Introduction

In July of this year I will be skipping out on the second trimester of university in Wellington to spend ten weeks volunteering in an IDEX Women's Empowerment program in Jaipur, India:

India has traditionally favoured the education of men over that of women. As such, many women in India have not had the opportunity to gain a quality education or education equal to that of their male counterparts. Volunteers have the opportunity to empower some of the neediest women, whose access to education and life skills have been severely limited. These include women who live in slums, women who have experienced domestic violence, women from self-help groups and orphaned adolescent girls.

This blog is a way for family, friends and other interested parties to keep updated on my adventures; and also to provide constant assurance to my mom that I am alive and haven't been kidnapped/robbed/had my face ripped off by a rabid monkey.

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Frances