Rural India Youth Leadership is a two-year experience for 25 young people who will be on a journey of leadership and learning that will enable them to form youth clubs and through the clubs, nurture 400+ grassroots youth leaders.
The Vignette Of A Driverben
The author gives an overview of the Driverben program he is associated with. It is an urban Ahmedabad based intervention for building women’s agency
Empowering Communities: Impact Of Ventures Working With Participatory Approaches
Exploring the insides of the participatory approach which is appreciated by non profits across the country
Embracing Sacred Activism: A Global Movement For Water And Life
For me, life is sacred. I'm thankful that I am able to see and walk, that my...
Gandhi Jayanti At Gram Swaraj Sangh
Early in the morning, all the residents of Gram Swaraj Sangh (GSS) campus and...
Facilitating Dialogue – Choice, Opportunity and Rights
The Gram Panchayat often tend to be a traditionally dominating body and can...
Settling In And Attending A Visioning Exercise
Finding A Place To Live Last month brought with it some of the most...
Community Policing Programme In Kushalgarh
A society that normalises and neglects violence against women slowly develops...
Diving Into A Non-Profit’s Vaccination Journey
Taking you through my month long experience of being part of vaccination drives for migrant workers in Kerala.
Many Cures For The Same Disease
Access to healthcare is a necessity to all communities. However, the diagnoses, treatment and recovery vary as widely as the communities themselves. To aid a human body heal itself is considered a noble cause, and the need for it is only increasing with the population...
Whom Do We Serve?: Making A Tough Choice For The Organization’s Ethos
When I first got to know about being placed at Shram Sarathi for my fellowship year, I was pleasantly surprised. Wanting to work at the intersection of finance and development, this was like a dream come true. It was also like coming back to a point where I had...
Socialising At Clinics: How ‘Beemari’ And ‘Dawai’ Became My Go-To Conversation Starters
It has been almost a month since I joined Basic healthcare services (BHS) in Udaipur, Rajasthan. BHS runs clinics in remote villages of Udaipur to provide healthcare services to the tribal population, many of whom are also domestic migrant workers. These clinics are...
A Model Sarpanch And Red Bindis
“Where do women and girls want to go and what do they want?” Until the day I visited a Sarpanch for the first time, as a part of my field visits, I realized that I had not given much thought to the little dots that we like to place on our foreheads as ‘bindis’. For...
Contemplating Child-centric Education In Rural Ranthambore
Travelling from New Delhi, I was welcomed to Gramin Shiksha Kendra (GSK) office campus in Sawai Madhopur with the quintessentially autumn scent of shiulis, and a reminder of what fresh air on my face and in my lungs ought to feel like. Notably, with the nearby roads...
From Waste To Weave
In the menace of plastic in Bhuj, lies livelihoods of many weavers of Kutch. Upcycling plastic has proven to not only be a livelihood initiative, but has morphed into a culture of love, protection and well-being of the planet.
Who Are the Lucknow Leaders?
Looking back at leaders of Lucknow and learning from them.
किशोरियाँ कहती हैं, सेक्स! किशोरियाँ कहती हैं, यौनिकता!
कच्छ महिला विकास संगठन पिछ्ले 3 सालों से लड़कियों के साथ उनकी शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, जेंडर आदि की समझ बढ़ाने में लगा हुआ है।
The Uday Schools (Ranthambore National Park) Is Closing The Gap
The daily struggle to close the gender gap with the help of education.
Inspiration To Be A Better Human Being
Until now, I have encountered most people being primarily concerned about growing professionally. From close relatives to friends and society, I have observed a common concern towards career. Only my mother and a few books had inspired me to be humane until I met...
Towards A Peaceful Revolution To Bring Dignity to Labor Migration
Featured image courtesy Pixabay My fellowship with Aajeevika Bureau started on March, 2019. It was the time when the financial year was soon to be over. Once I joined, I immersed myself into field visits and my journey as a fellow was 'on'. I was meeting migrants...
Taniya Parveen: A Journey of Hope and Aspirations
"You need to step out to know the world outside" - Taniya From Saradhi, Bangalwa village in Munger district of Bihar, where most girls are forced to stay at home and are valued with respect to their ability to do the household chores; a young girl Taniya Praveen is...
“हम सब एक हैं” : We All Are One!
As an India Fellow, I got the opportunity to learn closely from women, who are actively working towards empowerment and livelihood at Gujarat State Women’s SEWA Cooperative Federation Limited, Ahmedabad. The central theme of the organization is to provide social...