A talk on the Occasion of International Social Justice Day
Date: 20 February, 2017
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Venue: Main Building Lecture Room - G1
Coordinator: Prof. G. Nagarjuna
Speaker: Shri Rama Shyam, Programme Head, Education & Citizenship, Apnalaya.
Apnalaya is a non-profit organization founded in 1973 which works with marginalized communities living in slums of Mumbai, particularly in the M-ward. It seeks "to empower the disadvantaged to overcome the many social, political and economic barriers they face, and to help them access opportunities that lead to a better quality of life".
Apnalaya has recently published a report of the situational analysis of the M-ward. The title of the report is - "Life on the Margin: Charting Realities" which can be downloaded from the following link: http://www.apnalaya.org/publication.php [www.apnalaya.org]