Teresa and I have now been in Hyderabad for two weeks,
working with the Society for the Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) on disability
issues.
Teresa’s project involves analyzing the employment and skills
assessment program for SERP. She will be
creating a tool that will streamline the evaluation of persons with
disabilities for potential careers. My project is to interview persons with
disabilities in regards to lack of accessible public transportation. I will then compile findings from the
interviews into an essay that SERP can use to advocate to the government to
have more accessible public transportation.
In addition to working hard at our
projects, we have been able to see a lot of the city. Hyderabad is really vibrant, and we’ve had a
lot of fun exploring.
We went to the Charminar on Saturday, which is an icon of
the city. We climbed all the way to the
top, which offered wonderful views of the greater Hyderabad area.
We also went to Laad Bazaar, which is a really old bazaar
in the heart of the city. Hyderabad is
the city of bangles and pearls, so we had a lot of fun picking out pearl
bangles!
We’re having a great time here in Hyderabad and are very excited about our projects. It’s
hard to believe that we only have two weeks left!
