Posts by abigailterhaar
“What Did You Do in India?”
A seemingly simple question that I get asked regularly upon returning to the states, but […]
Women Behind the Wheel: Stories from Steer to Change
One of Reaching Hand’s newest programs, Steer to Change, aims to empower marginalized women by […]
Surpassing Sustenance: A Chronicle of Food in India
“You have to taste a culture to understand it.”- Deborah Cater It’s true that before […]
The Mesmerizing Mahila of the Mandakani
When driving up the narrow and winding roads of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand gazing at […]
What’s in a Skill?
Did you know India has 31 skill development councils ranging from aerospace to weaving to […]
Women with a Vision: Celebrating International Women’s Day 2017
I grew up in a family of pioneering women, in a state, which was ranked […]
Rural Education: More Questions than Answers
In my lifetime, for as long as I can remember there has been a focus […]
The Opportunity to Speak
On my first day of teaching middle school in a government-aided school in Delhi, I […]
Shuba’s Smile
As we walked into our Kothanur Center, we met a girl dangling her keys, flashing […]
From Baton Rouge to Bangalore
I remember my first day in India two and a half years ago, glued to […]