Success Stories

Mud Crab Farming – An Alternative Livelihood Option

Written by: Basant Kumar Panigrahi, Project Officer, East Zone Edited by: Communications Team Keshpur, Odisha: Keshpur village in Odisha is situated close of the Chilika Lake and is the main source of livelihood for the fisherman community living there. Kandha...

The Lady Sarpanch

Sustainable Livelihood

Reported By : Ms.Arpita Macwan, Project Coordinator, Livelihood Programme, Vadodara Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh: Middle aged Ramheti Adiwasi hailed from Thaih village where the roots of patriarchy ran deep. Women in the village had no say about anything in their...

An Elderly Women’s Quest for Survival

Sustainable Livelihood

Reported By: Tulika Jha, Coordinator,Partnership Management, Programme Edited By: Communications Team Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh: One of the biggest thrust towards financial saving is often driven by the vision that one should save a good amount of money for their...

Sheela Bai – A Journey of a Community Leader

Sustainable Livelihood

Written By: Hemlata Rawat, Officer - Youth Development, Head Office Edited By: Communications Team Sheela Bai, is a 45 year old resident of Indira Nagar slum in Bhopal. Studied till class 4th, Sheela Bai’s voice was strong enough to force the government...

Together in a Fight against Alcoholism

Sustainable Livelihood

Written By: Arpita Macwan, Programme Coordinator, Western Region Edited By: Communications Team Shiv Shakti Samiti, a Rajasthan based NGO with the support from IGSSS, started working in Shyopura village, 25 km from Sawai Madhupur in Rajasthan. To address the...

Kisaan Club Spurring Change

Sustainable Livelihood

Reported By : Ms.Tulika Jha, Coordinator Partnership Management, Programmes Edited By : Communications Team Gumla, Jharkhand: Ghura Oroan hails from a tribal family from Khora Jamtoli village in remote Jharkhand. His three member family comprising his parents...

Water Treatment Plant – For the Flood Ravaged in Kashmir

Kashmir Flood Update

Written By : Ms.Essar Batool, Capacity Development Executive, Kashmir Bandipora,Kashmir: The crumbled one storied building in a quiet, faraway village in Mohalla Balla, Bandipora district,is standing sadly with an eerie silence.The dents of damage inflicted on...

Self Help Groups in Kashmir help women become self reliant

Kashmir

We provide loan to SHG members whenever the need arises, so this small amount has proved a kind of a mini bank for women like us at the time of need.” - Riffat Rasool Baramulla, Kashmir: Ab Hameed’s face lits up with pride whenever he gets an opportunity to speak...

Rebuilding the Ruins

Disaster Risk Reduction

Karbi Anglong,Assam: Thirty five year old,Karengrongpipi is a young widow.Her husband passed away ten years back.Since,then she has been the sole bread earner of her family, comprising her five sons.She managed her family by growing and selling vegetables in the...

Torn Childhood

Disaster Risk Reduction

Karbi Anglong,Assam: Childhood is one of the most delicate stage in the human life. The incidents experienced during the early stages of life have a deep bearing on the emotional development of a child.These play a critical role in shaping the attitude of a child and...