Bridge schools=short-term, getting kids out of work and into regular schools.Primary=poor kids. One was burned down in 1985 by rich people.
In 1995, people tried to murder Jeyaraj. He spent a month in the hospital and was subsequently arrested because of it.
Someone put five liters of a drug into an SHG person's home as blackmail. RIDE got him 2 years in jail.
RIDE is now powerful and revered in Kanchipuram. They work in 95 villages around the district.
They are creating a "silent revolution" by educating people.
The Indian government spends $ on _____ and military, while people are eating one meal a day.
"She was like me"-transfer of culture identity.
Women are selling themselves for next to nothing, less than 5 rupees. They have no knowledge of condoms---> rampant HIV/AIDS.
"Human is first, helping others without any expectation of return is a top human quality."
Jeyaraj has had a "good experience with Jewish people so far." "The building is a symbol of American Jewish community."
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