes against them.
First, they are rural. India's wealth is concentrated in its cities. By and large, village India is poor India.
Second, they are Dalits, Untouchables born into the lowest rank of India's social system. They are discriminated against and scorned to the point of being literally untouchable by members of the higher castes. The types of jobs that Dalits may hold are the least desirable and worst paid in Indian society.
| Their society discourages Dalit women from leaving the home to work. Even when they can, the work that is most often available is backbreaking labor in the fields. For this, a woman wakes up around 5:00 a.m. to prepare the day's food, works from roughly 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (i.e., daylight), and receives about 40 rupees (about one dollar) per day. To provide the context for a daily wage of 40 rupees, one kilogram of rice, enough to provide one meal for a family of six, costs about 18 rupees; a bottle of soda costs 12 rupees; and a little packet of cookies costs 5 rupees. |
Their unskilled husbands often work as day laborers. When the men cannot find work, the family's meager resources are stretched to the breaking point. Pastor Isaac Benarjee, Director of India Abundant Ministries, writes, "In this situation, the husband, wife and children have to suffer. Therefore, if the wife is also supporting the family, they can have at least their daily bread."
 A woman who is childless--either because she is single or, if married, cannot bear children--will not likely be cared for in her old age. For a woman in this situation, a skill that she can do on her own, such as tailoring, is her lifeline to a hopeful future. Without such a skill, the elderly childless woman is sometimes forced to beg on the streets; the young woman may end up working
on those streets. |
Gifts Worth Giving
To choose a gift item, click on the picture or the project title. Thank you!
Sewing Seeds$80/ sewing machine |
Covering Them$40 for 5 blankets |
Village Fisheries$1,225 per village pond |
Slum Childcare$190 per child |
Opening Minds$250 per village |
Goats after the Storm$75 per goat |
Street Kid Christmas$25 for 10 children |
End Human Trafficking$50 suggested gift |
Freeing the Captives$150 for 10 prisoners |
Training in Motion$85/ wheel- chair or cycle |
Microloans: Buffalo$295 per buffalo |
Bikes for Keen Minds$70 per bicycle |
Team Up With Us
Consider having your church team up with India Partners to serve together in ministry. India has tremendous social and spiritual needs that your church’s support and our expertise together can help to fill. We are here to help you and your church help the disadvantaged of India with the love of Christ. We invite you to get to know us and our partners better.
India Partners
Partnering with the people of India in ministry by cultivating relationships, sharing resources, and encouraging self-sufficiency through the compassion and wisdom of Jesus Christ.
India Partners is a U.S. Christian development and relief organization committed to supporting self-help ministry projects in India. We believe in helping the people of India help themselves, with God's grace. Our partner organizations in India serve all regardless of caste, religion, gender, or creed.
India Partners helps through development assistance, training local leaders, disaster relief, and education. India Partners also coordinates short-term teams, speakers, and a child sponsorship program.
