10 Dalit candles 3x4.5cm

These candle pots are handcrafted in the Dharavi slum of Mumbai. Your purchase supports the work of Life Association with the Dalit people of India and helps to provide a loving home and Education for the orphans and vulnerable children in India. http://www.lifeassociation.org.uk/

WHO ARE THE DALIT PEOPLE?

For over 3000 years the Dalits – or Untouchables – have been positioned at the bottom of Indias' society and are subject to the most aggressive and dehumanising abuse. They are born into a culture that devalues them from birth with society considering them lower than animals. The term ‘Dalit’ literally translates to downtrodden or oppressed and there are 250 million Dalits who are exposed to this injustice. Each purchase goes to supporting these people.