by admin | Aug 19, 2024 | Livelihood
Today, 38-year-old Usha Devi is a successful farmer and a master trainer in agricultural practices. However, two years ago, she might have had a hard time imagining this achievement. Her family of four used to rely on a modest income from their small plot of land and...
by admin | Apr 20, 2024 | Livelihood
Ramesh’s face lits up with pride as he displays his lovely handmade terracotta handicrafts at his home in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. Today, Ramesh leads a contended life, just as he once dreamed. Life wasn’t always smooth sailing, though. An illness in his childhood...
by admin | May 20, 2023 | Livelihood
A few years back, 45-year-old Rangamma was at the lowest point of her life – abandoned by her husband and estranged from her children due to mental health issues. The society had labelled her as “mad,” leaving her neglected and alone. When our partner Gramina Abyuday...
by admin | May 20, 2023 | Health, Livelihood
In a small tribal hamlet called Somgaon, located in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh, India, lives 70 -year-old Mangi Bai and her husband. The village has challenges like a need for clean drinking water, roadways, and electricity, and a lack of adequate medical and...
by admin | Mar 20, 2023 | Livelihood
Shobha was let go from work as a daily wage labourer for being deaf. Now she runs a dairy with her mother-in-law. “People with disabilities should be able to start their own businesses,” says Shobha who is from from Maharashtra’s Beed district. ‘My daughter-in-law has...
by admin | Mar 20, 2023 | Health, Livelihood
Every day over 67,000 children are born in India. But for nearly 150 of them born with clubfoot, their journey is far from simple. Nivedhan, a bright 8th-grader, is one such child. Born as the eldest of Rajappa and Varalakshmi’s children, Nivedhan lost his father when...
