Back On The Road

Where would be without our car? For a long time, we lived in places where the local public transport was more than adequate: The trains in Tokyo are second to none and in Germany we pretty much walked everywhere. However, OM offices are famous for being in the middle of nowhere (money being better spent on mission than high rents!). With OM UK based in rural Shropshire country, we really need a set of wheels to get around. It has taken two months since our car was written off in an accident (not our fault), but we’re grateful to now have an identical replacement (except it’s purple not red!).

Dalit ‘Slumdogs’ Graduate

India’s outcaste Dalits have faced millennia of discrimination and oppression. However, OMCC (Operation Mercy Charitable Company), the development wing of Operation Mobilisation India, oversees 80 education centres for the ‘untouchables’. After ten years, the first 28 students to begin and complete their studies at the schools have just graduated. Each Dalit Education Centre hosts adult evening classes, health seminars and self-help groups too. Whole communities are thus being empowered for a brighter future. Information about the Dalit student sponsorship programme are at www.daliteducation.org.