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September 2, 2012

Convergence of Livelihoods Creation: An Innovative and Proactive Initiative

Transforming the lives of villagers by combining the resources of the community, the government and the local leadership, PRADAN uses collaboration and convergence as the basic approach in creating a significant impact on the livelihoods of the community
August 12, 2012

The Women of Koderma: An Anti Liquor Movement

Taking responsibility for eradicating the social evil of alcohol abuse by the men-folk of their villages, the women of DMMS demonstrate their strength and determination by uniting in large numbers to voice their opposition to the sale of liquor and compelling shopkeepers to shut shop and discard their stock
August 9, 2012

MGNREGS – From Dream to Reality

Through exposure to and taking part in the awareness campaign, the people of Kuira realize that they have ‘the power, the unity and the right’, to decide the type of work that should be undertaken in their village under the MGNREGS.
August 2, 2012

Sipringa: A Decade of Growth and Prosperity

Encouraging farmers to use the SRI method of cultivation, focussing on land and water development, the members of the SHGs bring about socio-economic changes that enable a once-poverty stricken people to become self-sufficient and secure
July 8, 2012

The Women of Kazra – A Perceptible Change

No different from any of the other villages of Godda district, the unique experience of Kazra village in bringing a three-generation-old conflict to a resolution has made it very special
July 7, 2012

A Journey with the Birhors in Hazaribag

An invisible community, shunned by the world around it, becomes the focus of intervention, leading to inclusion for the first time and the beginning of change. Lasting social transformation, however, can only come about with long-term empathic engagement
July 4, 2012

Feeding India’s Growing Billions

Ensuring access to quality food by everyone at all times is one of our most challenging tasks, considering that the nation is face-to-face with persistent poverty, hunger and malnutrition and their implications on the nutrition security of the poor
July 2, 2012

Nalanda District, Bihar: World-Record Sri Yields

Experimenting with SRI cultivation, five farmers of Darveshpura village in Bihar attract considerable attention with their bumper yield; the results indicate a viable alternative to the conventional methods of growing rice and other crops
June 16, 2012

The Women of Chindbahar – Moving Ahead

With support from development professionals and information about the various activities under different projects, the women in Chindbahar take up the responsibility of improving their lives, taking charge of projects and interacting with the community and the government officials with ease and confidence
June 12, 2012

Collective Action – My Dream of a Village

Seeing the women of Darbha standing upto domestic violence, organizing themselves into a sangh and taking part in the gram sabha proactively, the author dreams of a time when they stake their claim to equality and dignity, raising their collective voice for their rights and entitlements