On the Road Again to India

Well I am travelling again, I only ever seem to get the time to catch up when I am on a plane or train.

This time I am on my way to Mumbai. When Larry English the CEO of Homeless International invited me to join him on his visit to the Projects in the slums of Mumbai I was a little hesitant. I had read Slumdog millionaire and I had also seen the film. How close do I really want to get to this?

Well, I suppose the answer to that is 'as close as I need to be to make a difference', so here I am getting ready to be up close and personal to some of the success stories that Homeless International have helped create. The schedule looks pretty gruelling. Fly out on Sunday (10 January) and back on Friday evening with a full schedule in between.

I want to look at exactly what Homeless International is doing and how they are doing it. I will be talking to some of the people who are participating in the projects and most importantly, some of the people whose lives have been transformed by your support. I hope to be able to talk to street dwellers that save every rupee they can towards projects that change lives. I am also hoping to speak with one of the women's groups that seem to have developed a successful model of hosing that is now being recognised across India as a way forward.

Well that's the plan, you have read the trailer. I will keep you informed about the cast and the production crew but as always it is the strong storyline that makes the difference.

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