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Calcutta Hope @CalcuttaHope

Calcutta Hope works for India's poorest children. Registered Charity Number: 1084800

Joined December 2013
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From 2016: KMC won't hire boys to clean #Kolkata's sewers
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Calcutta Hope retweeted
Steven Derby@Steven_Derby
30 Jan 2022
By @Dylan_Mathews: It’s 2022 and Decolonising Aid finds itself at a crossroads: which path will you take? bond.org.uk/news/2022/01/its… via @bondngo #Decolonization #decolonisation #decolonize #decolonizeaid #postcolonialism #colonialism

It's 2022 and Decolonising Aid finds itself at a crossroads: which path will you take? | Bond

Decolonising our sector is now at a crossroads and we all have a choice to make. Either we choose to be brave enough to take the road less travelled, or we choose business as usual, which will be an...

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From 2019: Present condition of toilets at #Gajole/Gazole and #Bamongola youtube.com/watch?v=xSf5q9m6… #ERDS

Sanitation

Present condition of toilets at Gajole and Bamongola

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#Oxfam #India says it's 'severely' hit by ban on foreign funds bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-in…

Oxfam India says it's 'severely' hit by ban on foreign funds

The charity says a decision not to renew its licence will severely affect its humanitarian work.

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"Li Jingwei was just four years old when he was lured away from his home and sold into a child #trafficking ring" bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-ch…

Map drawn from memory helps reunite kidnapped Chinese man with family

Li Jingwei was kidnapped in Yunnan province in 1989 and sold to a family thousands of miles away.

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#Trafficking victims entitled to back payments after court ruling theguardian.com/uk-news/2021…

Trafficking victims entitled to back payments after court ruling

People left without basics such as toothpaste and sanitary products after Home Office axed support

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Torah For Today: Tainted money jewishnews.timesofisrael.com… via @JewishNewsUK

Torah For Today: Tainted money

Rabbi Ariel Abel takes a topical issue and looks into Jewish texts for an Orthodox response

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"a descendent of one who has sinned against the public should be allowed to make amends to the public."
#ChildrensDay is celebrated across #India to increase awareness of the #rights, care and education of children. It is celebrated on 14 November every year as a tribute to the birthday of India's First Prime Minister, #JawaharlalNehru. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childr…

Children's Day (India) - Wikipedia

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COP26: What do the poorest countries want from climate summit? bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir… #cop26 #ClimateEmergency

COP26: What do the poorest countries want from climate summit?

Rich countries will get most of the attention, but developing countries are on climate change's front line.

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Budget 2021: Foreign aid cuts to remain until at least 2024 - Sunak bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-5… #Budget

Budget 2021: Foreign aid cuts to remain until at least 2024 - Sunak

The chancellor says spending could return to 0.7% levels but only once money rules have been met.

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BBC News - #MalkhanSingh: The surrender of India's bandit king bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-in… #India

Malkhan Singh: The surrender of India's bandit king

Forty years ago, a photographer spent a week following India's dreaded "bandit king" Malkhan Singh.

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Steven Derby@Steven_Derby
8 Oct 2021
For followers with an interest in #India, here is a #postcard with a panorama view of #Bombay now called #Mumbai. Can you tell where the picture was taken from? The #postcard could be over 100 years old! #SDIPC #postcards #deltiology
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One year of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa… @LSE_ID

One year of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) - LSE International Development

In this article, graduating student from MSc Health and International Development 2021 Jasmine Birmingham reflects on a year since the closure of the UK’s Department of International Development and...

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Richest 10% in #India own over 50% of assets: NSS toi.in/SBuQpb10/a24gj via @timesofindia
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Covid-19: India school closures 'catastrophic' for poor students bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-in… #India #Covid_19 #education #school

Covid-19: India school closures 'catastrophic' for poor students

Learning outcomes have worsened in India where schools have been shut due to Covid for more than a year.

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Air #pollution may reduce life expectancy of #Indians by nine years, says study bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-in…

Air pollution may reduce life expectancy of Indians by nine years, says study

Millions in north India face the most extreme levels of air pollution in the world, the report says.

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Steven Derby@Steven_Derby
31 Aug 2021
"Hundreds of Indians were shot by #British troops while attending a public meeting at the site in 1919. The #massacre was a turning point in #India's nationalist movement." bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-in… #IndiaNews #IndiaHistory #JallianwalaBagh #JallianwalaBaghMassacre
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Interfaith Matters@__Interfaith__
26 Aug 2021
Our kindness will not stop the shock, but it might soften the pain blogs.timesofisrael.com/our-… #IFMREF

The Blogs: Our kindness will not stop the shock, but it might soften the pain

From the blog of Jonathan Wittenberg at Jewish News

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26 Aug 2021
Can twitter followers help say where this building is? It's an old postcard. Please retweet to assist. Thank you. #architecture #IFMPC
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