The longest journey of any person is the journey inward. When I decided to participate in a trip to India last year with a charity organisation called Connect India, I was not expecting too much. I had done a bit of volunteer work before and I thought I would check out some organisations in India that may be doing some interesting things. I expected to visit some grass-roots projects, meet some local people and come home However, this was not the case AT ALL! I had visited Ahmedabad, Gujarat many times in my young life and I was pretty cocky about it. I understood India and felt as much a connection...


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It was an early Sunday morning when a young group of people descended upon Ealing Road in Wembley to launch the Free Chai initiative in London. Why? Simply to encourage the act of giving. After a recent trip to Ahmedabad in India, many of these individuals were taken away by a non-profit organization, Seva café. This experiment relies upon humble giving and runs upon a volunteer system. Through acting as a volunteer and cooking wholesome meals with true love and care, we realised the power and joy that comes from ‘doing’. Seva café hopes to promote the message that every meal is a gift,...


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