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Spreading More Smiles!

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In concurrence with World Oral Health Care Day (yes, there actually is one!), The Ashoka Tree, in association with the Indian Dental Association - Kochi Branch, conducted a dental camp yesterday at one of our Anganwadis. With nearly 100 people turning up, the dentists from IDA also intend to continue follow-up care and further procedures (for those who do need more work) at their centre in Chalikkavattom, Cochin, on the first and third Sundays of every month. A big big Thank You to the dentists and our lovely volunteers who came to help organize the camp, guiding our little children to each doctor and queuing people up as they came in for their free health check. We couldn't have done this without you!  Keep Spreading More Smiles!   

Of Unsung Heroes and Everyday Chores

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A census report five years ago left India’s population at 1210.19 million with 48.5% of this being women (this works out to around 586.47 million).   So here’s the thing, we have nearly 600 million unsung heroes in the country today. From the lady who works daily cooking meals in other peoples homes so that she has enough money everyday to cook one in her own, to the housewife who silently reads about gender pay-gap issues around the world and says nothing of the fact that her work remains uncalculated 24 x 7.   She remembers which child has a sore throat coming on and which child has to wear their sports uniform to school.   She remembers there’s no more rice in the container for dinner and skips a meal so the family has enough to eat.   To the woman who is strong and independent at work, but secretly scared of crossing the four-lane road in front of the office.   To the girl who'd love to get out and dance in the rain, but knows there are eyes staring and catcalls in the