Live Positive, love positive: HIV and the right to marriage
DiA volunteer Lydia Greenaway reflects on the stigma faced by people with HIV in India and a remarkable programme in Pune, where she has...
Nearby, far away: reflections on globalisation in the Spiti Valley
After returning from the Spiti Valley in the Indian Himalayas, DiA volunteer Louisa Jones reflects on the effect that globalisation is having on the...
Sri Lanka: The Killing Fields
. Bombs in no fire zones, executions with no evidence of combat, a corrupt regime that is still in power – what will it...
Britain’s aid to India: explained
. The question of aid to India has been circulating around Britain recently. In this article, Blog Officer Emily Wight puts forward the basic...
Under-reported: the story of Bhutan’s refugees
. Charlotte Marshall, who taught Bhutanese refugees last year, reports on the global diaspora caused by the ethnic cleansing that took place in the...
A Landmark Ceasefire
. To follow Aditi Gupta‘s recent post concerning the treatment of ethnic minorities in Burma, Alistair Walker examines the ceasefire between the Karen separatist movement...
Cyclone Thane hits Pondicherry
. Last month a cyclone hit South India and Pondicherry, where Development in Action’s partner organisation Sharana is, was badly affected. Blog Editor and...
Burma’s forgotten people
. Earlier this month US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the President of Burma, Thein Sein, to discuss possibilities for democracy. But Burma’s...
The garment industry in Bangladesh – from a woman’s perspective
. Most of us are aware when we shop in Primark or H&M that the cheap clothes are made thanks to workers in developing...
IVC Reflections
Our India Volunteer Co-ordinator (IVC) Joseph Bird reflects on his work and travels around India keeping up with DiA’s placements and finding links with other grassroots...
Renaming themselves, reclaiming identities: Indian girls no longer “Unwanted”
. Last week the Indian state of Maharashtra hosted a ceremony to re-name girls whose names meant “Unwanted”. Aman Johal considers some of the problems Indian girls...
United Nations Day: Genocide trials in Cambodia
. To mark United Nations Day tomorrow, Tom Goodenough assesses the UN’s involvement in the trials of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Tom is a...
Why Aid India?
Freelance writer Kevin Perry considers the coalition’s controversial decision to safeguard funding for international development amidst cuts to the rest of the public sector. Having volunteered...
Joe’s Journeys
DiA’s India Volunteer Coordinator, Joe Bird, reflects on a summer of content, as he shares his experiences working in India in this blog post....
DiA Summer Volunteer Orientation: A Storming Success
Elephant blessings, monsoon thunderstorms and copious amounts of head wiggling – all in the space of one short week for DiA’s India Volunteer Co-ordinator...
Corruption at the Crease
DiA’s Blog Editor Will Jones delves deep into the heart of the Indian subcontinent’s illegal gambling industry to investigate the state of corruption in...
St. Gonsalo Garcia Ashram
DiA’s Blog Editor Will Jones reflects on his time at St. Gonsalo Garcia Ashram in this digital story. Creating your own digital about your...
Power in Pondi
Following her return from India, Development in Action’s Emily Wight reflects on the work of NGOs across Pondicherry, as they work to improve the...
Incredible India
The latest ‘Incredible India’ advert leaves you breathless and awestruck. It encompasses everything that is truly great about the nation. In light of the...
IPL – India’s latest Bollywood Blockbuster
The Cricket World Cup in India has once again demonstrated the country’s love for its adopted sport. Ahmedabad plays host to the quarter final...