With a documentary you have to have Character(s)...

After meetings with the Foundations and observation of the villages and interventions of the foundations, we have come to a conclusion of what the documentary will consist of. A family will be documented in a village known as Notki. This village is significant because it is a model village that has become quite progressive. The family is significant because each member of the family will encompass a particular intervention that the Foundation initiated (example: The father will have a story on how the Income Enhancement program has advanced his life as well as the families, the mother has become independent and is teaching other village women on health and other issues because of the Women's Empowerment program, and the children have benefitted because of the Education initiatives of the foundation). This will work great because we can include a number of the several different interventions the Foundations takes on instead of just covering one told by one individual. Mewat, India consist of primarily Meo Muslims, so there will be a thread with that topic as well.

You never know...

This is a vehicle similar to eighteen-wheelers in America. The crazy traffic, lack of rules and order, and rushed driving could have been a reason for this tragedy.

No Seatbelts..

It is amazing how far people will go to get transportation in these rural areas. It makes me think about how some people complain about not getting the front seat or having to sit in the middle in a car in America. Here people are willing to sacrifice their lives by sitting on the top of a small cart-type vehicle because that could be their only chance to go into a small town and gather the necessities they need for the day/week.

Here is some more pictures of one of the schools in one of the model villages that the Sehgal Foundation has stepped in and assisted. The specific village is suppose to motivate and empower surrounding villages to become more self-sustainable.

Curiousity is common around here...

I find that age is a lot different here than anywhere else I have experienced. The young must begin their adult life very early and some even get married at the age of 12. The old seem to never retire or take their well deserved break from a hectic life. Everyone begins working as soon as they are able to, and they keep working until they absolutely are not able to.