SWaCH, a cooperative of wastepicker women, along with the Kagaj Kach Patrak Kashtakari Panchayat, has helped provide dignity and enhanced livelihoods to thousands of the poorest and most exploited women in Pune.

The Timbaktu Collective in Andhra Pradesh is transforming the lives of villagers through sustainable dryland farming, conservation of the commons, and empowerment of women.

A unique tourism-conservation-livelihood initiative in Sarmoli, Uttarakhand, offers a learning experience for both visitors and villagers, say Ashish Kothari and Neema Pathak.

Traditional fisherwomen of Chilika lagoon struggle to safeguard and enhance their livelihoods, in the face of numerous threats