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The Dalit life is extremely difficult. Hard physical labor is common. Even children are required to carry heavy loads during harvest season.
Life for a Dalit in the villages is far different from life in the West. This girl washes dishes by hand outside her house.
With the extremely high cost of propane and the shortage of wood for cooking, cow manure mixed with straw provides an alternative fuel. This Dalit woman mixes the cow manure and straw by hand, leaving the mixture to dry on the ground. After the piles have hardened, they are then stacked until needed.
A Believers Church pastor shows God's love through his ministry to thousands of Dalit men, women and children in Rajasthan, northern India.
Dalits in northern India worship with a deep and simple faith. This church is growing rapidly, and this congregation is planning for a new building as soon as possible.
Dalit children at Gospel for Asia's Bridge of Hope centers not only get an education, but hear that the Lord loves, and sent His Son for them.
While attending Bridge of Hope centers, Dalit children receive nutrition, medical aid, education and, most important, the Gospel.
date posted 04/11/06

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A November 4, 2001, rally marked the beginning of millions of Dalits leaving the caste system. This opened the door to share the Gospel with these precious people.
Dalit leader Ram Raj addresses the crowd. For years he has worked to bring his people out of the bondage of caste.
Despite threats and roadblocks, tens of thousands of India's Dalits attended the rally. Dalits experience segregation, prejudice and abuse on a daily basis.
Ram Raj spoke at length about the love he received from the Church in India. At the November 4 rally, his goal was to make a statement that Dalits could choose any faith—Christianity included.
The faces of India's Dalits. Every hour two Dalits are assaulted and two Dalit houses are burned down.
Looked on by upper castes as polluting influences on society, Dalits (literally "broken people") are given menial jobs such as removing dead animals and human waste, digging graves and disposing of dead bodies.
K. P. Yohannan and Joseph D'Souza, president of the All-India Christian Council, briefly addressed the crowd.
Speaking for the body of Christ, K.P. Yohannan addressed the Dalit people as he would his own family.
Women in the crowd. Two Dalit women are raped every hour.
People watching the rally from a rooftop. date posted 04/11/06