Trial to Triumph: Story of A Sashakt Woman
As one walks through the dusty lanes of Khureri village in Gwalior, towards the house of 26-year-old Anuradha Prajapati, one can’t help but notice the bold, black letters crudely written over the front-facing, bare-brick wall. ‘This house is for…
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…
Meet Parmeena from Haryana Girls Education Center
Meet Parmeena from Haryana Girls Education Centre Parmeena, the twelve year old daughter of Akhtar and Rahisan, lives in Ghasera village of Mewat, Haryana. The belief that she has been brought up in a conservative environment was reinstated when the…
Economic Freedom with Gender Parity
Watching us approach her shop, 35-year-old Rekha Devi’s husband, Ashok Kumar, left in haste while she sat hunched over her sewing machine table, jotting down measurements for a small number of customers in her work diary. He was quick to return,…
Step-up Centres: Tackling the Migration Challenge
12-year-old Neeraj’s clear eyes, bright smile and loud greeting make him stand apart as one enters Step-Up Centre, Dharuhera. A native of Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, it was only three years ago that Neeraj stepped out of his home state for the…
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 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…
Weaving her own future through education
“My job was to segregate the second-hand clothes coming to the factory according to their colours,” says Nitu as nonchalantly as if she was talking about a daily chore. “No matter how diligently I worked, the owner of the factory would constantly…
Mascara in the shantytown
In fortitude, the courageous forge their providence. This dictum holds particularly true for 43-year-old Jharna Bairagya of Nathupur slum cluster in Gurugram, Haryana. The rapid metro whizzes overhead and the multinational offices across the road…
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…
