Skills Development

Going to college is still within reach for Amrita!

Hoisting her little girl, nearly one, onto her hip, Amrita* ( 23) described how she worked part-time to pay her way through a year and a...

An Anniversary, and a New Bloom!

left to right: Magimai (Basis graduate), Tejaswini (Bluebells School), James Ambat (Family Development Services), Thomas Saverimuthu...

Wings to Fly

This year we celebrated the graduation of 81 learners - primarily women and girls - from our Basis Learning Centres in Bangalore! ...

Letter to My Son

Dear Simon, Tomorrow we celebrate the graduation of fifty learners from Bloom, the new Basis Learning Centre I told you about in April! I...

The Future is Now

We're so excited about the 2022-23 year to come! Thanks to the faithful support of donors and partners , we are now standing on a strong...

New Possibilities Can Mean New Life

On December 16 I came across a BBC article "What's behind suicides by thousands of Indian housewives?" Having just spent time at our...

Sasquia's "Why"

But for youth to flourish, they need adults that nurture them with love, care, mentoring, and modelling of ethical principles...

Prema's Story

Prema dreams of becoming digitally literate and learning Microsoft Office in order to improve her education and employment prospects...

Looking Back and Looking Forward

Our first “nest” is being structured right now, even as this post is being written, at a new Children’s Creativity Centre...

"What If"

What if we can help prevent trafficking? What if we can help protect children from child labour? What if we can help develop the skills...