Climate resilient millets boost livelihood opportunities for Odisha’s tribal women
The revival of millets is helping women farmers in the tribal districts of the state to enhance their livelihood opportunities and become financially independent.
Beeing: Harmonious, Slow, Tenacious
Sustainable harvest of honey and conservation of bees while employing the values of small-scale production, rural-livelihood development and women empowerment
Solid waste management: Why integrating informal sector is a must
There is an urgent need to frame and implement a uniform waste-picker welfare law that recognises and integrates them into the waste management chain.
Changing lives around the Mahakali
Women's role in governance, water management and conservation pivotal for transboundary water dialogues with villages across the river in Uttarakhand
Artisanal soaps to lavender tea, Chhattisgarh’s gobar revolution is helping rural women
It is now in the process of transforming these gauthans into what it calls rural industrial parks, or centres for cottage industries that the government hopes will create retail products that can “compete with the market”.
The Threads of Empowerment
The women today value their skills, feel dignified about their work, earn for their families, and want equal status in the household. They no longer stand silently before violence.
At 89 & 71, Amazing Grandmas Run a Gorgeous, Successful Farm Stay With Fresh Food
To bring back the greenery by developing a food forest, harvesting crops and building a farm stay for their guests
Meet Lakshmy Das – a young community worker pushing sustainable practices in Kumily
MHM sessions are conducted for small groups, highlighting the cultural taboos associated with menstruation, guidance on how to maintain hygiene during menstruation...
Aamon: Tribal women in violence-hit Bengal province triple incomes with organic rice; revive traditional varieties
4923 women farmers in 140 villages in Jhargarm are part of Aamon that is managed by the women members. They use the latest technology to process the paddy and Aamon sells across India.