April 5, 2018
Focussing on small livestock rearing and adopting modern methods under the guidance of trained Community Animal Health Workers has brought about a sea change in the lives of the villagers, who were hitherto buffeted by the vagaries of the weather and annual disease outbreaks
April 5, 2018
Evolving a unique, farmer-focused research methodology, drawn from several complementary approaches, this research project brings about positive changes in the lives of women in this remote area, encouraging them to view themselves not as secondary drivers of agricultural output but as principal farmers, researchers, teachers and active agents of social change.
April 4, 2018
Igniting hope and nurturing potential in women is better achieved by example rather than any theory or sermon. One such story of a woman who got such opportunity that changed her life.
April 3, 2018
Initiating the revival of the silk value chain, with women at the helm, leading them to be sericulturists, environmentalists and traditional scientists.
April 3, 2018
Stories of how single women of Rayagada work to transform the future- a journey of gendered relationships, collective action and co-learning
April 2, 2018
Having realized the vital importance of preserving the forest in which
they live, the women of Hakimsinan become fiercely protective of the
trees and will go to any lengths to stop indiscriminate felling. This is their
commitment to, what they consider, their ‘mother’—the jungle that has
nourished them for centuries
March 3, 2018
Finding a way to harvest rainwater by creating freshwater pockets in existing saline aquifers is a novel and creative way to solve the drinking water problem in the arid regions of Haryana, which have very few surface water resources
February 4, 2018
Applying their minds to adopting improved agricultural practices and shifting to vegetable cultivation on a large scale through collective farming, the women of Gaudaguda village unite to change not only agricultural practices but also show their potential at organizing themselves by bringing the market to their doorsteps, thereby streamlining processes
February 2, 2018
Initiating new techniquesin farming, the women of Samnapur have started taking the lead in agricultural practices such as introducing the cultivation of vegetables, growing paddy through SRI, going to the market to sell vegetables and asserting their identity as farmers in their families and in society, thereby bringing about asea change in the way they are perceived and in their confidence as decision- makers.
January 5, 2018
Do the changes being slowly inculcated in tribal life, represented by the adivasis of Kewlajhiri, add up to development? Do traditional practices, customs, beliefs need to be shed in order to bring about transformation in people’s lives? Does the government take into account the wealth of traditional wisdom when it determines how to develop a village?