Profugo Blogs

Visit to Wayanad
Find out about our first field visit to Wayanad, the proposed location of Profugo’s first Center of Development.
Read more about the Wayanad visit…
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The Puruit of Happiness
How do we evaluate human well being? Read this article to find out about traditional and new paradigms of human development.
Read more about the pursuit of happiness…
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Love in [...]

As I mentioned in my last post, Rincy and Baiju were instrumental in helping us perform our field study of the Wayanad area. Rincy is doing her PhD on “the reproductive health of tribal women” and Baiju is doing his PhD on “gender equality issues”. Rincy is working with a tribal group in a remote [...]

We were introduced to Naveen on our last visit to Bangalore in Dec 2006. At that time Naveen was working as a consultant for CHC (Community Health Cell). We were impressed by Naveen’s heart for the underserved. CHC is an organization created to study and publicize health needs among the marginalized. Through their efforts they [...]

Jane and Tammy visited us here in Bangalore from Dec 14 to the 16th. Jane was already in India prior to our arrival, on a 3 month project with orphans in north India. Tammy has documented part of their trip on her blog. Check it out!
It was great having Jane and Tammy visit us! The [...]

Penn State University Honors scholars participated in the 2008 Sweat For Hope 5K. An article is posted on the program’s blog.

While we were still in the states, we had asked Jose to help us find us someone who could advice us on the incorporation needs for Profugo. He introduced us to Terrance D’Souza. Jose has previously worked with Terrance on a number of issues, trusts him and is of the opinion that that he is very meticulous. On [...]

 
I know Jose for about two years now. We first met through a mutual acquaintance in December 2006. He was a previously a captain in the army and later worked for Mahindra (a large automotive manufacturer). Subsequently, he worked for a number of software development companies. When I met him in 2006, he was the COO for [...]

The service on Emirates is really good. I would normally not say this. But to a couple anxious about travelling on a long trip, service makes all the difference. The staff went out of the way to make us feel comfortable. Our first leg was from JFK to Dubai airport, lasting 17 hours. There were [...]

Our flight was from JFK at 10ish in the AM. Jihye and Jimmy Huh (Jenny’s sister and brother-in-law) graciously offered to take us to the airport. The plan was that they would spend time over the weekend visiting family in NY. Early Monday morning they would meet us at a designated gas station close to [...]

These posts will work backwards, sort of. I am far behind where I should be in terms of keeping the community updated as to what we have been up to. The intention is to now post notes regarding our journey and travels, beginning with the departure from Philadelphia.