India: Our Route
Well, plans never really work out do they? I think I mentioned in one of my previous posts, that our original plans was to spend 2 months travelling India, a […]
Tag Archives: Bijapur
Being Blonde in India
If you were considering dying your blonde hair before visiting India, due to concerns about attracting too much unwanted attention, my advice to you would be: “Don’t bother”. I have […]
Six Weeks At Sabala
My six weeks at Sabala have been really eye-opening. There have been a few ups and downs along the way, but I only wish to write about the positives. The […]
Volunteering at Sabala, a Women’s Empowerment Organisation
Sabala is a wonderful organisation located in Bijapur, Karnataka, dedicated to the empowerment of women and other economically and socially disadvantaged groups. I found out about this NGO when I […]
Arriving in Bijapur
The reason for going to Bijapur was so I could do a 6 week placement with a fair trade company – Sabala – which I was assigned to by World […]
Sabala: End of Week One
It’s a little difficult to know what to expect for the remainder of my internship having completed the first week. I have spent the week not having a clue about […]
Why You Should Beware When Accepting A Volunteer Placement
I mentioned in a previous post that I volunteered at Sabala for a couple of months. I mentioned that this is a wonderful organisation, dedicated to empowering women and assisting […]
First Day At Sabala
The day after arriving in Bijapur, I was told hat I would be picked up at 9.45 in the morning by a rickshaw driver and taken to work… At 11.15 […]
Udaipur & Mumbai, Round 2
Udaipur So, we’re trying to get down to Bijapur (Karnataka) in time for my Product Design Development internship with Sabala… What we’ve discovered is that, it’s pretty much impossible to […]
