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Living Proof recently visited the Karuna Bhavan Social Centre where Nuns house, rehabilitate, and provide jobs for the disabled girls and elderly woman. This amazing team of young woman create high quality women’s under garments for top Indian Brands. They tell us they use their pay to buy consumables, personal gifts and save. They also support a home for the elderly. Living Proof is working with the centre to exchange best practices and expand their teaching and activities. Learn more about these ordinary people doing extraordinary things on the Living Proof flickr page and our YouTube channel.
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M.Washington and Peter Thettayil with the sisters and elderly clients for the Karuna Bhavan Social Center Old Age Home.
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Peace and Victory for ordinary people doing extraordinary things!

Living Proof returned to the offices of Andhyodaya to continue our 7 year partnership in water, sanitation and renewable energy solutions. Over the years, we’ve conducted exchanges, techinical evaluations, consultancy services and projects in India, Brasil and Africa. Andhyodaya Founder and LP board member Peter Thettayil has played an essential role in expanding the LP Asia-Africa partnership. Soon we’ll send Africa renewable energy and public health entrepreneurs to India for training to strengthen operations in Africa. See more photos our Living Proof flickr page.

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Rupesh Manne and the Andhyodaya team.
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Andhyodaya biogas stove top.
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M.Washington and Andhyodaya solar energy solutions technician.
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M.Washington and Living Proof Director Peter Thettayil discuss Living Proof.

Living Proof recently visited the International Crops and Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics to establish a partnership to find markets for their value added products. the aim is to address food security needs in the developing world and also integrate their products in supply chains of grocery stores globally.

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Rupesh Manne, M.Washington, MSK Reddy, a Living Proof India partner in food solutions attend meeting in ICRISAT.
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Living Proof has partnered with ICRISAT to export their value added products to new markets. Our first products will focus on vitamin rich cereals and grains to address food insecurity.
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More solutions to healthy solutions to improve livelihoods.

Living Proof joined Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, MC Lyte, and the Hip Hop Sisters Foundation on the red carpet at the 2012 Soul Train Awards to present the two inaugural $100,000 First Wave Scholarships. The scholars will begin their studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013.

Congratulations $100,000 Scholarship winners!!

Living Proof, in partnership with Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, was honored to join MC Lyte and the Hip Hop Sisters Foundation on the Red Carpet at the 2012 Soul Train Awards. The Hip Hop Sisters Foundation presented two $100,000 First Wave Scholarships to young female artists and scholars who will begin their studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013.

We congratulate the students for being living proof that ordinary people can accomplish extraordinary feats!