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Meager Source of Water Creates Social Tension in Drought-Hit Bangra Community?
From waking up early at 5am to finishing the household chores to helping her siblings get ready for school before she herself leaves for her classes that begin at 8.30, Sita goes about her daily grind without complaining.
‘Narmada Mahila Sangh’ Fights Violence Against Women in Padar Village
It all began with a sprinkling of self-help groups (SHGs) in 1998 organised by Pradan, a non-profit working with India's rural poor. In 2002, women in these groups came together as a federation, the Narmada Mahila Sangh (NMS), named after the might
Indian Women Find ‘Dignity’ Through Self Help Groups
Today, Mahanand's earnings add up to nearly Rs 2,000 a month. With this money she has been able to turn her 'kuccha' house into a 'pucca' one, construct a toilet, and she has ensured that her children stay in school.
Teaching Girls About Violence and Abuse at Deaf Schools Should Be Priority
Farida felt that her inability to speak (and hear) was the cause of her sexual abuse. For years, she went through feelings of anger, guilt and isolation.
Odisha’s Hungry Populations Need Urgent Policy Boost
Geeta Sahoo, a young mother of two, works as a daily wage labourer in Odisha's capital, Bhubaneswar. She lives in a one-room hut in a slum.
