Using infotech to help the poor in South Asia
A non-profit organisation, ProPoor InfoTech Centre is headquartered in Singapore with a chapter in Calcutta. But its focus is not just Singapore and India, rather it's all of South Asia.

Genuine naive art
Madhvi Parekh, now exhibiting her works at Vadhera's Gallery, is a self-taught artist and one of those few artists who could genuinely be classified as ``naive''. No wonder Jyotindra Jain finds her art difficult to classify as either ``folk'' or ``child''. It is neither.

Avon provides a ray of hope for women's health
Women suffering from breast cancer in the US have found a friend in Avon. Avon Products Inc., which began its Breast Cancer Awareness Crusade in 1993, is now acknowledged as an established body for information on breast cancer.


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