Early marriage

In the North East of India, in the state of Assam, we visited some very remote villages and found out that early marriage is still a big issue. The Government has tried to prevent it by setting the legal age of marriage at 18 for girls and 21 for boys. Dr. Hira and the DPO …

A dark side of the Brahmaputra River: Erosion

The Brahmaputra River is a massive river born in Tibet that sweeps its way along Assam to finally reach the sea in the Bay of Bengal (Bangladesh). The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers in Asia, it is about 2900km long and, every spring, people, animals and crops are affected by floods when the …

Mission Smile

On our very last day in Assam, Dr. Ashok Rao took us by surprise, when he proposed to visit the Guwahati Comprehensive Cleft Care Center (GCCCC). Still thinking about the things we needed to pack for our flight to Delhi, we were blown away by this amazing project and the great job they are carrying …

Radio Brahmaputra

Radio Brahmaputra really made an impression on us, they are carrying out an amazing job and it helped us getting to know the importance of many issues we didn’t think about before and we also realized the large variety of challenges these isolated communities face. ************* RADIO BRAHMAPUTRA Brahmaputra Community Radio Station is an initiative …

Short clip on the C-NES

The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research is an NGO based in Assam, India, that brings healthcare to the isolated communities living in the islands of the Brahmaputra River. Learn more: http://www.c-nes.org/

5 weird questions we always get

During our stay in India there are a great amount of things that have shocked us, since the culture and way of living is so different than our country. For them our culture is also a big unknown, and we have seen it in these 5 questions we're recurrently asked:   1. What is your …

Indian hospitality

Throughout our days in India we've been overwhelmed by the hospitality of Indian people. For a westerner, it sometimes feels like too much, and because of all the bad stories you hear, you're a bit cautious. Indian culture is centered around the family, and once they let you in they treat you like a family …

HEALTH ISSUES, differences between lower and upper Assam camps

Anaemia Anaemia is very prevalent throughout Assam, but we noticed it was more common in Upper Assam. This surprised us because from our short experience here, we got the feeling that the communities in upper Assam were indeed richer and better educated than in lower Assam. The main cause that everyone we asked pointed out …

Last days in Guwahati

When we came back from Kaziranga we had to write a report on the days on boat clinics, so we spent a few days in Guwahati. As we hadn't had the chance to visit Guwahati before, we decided to take the time to visit the main landmarks of the city.   ASSAM STATE MUSEUM This building …

Kaziranga

-DISCLAIMER: this is going to be a different kind of post, as we will be talking about our touristic visit to Kaziranga, but this stop is a must for anyone who's traveling to North-East India- 19/02/2017 — ELEPHANTS BATHING — We reached Bokahat at 1:00pm. We had previously arranged with the hotel that they would …