The Kodo-Kutki Way
Authors : VITTA EVAM VIKAS NIGAM The initiative “The Kodo-Kutki way” was undertaken under Tejaswini Rural Women Empowerment Program implemented by Madhya Pradesh Mahila Vitta Evam Vikas Nigam. The main
Women In Homestead Vegetable Farming
Author : The world faces the fundamental challenge of ensuring food security for millions of households living in poverty (Adekunle, 2013). The proportion of people living on less than 1.25
Sustainable Livelihoods: Feminist Practices
Authors : ANANDI Navliben, Chandaben and Kamtiben live in Panchiyasaal village, about 30 km from the block headquarters of Devgarh Baria of Dahod district, one of the most backward districts
Paniya Adivasi Women’s Innovative Livelihood Development Endeavours in Farming
Authors : Chandrika C. S., Nandakumar P.M. The state of Kerala is globally acclaimed for its social development, especially its male to female sex ratio, high literacy rate, low birth
From Faceless Agricultural Workers to Proud Farmers – The Ujaas Journey
Authors : Hiral Dave Women play a critical role in agricultural production in developing countries, including India, where agriculture accounts for 32% of GDP. Women constitute a substantial majority of
Land of One’s Own: From Dream to Reality
Authors : Shilpa Vasavada This is an account of the efforts of a group of community-based organizations (CBOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the state of Gujarat to enable women
Women Farmers: The Pillars of Food Security in Kerala
Authors : Sonakshi Anand and Manish Maskara Usha Rao Krishnan4 (name changed) used to work as an agricultural labourer on a farm in the area under her gram panchayat, Thirunelliin,
Empowering Women Ragpickers of Mumbai – Stree Mukti Sanghatna’s Parisar Vikas Programme
Authors : Ansu Susan Alexander and Pooja Sunil Shetty Stree Mukti Sangathana (SMS) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) working towards women’s liberation by creating awareness in the society about women’s
Safai Mitras: A Facelift to the Rag Pickers and Sweepers
Authors : Manish Maskara and Sonakshi Anand Subodh (name changed), belonged to the Musahar community and took to ragpicking1 when he migrated from his native village to the city around
SWaCH Cooperative – Transforming a Stigmatised Occupation into Decent Work
Authors : Ujwala Samarth and Aparna Susarla This case study tells the story of SWaCH Coop, a wholly-owned workers’ cooperative which not only enabled a marginalised and historically deprived community