Community
Tribal Leader in Dharwad, India discussing health concerns among the people of the community.
Altruism and cooperation is a key component in the upbringing of the children in this tribe.
After learning about health concerns among the community, we were invited for a special lunch.
Traditional Birth Attendant, responsible for the successful birthing of 200+ infants.
Children from tribal community in Dharwad. Care and love reign in this village.
Antenatal Camp visit in rural community outside of Mysore, India. Dr. V, Gynecologist, being greeted by school children.
Language is not a barrier when the sense of community is strong. It is these moments that teach us that barriers are only imaginary constructs.
Woman and her child in rural village outside of Mysore, India.
Devaraja Urs Market. Where different individuals come together to sell everything from spices to cosmetics.
Global Health 2017 Research Fellows. Experiencing India together.
Nature is the foundation
JSS Ayurveda Hospital in Mysore, India. Phylogenetic trees explaining connection between plants used for medicinal purposes.
Ayurvedic Doctor discussing the benefits of disease prevention using plants like this one.
Dried seeds and leaves used commonly used in Ayurvedic treatments.
Tiger reserve in Dharwad, India. Serenity of mother nature at the break of dawn.
Overlooking Forest in Dharwad, India. It is moments like these that teach us humility.
Lunch hosted by tribe in Dharwad, India. Everything is planted, grown, and cultivated by the people of the tribe.
Ayurvedic Medicine Man takes FIU research fellows through a brief tour of his vast plantations of medicinal plants.
Young adult elephants developing skills that will serve them in later years.
Humbled by the opportunity to spend time with this little guy.
Nature remind us that we are all interconnected.
Change starts with small efforts
Ambulance that now reaches various rural communities in Dharwad, India.
Ayurvedic Medicine Man who has dedicated his life to serving others and educating members of rural communities on how to treat and prevent diseases.
Public Health Research Institute of India staff setting up mobile clinic for cervical cancer screening in rural village outside of Mysore, India.
Dr. V, Gynecologist and Researcher at Public Health Research Institute of India.
Assisting the PHRII staff with cervical cancer screening swab collection.
Collecting cervical screening samples and preparing them to be examined back at the lab at PHRII.
Counseling portion of the cervical cancer screening procedure. Women are gathered by a key person of the village to educate them on the importance of this exam, as well the methodology when performing self-examination.
Researcher and advocate who has spent her entire life studying elephant behavior and protecting elephants from poachers.
Odanadi, a safe house for women and children who have been victims of human trafficking, where individuals are given different tools to grow and rise. Mr. Stanley and Mr. Parashuram are founders of this organization.
Children living in Odanadi baking goods for the bakery.
Faith
St. Philomena's Cathedral in Mysore, India.
The Golden Temple, second largest Tibetan settlements in India. Place of serenity and peace.
Grateful to have been able to experience the silence in this temple.
The Golden Temple in Southern India.
Chamundeshwari Temple in Chamundi Hills in Mysore, India.
Ganesh, master of intellect and wisdom the Hindu religion.
Friendships that are built on trust and compassion.
Female family dog wearing Bindi. Hindu's believe that the Bindi is a symbol of respect, female dogs are also able to wear these.
Research fellow and now my friend at Balinese Hindu Temple, Titra Empul, UNESCO Heritage site, where people come from around the world to bathe in the healing water.
Hindi offerings in Bali, Indonesia.