Jo’s Blog

I was 9 years old when my father’s mother died. I still remember hearing the phone ring and knowing – instantly – that Grandma was gone. I was already in bed for the night but I ran down to the kitchen where my mother was on [...]

India has great laws to protect children from sexual violence. Just don’t expect them to work. At least not on their own. Especially if you happen to be a girl. Or poor. Or disabled. If you are unlucky enough to be all three, you really, really, [...]

Moy Moy has quadriplegia. How did I not know this? I know the meaning of “quad” (4) and I know that Moy Moy has neither the use of her arms (2), nor her legs (2). I also know that 2 + 2 = 4. And yet somehow the term “quadriplegic”  has never [...]

Teach for India (TFI) is one of the great agents of social change in this country. Not only is it transforming the lives of its children, one individual student at a time, it is also transforming the lives of its teachers – taking ordinary [...]

I never stop being inspired by Teach for India. Their passion, their excitement, their total and utter commitment to what they do is incredible. If we could take their enthusiasm and bottle it, we would have the secret formula for success we [...]

Why do we love our jobs? It’s not always easy to do what we do. Taking care of kids with special needs can be hard. Progress is slow. Demands are enormous. Funds are limited. Parents worry. Donors are unreasonable. But those children! They [...]

Thirteen Ways of Looking at Donald Trump I Among that dismal array of Republicans, The only one connecting Is a blowhard businessman. II I was of three minds, Like a ballot On which there are three unacceptable candidates. III The Trump card [...]