Maria (17) is a homeless young woman in Berlin. The 'Mokli' app became a lifesaver for her. Mokli – an app for homeless, helps her access doctors, overnight accommodation and food services. In India, the 'Arogya Sakhi' app, the brainchild of urogynecologist, Aparna Hegde, is helping pregnant women in rural parts of Maharashtra. 'Arogya Sakhi' lets ASHA workers diagnose and provide prenatal care to mothers who can't access hospitals. Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/support The founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values. We publish in four different languages! For English, visit www.thewire.in for Hindi: http://thewirehindi.com/ for Urdu: http://thewireurdu.com for Marathi: https://marathi.thewire.in If you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. https://livewire.thewire.in/ You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheWire/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireHindi/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireUrdu/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireMarathi/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thewire_in https://twitter.com/thewirehindi https://twitter.com/TheWireUrdu https://twitter.com/TheWireMarathi https://twitter.com/livewire Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewirein/ https://www.instagram.com/livewirein/ Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to never miss a video from The Wire!

The daily routine for Komal Devi and her five-year-old son Raju is to dig for mica in the mines near their home. They do this illegally. In the 1980s a law was passed in India which limited deforestation in the area. Following which, over 700 legal mines were shut-down. The companies left but the mines remained. Without any alternate source of income, the indigenous tribes in the area were left unemployed and they now illegally dig mica from the mines. Both Komal Devi's children work at the mines with her. The more a family digs, the more money they get from the middlemen. Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/support The founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values. We publish in four different languages! For English, visit www.thewire.in for Hindi: http://thewirehindi.com/ for Urdu: http://thewireurdu.com for Marathi: https://marathi.thewire.in If you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. https://livewire.thewire.in/ You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheWire/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireHindi/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireUrdu/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireMarathi/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thewire_in https://twitter.com/thewirehindi https://twitter.com/TheWireUrdu https://twitter.com/TheWireMarathi https://twitter.com/livewire Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewirein/ https://www.instagram.com/livewirein/ Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to never miss a video from The Wire!

Gayathri works at Kirloskar Brothers – a pump manufacturer in Coimbatore. She takes her two-year-old daughter along with her to the factory. This job has become possible for her because her employer provides her with a company taxi and a creche facility. This makes Gayathri’s job extraordinary. Data shows that if women in India received the same job opportunities as men, the GDP would grow by 18% by 2025. Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/support The founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values. We publish in four different languages! For English, visit www.thewire.in for Hindi: http://thewirehindi.com/ for Urdu: http://thewireurdu.com for Marathi: https://marathi.thewire.in If you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. https://livewire.thewire.in/ You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheWire/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireHindi/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireUrdu/ https://www.facebook.com/TheWireMarathi/ Twitter https://twitter.com/thewire_in https://twitter.com/thewirehindi https://twitter.com/TheWireUrdu https://twitter.com/TheWireMarathi https://twitter.com/livewire Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thewirein/ https://www.instagram.com/livewirein/ Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to never miss a video from The Wire!