First Grads in History
Their people group had never been allowed to go to school before. That’s why the graduation of 17 high school students in February of 2009 made history for the Dalit people. Now a generation could make choices their ancestors could not. One graduate, a young girl…
Empowering Women
In one state in India a quarter of a million girls from poor families have been dedicated to the goddess Yellamma for socially and religiously sanctioned prostitution. During the annual Yellamma pilgrimage, women and girls here are supplied to the sex trade…
A New Church Every Other Day
Oppressed for centuries, many Dalit kids grew up hearing from their parents that they were worthless. This is based on the Hindu belief that your caste (or rank) is based on good or bad deeds from previous lives. If you are Dalit, you have much to be punished for...
School Lunches
Thousands of Dalit kids are receiving the education denied to their people for generations. Though the schools are provided for free, through partnership with a national organization, many children are hungry and undernourished. OM is addressing this need with a lunch program that provides...
The Freedom Climb
The road of human trafficking cuts right through India, and the Dalit people are its most frequent target. For these and millions of others enslaved worldwide, The Freedom Climb was created. It is a hike up Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funding for justice issues...
The Dalits of India
Every other day, OM India is planting a church among the Dalit [pronounced dah-LEET], called by some the most persecuted people group in the world. Yes, every other day a church is planted. Yet that is only one astonishing story out of India. Read on and see how you might partner with some of these mighty acts of God.
