Mary in India

AIC doesn't only concentrate on the children affected by the stigma of belonging to "ex-criminal tribes," but also the women. They are the key to breaking the cycle. As a result AIC has enrolled many women from our slum area into workshop classes where they can learn a trade such as incense making, tailoring, or candlestick making. Since most of them sell random stuff illegally on the streets in Pune, they run the risk of have many of their goods confiscated or stolen by police. As a result they end up with nothing and sometimes take weeks to recover from such a loss.