Brandon R | New Delhi, India | Week 4

2015 LSA International Internship Blog

My 4th week in Delhi was filled with PPES and sightseeing of the city. I was able to spend a lot of time with PPES and even visit the school again, and I was able to see a lot of the monuments in Delhi.

I had normal work days at the Khirki Village office of PPES on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, but I was lucky enough to visit the school again on Wednesday and Thursday! We got there Wednesday morning and the first thing we did was go to one of the villages that is supported by PPES. One of the Self Help Groups (SHGs) is one of the first SHG supported by PPES to have opened a microenterprise with their pooled savings. It was an honor to meet these women and seeing how hard they work to provide for themselves and their families is very uplifting.

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