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ProPoor is an internet portal that provides information, resources and news about development work in South Asia. ProPoor is not a funding organization. As we create a platform to match resources with needs, we hope to rekindle the spirit of service in individual hearts around the globe.
| South Asian Development News | Jan 28, 2012 |
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| India's Culture of Conservation |
A look at the brief history of conservation in India, from the administration of Emperor Ashoka ... |
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| Weed Stories |
The truth is that weeds are not always bad. Actually, they can help improve the environment. ... |
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| Solution to Dam Impasse? |
As the impasse over Mullaperiyar dam continues in South India, a former chief engineer opines that ... |
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| Mountains of Marble Waste |
More than 1,500 marble mines are operating in the Aravallis in Rajasthan, destroying the the hills ... |
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| "Signs of Light": Good News From South Asia |
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New Hope for Women in Sunderbans
posted on Jan 25, 2012
Ishika Mondal, 34, works for two hours every day in waist deep water, trying to keep the fragile ‘Gracilaria’ or ‘Seola’ (seaweed) seeds alive at the small experimental seed bank in Sunderbans, West Bengal.
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Simple Efforts Increase Incomes Of Rural Women
posted on Jan 11, 2012
You enter the place and you see pretty looking colorful beaded jewelry, bamboo articles, quilts, decorative handicraft goods & accessories and a bunch of women thoroughly enjoying themselves making those pieces. A fun place to work at -that is exactly the kind of impression you get when you walk into SAHAJ’s premises. Situated in the [...]
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| NGO Spotlight |
Name: Learning point
Mission: Improve the life of under privileged families of Varanasi who have no food , no cloth , no shelter and no education and are living in an unhealthy atmosphere.
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