Jibril Zaman* pulls out a green notebook chock full of songs he's written. He cradles the book in his hands and begins to sing. His head sways as the notes escape his lips. I've asked to hear some of the 1...

Many young women want a way out, a way out of having to sell their bodies daily; but in this huge Indian city of 22 million, exit routes aren't plentiful for victims of sex trafficking.Prostitution and hum...

Vidya Verma* edges in closer as the American students share a Bible story. "I am hearing every word," Verma says. Verma and her husband Ankur,* who live in the slums of Mumbai, are immigrants from another...

Today in India, a woman will hear the news that she's HIV positive. She joins the 2.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS in the world's second most populous nation. UNICEF reports that around 33.4 million...

Fadia Akhtar* is only 17 years old, but she is the primary breadwinner in her family. Akhtar is one of the thousands of youth in South Asia's slums who support their families by begging on the streets.While mos...