VACCINATION ACCEPTANCE, UPTAKE AND HESITANCY – COMMUNITY VOICES FROM URBAN MAHARASHTRA (MUMBAI & PUNE)
Since the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020, efforts across the globe have been focused on developing a vaccine to combat the spread of the disease. In India, vaccination was made available in mid-January this year and over the past months has been made available in a phase-wise manner to different sections of the population. […]
A time to learn through Play during COVID-19 for Samay
Children all over the world are enduring disrupted routines during the lockdown triggered by COVID-19 and subsequent school closure. Underserved kids are especially faced with hardships and learning losses due to the economic and digital disparity. Samay (name changed) has also had it harder. The 13-year-old from Sagroli, Nanded in Maharashtra had a strictly routined […]
Story of passion and hope
Trilochan Netralaya is a non-profit charitable eye hospital which was established in Sambalpur, a part of western Odisha by Dr. Shiva Prasad Sahoo in 2008. Having been born in a low-income family Dr. Shiva struggled a lot to get into the medical profession. Given an opportunity to study in a Government of India funded […]
No farmer no food
All help contact me
66-YO Bengalurean Develops Low-Cost RWH System, Has Not Purchased Water For 6 Years
Sampath S is a 66-year-old retired banker who lives in Bengaluru. For the last six years, he has used only rainwater for his household purposes. Sampath S is a 66-year-old retired banker who lives in Bengaluru. Six years ago, when he was constructing a home in Jakkur, he decided to install an underground water tank […]
Government and COVID-19: A glimpse into curbing coronavirus outbreak
Written by Ambalika Khanna, CMGAA Panipat With the Covid on the rise, a hasty nationwide lockdown was enforced as a measure to suppress the spread of this novel virus. This resulted in chaos across the country. There was not one single person whose life had not been affected by the virus. Of course, the […]
Empowering Girls Through Technology: STEM Solutions for Hygiene and Sanitation
Rupa, Priyadarshini and Sreeja study in Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential School, Veapada, Andhra Pradesh. Aspiring to become scientists, all three of them often discuss the need to devise solutions for global problems. During a casual conversation with her friends one day, Priyadarshini realized that many girls in the community were suffering from urinary tract […]
Water Bell in Begusarai Government Schools
This is how WATER BELL started in Begusarai Goverment Schools I am pleased to inform you that the Water Bell Concept is going to initiate for the very first time in our school MS Bihat, Barauni in the state Bihar with the permission of H.M. Sir Ranjan Kumar. Other than this, this process is already […]
Transforming Education for Human Flourishing
Am I being a part of the problem or part of the solution? (This is a good question to ask ourselves on a daily basis.) Namaste, I am Meghana Musunuri, The founder – chairperson of Fountainhead Global School and Jr College, Hyderabad. I am here to share my story on how small changes can […]
The Lady who believes in ‘Transforming Education for Human Flourishing’
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines and opens up many venues to learn from. For me, education encompasses but goes beyond academics. As an education futurist, I wanted to create a space for the next generations to learn without fear, to face the highly technical world through student centric approaches such as blended […]