Beneficiaries

Children at Cornerstone Children’s Orphanage:

• DKSHA has been supporting disadvantaged children since 2003.

Local Communities, especially Marginalized Farmers and Women:

Most of the people living in our target area are the Dalits – the most oppressed demographic in India. The Dalits are typically landless people and they are considered to be the lowest caste of society, often forced to live in poverty.

Many Dalits women have no choice, but to single-handedly shoulder the responsibility of taking care of the home – this is due to their husband’s constant need to migrate in order to find work. The Dalits men typically find work as day-labourers, for which they receive less than 1.5 USD per day. This salary is insufficient to feed one person, let alone a whole family.