http://lendingpromise.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:56:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lending Promise now serves women who are Dalits – those without a caste, or “untouchables,� as they are known in the Hindu culture. Untouchables have to do degrading jobs such as cleaning rooms, pans and toilets. In upper caste homes, after a servant has cleaned, a family member sprinkles "holy water" ... http://lendingpromise.org/blog/?p=9 The American holiday, Halloween, is one of my favorite celebrations, mostly for the costumes rather than the candy (Okay, I admit it. I do eat a few Snickers bars). As long as trick-or-treaters follow precautions for their safety – and sugar consumption – Halloween is a harmless celebration that affords ... http://lendingpromise.org/blog/?p=8  Victoria Taylor's art, "Peace" My daughter’s school has an annual holiday on October 2 to honor the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. In past years, our five-year-old Victoria has experienced the holiday, known in India as Gandhi Jayanti, as just a day off from school. But we want her to know whom ... http://lendingpromise.org/blog/?p=4 Now, five years after the 9/11 attack and at the heels of the scare at Heathrow Airport, safety is on all of our minds. Someone recently asked me if I had been afraid to travel to Nepal this spring, given the bloody civil war that has ravaged that country and ... http://lendingpromise.org/blog/?p=3