Didi’s Mealbox Enhancing Incomes of Urban Poor Women through Community Cloud Kitchens
Didi’s Mealbox Enhancing Incomes of Urban Poor Women through Community Cloud Kitchens
Author : Saurabh Shukla, Sayani Chatterjee, Shantamay Chatterjee
December 11, 2025
Picture a woman in her late forties in any Indian household. Every morning, she wakes before
sunrise to prepare meals for her husband and children, making sure they leave for work and
college with full stomachs. For decades, she has poured her love, patience, and skill into
creating a safe and nurturing home.
Yet, in those rare moments of quiet, when she finally sits by herself, her eyes drift into the
distance, imagining the life she might have lived if she, too, had been given the chance to work
– to stand on her own feet, to build something beyond the four walls of her home. Forty
years have passed in care and responsibility, and she knows many more will. She doesn’t speak
of this quiet longing or the confidence that has slowly faded, but it stays with her.
This is not the story of one woman. This is the silent story of millions. In India, two out of
three women will never get the chance to earn a dignified income of their own.
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