A bovine push to a literate future
While monsoon rains have been sparse in these parts this year and a curtailed crop yield is the hot topic of discussion in most of the Nuh district of Haryana, in a small rustic section of Malab village here, Sunita’s buffalo is the talk of the…
Towards A News Era of Financial Freedom
“I will call you later. Some people from the project office are here,” says 34-year-old Archana Devi as she hangs up the phone. “That was a friend. I have invited her to join the incense packing work. She is a widow with two kids and needs work.…
Produce Locally, Buy Locally: A Woman Entrepreneur’s Mantra
“The power just went off,” says 45-year-old Sharda Devi as she opens the door to her house located on a cul de sac in Lal Wala Kuan area of Mahendragarh, Haryana; her bright smile lighting up the darkened room. Soft, regular rattling sound of a…
Children, planet and green cover!
Children, planet and green cover! Climate change mitigation together with the students Anjali, a second year Necessary Teacher Training Programme (NeTT) student at District Institute of Education and Training (D.I.E.T.) Beeswa Meel, Sonepat is a…
Nutrition Garden - Virmati Yadav's Story
Nutrition Homestead Garden - Virmati Yadav's Story Virmati Devi, a 35 year old woman was the first in her Self Help Group in Alwar, to sow a homestead garden in her backyard. Typically poor households spend from 60 to 80 percent of their income on…
Aseem- A story of struggle and triumph
Aseem- A story of struggle and triumph Aseem a 9 year old vivacious boy lives with his family in slums of Chakkapur village, Gurgaon. Just like an average 9 year old he is mischievous, spirited and curious but that is where the similarities end.…
A Small Start to A Big Dream
Nearly 17 years ago, when Pushpa Saini moved to Mahendragarh, Haryana from her native Mandawar in Rajasthan, she carried in her heart all the usual hopes and dreams that a newly-wed in rural India nurtures. Today, as we sit in her tiny but copious…
Sashakt: Creating Choices, Emboldening Voices
These days, a repetitive “kuk kuk kuk” sound mostly welcomes the visitors as they enter Rukmini Bai’s gracefully minimal, earth-made house in Sanwadi village of Sheopur district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One may also enter the…
Nutrition and food security through Moringa – the Miracle Tree
Nutrition and food security through Moringa – the Miracle Tree Ms Shubha Devi, a 38 year old resident of Chalaha village, block Bangermau, Unnao was one of the first enthusiastic users of Moringa plant. As part of her homestead garden, she planted…
Ilam Mottukal: Fuelling dreams into realisation
“I want to grow up to be a botanist.” It’s not everyday that you hear a 12-year-old talk about her future with such vehemence, precision and articulation. As the gravity of the specialization she aims to achieve sinks in, the first thing one notices…
