Neeraj “Proud Daughter of Village”
This is a story of Neeraj, 19 yrs, D/O and Rajveer Kushwah of Village Garhi Khirana, Block Bar. Her mother is a housewife and father is a farmer. Neeraj has 5 siblings, four brother and 1 sister and she is younger to all. The economic background of the family is also not so strong, so […]
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The Concept of SHG made me realize the Importance of Self
Samuh Ne Karayi Khud Se Pehchan”(The Concept of SHG made me realize the Importance of Self) Background: Sushila Devi, a 28-year-old lady from Shivpura village, is a mother of the young boy. Tears roll down her cheeks as she narrates her story. She was very young when she got married. The Earlier Situation She always […]
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Red Sari- Token of Solidarity, Individuality & Sense of Pride
Rawa is a remote village situated in the difficult terrains of Girwa Tehsil. Most men in the village are employed as day laborers; the women stay home and tend to the house. With barely any livestock and agricultural land there is an acute dearth of the means of livelihood. The men would get the day […]
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It was the first time when we were united for this cause and demanded work under MGNREGA.
Background The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), also known as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) is Indian legislation enacted on August 25, 2005. MGNREGA is an initiative and social security measures by Govt. to provide employment opportunity to rural people for reducing distress migration. This act was introduced with […]
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When I walked on the streets, people used to mock and stare at me
“Breaking Notions” Background Laxmi Meena differently-abled but mentally strong woman from a village Pipaldara located in Girwa block. She was very young when she got married to Ramesh who was also not very physically active. Laxmi Meena could only study till eight standard because of her early marriage. It was challenging for the family to […]
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A road accident can result in deadly injuries. No one could understand the importance of the issue better than me.
Anandi Devi Yashoda Self Help Group Rampura, Agucha A motorcycle crash can result in deadly head injuries that can often be fatal. One such incident is experienced and shared by Anandi Devi, a member of Yashoda Self Help Group. Anandi Devi hails from small village Rampura lives with her husband and two kids. Her husband […]
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Running her own beauty salon had been a dream of Sarda’s since childhood
Background Women looking for work have even more hurdles to overcome as there is large gender gap in the workforce. Just 27% of women participate in the labour force at all, compared to 79% of me. Despite of the hurdles some women are so courageous that they are breaking out the veil system and scuff […]
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Kitchen Gardening; A source of nutritious & Healthy Food Plate
Background: Malnutrition is a big challenge in India, Global Nutrition Report 2106 and WHO consider poor nutrition as the most important threat to world health. An estimated 45 percent of deaths of children under the age of 5 are linked to malnutrition. As per the Census of 2011, 65% of the Indian population depends on […]
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When I used to see all the women of my SHG doing thumb impression instead of signature I used to feel miserable.
“From Waste to Wealth” Background: Four months ago, Sakhi program reached out Narpat Ki Khedi, a small village with traditional, conservative, and male dominated society. In most of the villages of Rajasthan, men of the community are engaged in agricultural and labor work while women stay at home and do household chores. Lack of awareness […]
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Raviya: An Emerging Role Model for many girls of her village
Raviya, 19 yrs, belongs to a middle class family of Village Adampur of Block Bari of Dist. Dholpur. Her father Laxmi Narayan Lodhi is a farmer and mother Kanta is a housewife. She has 4 siblings (3 brothers) and she is younger to all. Before joining Pankh project, her thinking was also like any other […]
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Recognisation matters and motivates us !
We are proud to have been associated with @Hindustan_Zinc & @VedantaLimited & express our gratitude for supporting our endeavours. Your support made a real difference and enabled us to bring a positive change in the lifes of several women.
We are glad to have partnered with the @manjari_org in helping Sakhi SHG women create a food bank that provides a steady source of nutrition to rural areas that were hit hardest by the #COVID19 pandemic.
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Seedlings of several horticultural crops are ready for transplantation. This scientific technique was embraced by Krishi Sakhi at Chittorgarh under SCE Project. Embracing these scientific techniques at grass root level will surely augment farmer's income.
@UN_Women @PRADAN_India
Under Sakhi Project another stitching centre paves way at Rudrapur for sustainable livelihood. We are on a mission to create necessary support system and commercial networking to ensure that these micro-enterprises flourish and scale up!
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Most of the challenges including ongoing pendamic could be addressed largely only if it is done through collective efforts of community, society , civil society, private entities,administration, government, judiciary, media , all needed to play their roles @manjari_org @rapid_to https://t.co/mHNsGMSUXl
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May 7, 2019
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