Solar Panels and Solidarity
The adivasi women of Edamalakudi, Kerala’s remotest panchayat, have helped light up their villages with solar power!
In a Quake’s Wake, Hunnarshala Builds Homes — and Entrepreneurs
Today, more than a decade after the Gujarat disaster, Hunnarshala has come a long way. One of the goals of its founders was to retain a community feel — a potentially challenging task in an area where caste is a key issue and it is easy to get mired in sectional disputes and attempts to corner the assistance available. But Hunnarshala has managed to stay out of caste controversies.
Homestay with a difference!
A unique tourism-conservation-livelihood initiative in Sarmoli, Uttarakhand, offers a learning experience for both visitors and villagers, say Ashish Kothari and Neema Pathak.
Chilika traditional fishers’ struggle
Traditional fisherwomen of Chilika lagoon struggle to safeguard and enhance their livelihoods, in the face of numerous threats