The new Bishop of Stockport, the Rt Revd Libby Lane (centre), was among the participant women observers in the House of Bishops who, on Tuesday, presented a report on an "immersion experience" in India. The experience was a pilot to explore how Christian Aid might support the learning of senior leaders in the Church, with a view their becoming "more effective advocates". The participants lived in the homes of women in a rural community in Kerala, India, in order to get a "first-hand insight into the complex way issues of gender contribute to and perpetuate poverty". The visit was facilitated by Christian Aid's partner Praxis in India.