This was a short trip to the so called "Bottom of the Pyramid" to better understand what it actually is like. We have read the books and seen the youtube clips - but who are the people and what is the place like? So a very small snippet...

1. Scenes from Tijara, Mewat. 2 hours or 200
years from Delhi – depends on our
perspective.
A district in Mewat – on the borders
of Haryana and Rajasthan in India
These pictures were taken to capture the spirit of the place and the
people, not to depict the grinding poverty there. Most families in the
area live on about Rs 30,000 per year for a family of 8..

2. GEN Initiative and End Poverty
working together in Tijara district

3. Local charity called “End Poverty” has staff on the ground. These
are two young men form the local villages who get around

4. Our hosts – were allocated land of departing muslims
during partition when they came from Pakistan

5. Hospitality – despite grinding poverty

6. Local petrol station

7. Teacher explains design particular to
the area

8. Childcare – while learning a skill

9. Quilt making – work in progress

10. “My sister is the best at Quilt making
so I learn from her”

11. Farmer’s son

12. Modesty

13. Penny for your thoughts

14. What are her dreams?

15. The village

16. Local petrol station

17. School House

18. Shelter for dung cakes (used for fires) made of dung with patterns
Women often suffer snake bites when they retrieve cakes

19. Class – Teacher is in red shawl in the
middle

20. Who remembers Sue?

21. Resourceful lads

22. Wickets

23. Rural transport!