Aarohi : Making a better way for the future
Aarohi was founded by Oona and Sushil Sharma, a rural development specialist and a doctor, respectively in August 1992. With experience of social work in this region, they knew that life in the mountains was uncertain and difficult, but their love for this unique environment encouraged them to stay on. Aarohi’s mission is to create […]
Once A Child Labourer, Hero Helps Hundreds Of Homeless Get Care & Jobs
Anumuthu’s childhood was marred with poverty and struggle as a child laborer after he lost his father at only 7. Learning from his own experiences, today he provides dignity and care in the form jobs, medical attention, food and clothes to the homeless through his NGO Snehan. A few years ago, Puducherry-based Suresh (name changed) lost […]
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Jawhar, a rural taluka located in Palghar District of Maharashtra, has traditionally been inhabited by tribals, engaged in agriculture, getting by on their meagre earnings. Children and youth from Jawhar have faced a dual shock because of the COVID-19 pandemic – witnessing their family members grappling with the stress of migration and lost livelihoods, and […]
School on a skywalk: This NGO educates children on the skywalks of Mumbai’s railway stations
From training them to be ready for school to providing food, convincing their parents and providing transport, this NGO is doing everything it can to ensure these children continue their education. If you walk through the Khandaveli station in Mumbai at around 11 am, you would come across the most endearing sight. A group of […]
Bengal Teacher Turns Streets Into Classrooms, After School Shut Since Lockdown
“I would see children just loitering about the village. I wanted to make sure their learning doesn’t stop.” Please find the video on the link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8po0_ASUDY A teacher from the tribal village of Joba Attpara in West Bengal’s West Bardhaman district has turned walls into blackboards and streets into classrooms, in an attempt to […]
Seeds of Prosperity
A small business or micro-enterprise can pave the way to a comfortable living, more so when regular or well-paid jobs are in short supply. This is especially true for individuals and families living below the poverty line. A vegetable cart, a roadside kiosk selling household items, a small home-based tailoring business, or a street food […]
Low-Cost, Innovative Check Dams Help 8,000 Jharkhand Farmers Save Water & Earn More
Around 25 years ago, villagers in the Khunti district in Jharkhand saw a massive amount of tree cutting carried out for development purposes. Locals say the activity was so rampant that about 100 trucks of wood were being carried every day. Moreover, the absence of afforestation drives to compensate for the massive environmental damage led […]
LetsEndorse: On a mission to create 10,000 MSMEs in India
The MSME sector is called the growth engine of India owing to its huge contribution to the Indian economy. However, the sector faces multiple challenges like lack of access to finances and lack of technical know-how. Mission Swavalamban by LetsEndorse is actively working to solve these problems and fuel the growth of such MSMEs. When […]
Nagaland Students Setup Mini Hydropower Plant, Power Highway Street Lights
Through the heart of Khuzama village in Kohima district, Nagaland, runs the Asian Highway 2, which has street lamps that stand 7-foot tall. Its posts are painted with the motifs of the Angami tribe in colours of red, green, black, white, yellow and orange, among others. This was done to represent the “rich Angami tribe […]
Parents Are Partners in Education
For almost a year, schools across the country have been shut, in lieu of the global pandemic, Covid-19. Though modern technology has provided opportunities to ensure continuity of learning, there is no denying that students are missing out, academically, as most of the learning happens inside the classroom. Without the disciplined structure of an academic […]