February 27, 2023

Reach of development amenities poorer in Adivasi villages as compared to the non-Adivasi villages of same geography: Report

The State of Adivasi Livelihoods Report 2021, released by a Delhi-based non-profit, revealed that tribal villages are deprived of public services that are available to non-Adivasi villages in the same region.
February 27, 2023

Saroj Mahapatra is new DG of PRADAN

Saroj Mahapatra has been appointed as the next Executive Director with Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), which is one of India’s foremost agencies working on uplift of rural areas and people.
February 27, 2023

Sivaganga villagers dig oorani with help of NGO

The people of a parched village in Sivaganga district have come together and dug a tank for themselves with the help of an NGO . They inaugurated the tank with much fanfare recently.
February 27, 2023

PRADAN appoints Saroj Mahapatra as its next Executive Director

Mr. Saroj Mahapatra has been appointed as the next Executive Director with Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN), which is one of India’s foremost agencies working on uplift of rural areas and people.
February 27, 2023

Plantation on a barren hillock in West Bengal stops erosion, attracts birds

Rinku Gope’s hamlet Paharkol lying in Bankura district of West Bengal has become an attraction for outsiders. This Adivasi woman belonging to the Santhal tribe has helped revive a hillock believed to be the resting place of local deity Paharsene.
February 24, 2023

Women’s Day 2022: These Indian organisations are helping empower women in various ways

On Women's Day 2022, check out these four organisations that are helping empower women in various ways.
February 24, 2023

How tribal women farmers are conserving native seeds & ensuring nutritional security

district of Madhya Pradesh, remembers her grandmother collecting and preserving seeds of vegetables and various varieties of paddy for the next crop season. Her grandparents never invested a rupee in buying them from the market as they had their own little seed bank at home. The dried seeds stored in earthen pots saved money and provided them independence from the market.
February 24, 2023

[Women’s Day] Meet Foolmati, a farmer from Madhya Pradesh helping others increase productivity and income

This is the story of how a farmer changed the face of her village and surrounding villages through an efficient system that aided crop production all year around.
February 24, 2023

फूलमती ने क्लाइमेट चेंज से लड़ने हेतु राज्य के कृषि में सस्टेनेबल फ्रंट का किया आगाज़

मध्य प्रदेश के सिंगरौली जिले के एक छोटे से गांव गोडबहरा में अधिकांश लोगों की आजीविका कृषि और खेती पर निर्भर करती है. गांव में समुदाय अपनी आजीविका को प्रभावित करने वाले कठोर जलवायु परिवर्तन के साथ तालमेल नहीं बिठा पाए. इसका समाधान किसी के पास नहीं था तभी, फूलमती और उनके पति ने केंद्रीकृत नर्सरी स्थापित करने का फैसला किया. जिससे गांव के लोगों को एक निरंतर स्रोत और कृषि के लिए एक अधिक स्थायी मोर्चा प्राप्त करने में मदद मिल पाई.
February 24, 2023

This International Women’s Day, Let’s Foster An Empowering Environment

Like it is rightly said, women can’t be recognised only on one day, this needs to be done every day. When International Women’s Day is around the corner, however, it is the day to celebrate women, have them thrive and empower them to march through! And that is why this day has gathered significant importance over the years.