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Four Women Break Tribal Taboos To Touch Lives
It is in this unlikely scenario that four young women, Triveni Chatria, Chandini Chatria, Jayashree Jhankar and Laila Majhi - are daring to dream. They are working as teachers in an ashram school run by the Chakutia Bhunjia Development Agency (CBDA)
‘Women’s Wake Up Call’ Helps Women in Distress
Sabina Martins founded the Bailancho Saad (Women's Wake Up Call) 25 years ago. It is a non-funded volunteer organization. Beginning at age 15 in the Progressive Students Union at college, Sabina's resolve only got stronger with instances of being
Tribal Girls Knock Poverty Out Of The Ring
The recent accomplishments by the local girls have also spurred the community to become a part of the mainstream. While earlier they had only been looking for new areas to hunt and find jungles to continue their traditional rope making, now they are
Goats Supplement India’s Livelihood Source
Goats have also proven to be a ready source of cash for buying ornaments or clothes or paying the school fees. And had it not been for goat milk, children in many villages that have benefited from the Goat Trust's work, would never have known the t
Bangladesh Empowers Communities to Take Part in Malaria Control Activities
In order to make full use of existing facilities and bring the private sector into the national programme, the Bangladesh government entered into a partnership with a network of 21 community-based organisations, headed by BRAC, with the overall coor
