GoPhilanthropic’s December 09 Gandian Legacy Trip provided an in-depth look at various grassroots community-based programs aimed at women’s empowerment, vocational training and anti-child labor campaigns. The group visited various programs in New Delhi as well Mumbai. Then traveling South to Kolhapur with Dr. Arun and Tushar Gandhi, the group met up with women and child’s rights activist Anuradha Bhasale from AVANI org and Arun Chavan of VERALA who are tirelessly mobilizing hundreds of women to stand up for basic civil rights as well as rescuing children from the local brick kilns. GoPhilanthropic’s travelers met with community leaders and supported their efforts by providing needed materials and tools necessary to meet the needs of rescued children as well as expanding the reach of the organization’s mission.