March 6, 2016
Santosh Kumar March 6, 2016
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Recognizing the strength of collectives, PRADAN works with SHG members to encourage women to step out of their homes and work for a shared and common purpose of identifying and resolving village issues, thereby leading to development as also to an increase in individual confidence and standing in their villages
February 2, 2016
Shachi Seth February 2, 2016
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Transferring the power to plan and implement development work in villages to the villagers themselves is a step toward decentralization, which forms a vital aspect of good governance and has the potential to change the face of rural policies and planning
February 2, 2016
Namrata Sharma February 2, 2016
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Setting out with a fierce determination to fight injustice and oppression, Bibi Nasima Khatoon, a milquetoast, is a shining example to poor village women that they need to raise their voice against all harassment and that, together, they become a mighty power, which will be acknowledged by the village and state administration
January 6, 2016
Jyotsana Jaiswal January 6, 2016
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In an attempt to strengthen the NMS, by bringing changes in the existing support system, by enhancing volunteerism to reduce dependency, by moulding challenges into opportunities for women leaders, by helping women extend from the self to others and by developing a pool of strong leaders in their collective, the Bhoura team has been successful in initiating the journey towards autonomy and self-sufficiency
January 6, 2016
Shachi Seth January 6, 2016
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Realizing that economic upliftment does not necessarily bring about equality in society and that true equality could come about only when patriarchy and subordination of women are questioned and countered, PRADAN is working to create awareness through its Gender Approach, to bring about a change in the mindsets of the people regarding gender roles
January 5, 2016
Dhrubita Das January 5, 2016
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Pushed to the wall and struggling for some basic necessities such as a road and electricity—the first steps to development—to their village, the people of Pokharia collectively decide to boycott elections in a bid to draw the attention of the administration and the government to their plight
January 4, 2016
Fahad Khan January 4, 2016
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Showing remarkable persistence and spirit, the women of Jhikra panchayat, in a neversay-die attitude, continued a ten-month-long struggle to find a solution to the corrupt practices of local PDS dealers and a hand-in-glove administration, to finally be rewarded with access to food that is legally and rightfully theirs…
January 3, 2016
G Xavier January 3, 2016
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Reaching out to the poor, landless and marginalized betel vine cultivators and supporting them to better their cultivation practices and to bypass sale of their produce to middlemen is steadily improving the lives of these farmers and holding up hope for them of a way out of abject poverty
January 2, 2016
Sibin Varghese January 2, 2016
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Moving from the policies of a welfare state to the participatory processes of MGNREGA and other poverty alleviation programmes has inspired greater ownership and a more vibrant involvement of the poor and the marginalized in the development of their own villages
December 26, 2015
Debanjan Ghatak December 26, 2015
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Bringing alive the spirit of MGNREGA as being a legislative guarantee that the citizens have from the government, a collective effort is being made in Gumla to change it from a programme doled out by the government to one that is owned and run predominantly and successfully by the women in villages