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Project India: Hands of Hope

Images of India

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The Dasaswamedh Ghat is one of the oldest ghats in Varanasi.
Even so, it is regarded as one of the cleanest.		 Fruits and vegetables are offered for sale at an open-air market.
Some sources estimate that nearly 60 percent of India's
population is employed in agriculture. It comprised 25
percent of the country's GNP.
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Many Dalits find themselves at the bottom of the job
market and make their livelihood working manual labor.
In 2007, girls accounted for 54 percent of the world's out-of-school
population according to a UN Millenium Goals Report.
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An indian woman and child pose in front of the mountains.
Durgesh Kumar Yogi looks for answers to the tragedy of human
trafficking. "I don't think we can stop it, but I think we can minimize
the trafficking through education." -Durgesh Kumar Yogi
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India is rich with beautiful landscape and culture. This mountaintop
view captures the enormity of the countryside.

Pictures by Brooke Hines and Blake Hines

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