SPADE,India and PPCWC

"Where the Brahmaputra meets the Mississippi..."  and cultures come together for an evening of dance and laughter, food and fine music.  

The Brahmaputra snakes its way S from the Himalayas and engulfs the banks of Assam , India every year during the spring monsoon.  As the river flows many girls are forced to leave their villages and are exploited as maid servants  making 500 rupees ($12) a month.  The Society for Promotion of Appropriate Development Efforts (SPADE) is a volunteer organization in Assam training young girls as nursing assistants, finding them employment where they earn a livable wage and are offered safe places to live.

The festivities will benefit girls and women from Assam, India and Minneapolis , MN through programs  by the Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center (PPCWC) and the Society for Promotion of Appropriate Development Efforts, Assam, India (SPADE).