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When Gillian Haslam was eight years old, she stood for hours outside a tea shop in the slums of Calcutta, scooping milk to save her baby sister’s life.

It’s one of the many experiences that inspired Haslam to find strength in the world of social activism, and she shares it in her tragic yet moving memoir. Voices from Poverty: Power to Achieve Through Adversity.

Haslam and her brothers lived on the streets, escaped danger in the middle of the night, fought to care for each other, and faced malnutrition, disease and death daily. Her parents worked hard to support the family, but in her slums in one of India’s most populous cities, the two suffered from near-constant illness and hunger.

Born to British parents who stayed in India after India won its independence, Haslam recalls not only the extreme poverty but also the abuse and prejudice he faced growing up as an Anglo-Indian, and his intersectionality. and provides an interesting perspective on the topic of intersectionality. colonialism.

A few years later, Haslam found that she and many of her siblings had moved out of the tiny room they called home to work at Bank of America. All the while, she continued to care for her family and continued volunteering in her free time.

Gillian Haslam (left) writes about her childhood growing up in poverty in India in her new memoir, A Voice Out of Poverty. Its cover is shown on the right.
Gillian Haslam

Haslam unflinchingly shares the struggles she and her siblings faced, the challenges her parents struggled with, and her unwavering resilience to remain kind and loyal through it all. describes the moment he felt called to become an activist and advocate for the poor.

voices from poverty It’s a heartbreaking tale of childhood that made Haslam grow up fast. She recalls many tragedies with an irresistible sense of stability, innocently retelling the story of her youth and lending extra dimension to her harsh childhood portrayals.

But Haslam never forgets his friendly face. With her loving gaze, she tells others about her own youth and those who helped her, including her mother Teresa, whom she haslam in her own work. I remember her with respect and gratitude that I was able to convey. voices from poverty It inspires readers to look with equal affection at those less fortunate than themselves.

Haslam oversees six separate charities and has received a Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for numerous TEDx talks for her humanitarian efforts.

In simple yet brilliant prose, voices from poverty Haslam tells a beautiful story of overcoming hardships and resilience, not shying away from the horrors of her environment that gave her the strength to become the woman she is today.

Voices from Poverty: Power to Achieve Through Adversity will be published by Top Reads Publishing and will be available on September 13, 2022.