Fellows & Editors

Purnima Ramakrishnan

Trip:: Brazil 2014
Affiliation:: World Moms Blog
Country:: Brazil
Year:: 2014

Find me on:: Twitter; Facebook

Purnima Ramakrishnan is a senior editor and manager of social good projects at World Moms Blog, named one of Forbes’ Top 100 Websites for Women. She was the recipient of the BlogHer International Activist Award in 2013. She focuses primarily about motherhood and global activism, including women’s empowerment, maternal well-being, child survival, environmentalism, immunizations and non-denominational spirituality. She also writes for Impatient Optimists, The Huffington Post, Shot@Life and other outlets. She launched #Moms4MDGs campaign, which has promoted awareness about the Millennium Development Goals. She has a master’s degree in electronics engineering and designed vehicle electronics.

Stories

Making Progress on the Millennium Development Goals in Brazil

by Ramakrishnan, Purnima | August 04, 2014

This April we went to Brazil for a reporting trip which lasted almost a fortnight. It was a great opportunity to learn about the progress Brazil has made in achieving the ...
Bolsa Familia Program - Ending the World’s Problems Through Education and Food

by Ramakrishnan, Purnima | June 20, 2014

In my recent trip to Brazil, I had the opportunity to learn about Bolsa Familia -- one of the most popular cash-transfer schemes in Latin America. A predecessor to this scheme is...
Rap Music Creates Social Equality, Awareness, and Human Connections

by Ramakrishnan, Purnima | April 11, 2014

{image-1} Rappers at the Centro Cultural Sao Paulo Our visit to Sao Paulo with The International Reporting Project was coming to a close. After a very hectic day of community heath visits...
Traveling to Brazil as an International Reporting Project Fellow

by Ramakrishnan, Purnima | March 11, 2014

Sometime back I wrote in my personal blog that I am ‘NOT’ a globe-trotting mama. But here I am getting ready for my next adventure all over Brazil. {image-1} I...