GPM women getting interviewed by Mid-Day |
GPM is thrilled to be featured in two local, Mumbai newspapers. Mid-day Newspaper and Better India, both well-known newspapers, chose to publish
articles about GPM's work in the Kalwa Slums and under served villages. Jacob Sztokman, founder of GPM, regards the articles as an act of true community activism, “When
the wider community takes an interest in the community development work that we are doing, I feel as
if GPM’s mission of community building is coming to life.”
Picture of the Newspaper Article |
The articles discuss GPM’s work with underprivileged children, but mainly focuses on its women’s
empowerment initiatives. Both writers journeyed to the Delicio kitchen, located in
the Kalwa slums, in order to sit down with the GPM women and learn about how
they prepare meals for the local school children. Krutika Behrawala, of Mid-Day,
wrote,” The women work in rehearsed sync. They've known each other for
eight years. Most of them live in one room-kitchen tenements neighboring chawls.” It was very inspiring to have reporters come and interview these women. They mostly come from small villages outside of Mumbai, so to have their stories shared to all of Mumbai and the rest of the world, is a very special experience for them.
These women's stories are of empowerment and hard work. It is important for their communities to see the benefits of empowered young girls and women.
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