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Indian Women Farmers Use Digital Tools for Greater Participation

The district capital of the region, Latur, is also the nucleus of the commitment of Misereor partner Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP). From the very beginning, the organization focused on the empowerment of women in grassroots movements.

INDISCHE FARMERINNEN: DIGITALE TOOLS FÜR MEHR TEILHABE (TEIL II)

Seit einem knappen Jahr gilt Indien als bevölkerungsreichstes Land der Erde. Aber nicht nur demografisch kann der Subkontinent als Gigant gelten.

INDISCHE FARMERINNEN: DIGITALE TOOLS FÜR MEHR TEILHABE (TEIL I)

Wie könnten sie nutzbar gemacht werden, um die Lage Marginalisierter zu verbessern? Mit diesen Fragen hat sich die Misereor-Partnerorganisation Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) in Indien eindringlich beschäftigt.

CSR initiative to Empower Women Farmers and Champion Sustainable Agriculture in Marathwada, India

Funded by ADM, the project kicked off last December and is scheduled to run for a year, supporting some 1,500 women farmers across 30 villages in Maharashtra district.

Photo essay: Farmers combat the water crisis

To counter India’s water crisis, nonprofits from across the country are helping farmers adopt innovative techniques to reduce water usage in agriculture. by PRIYANKA RAWAT March 22, 2024

Innovative Clean Energy Solutions for Rural Population through Women Led Micro-Entrepreneurship: Transforming the Energy Sector

SAREP Partnership Fund (SPF), SAREP is also working with Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) to scale up access to innovative clean energy solutions for rural population in Maharashtra and Bihar.

𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐞, SSP’s Grassroots Leader & CII Foundation’s Woman Exemplar Program 2023 Winner!

Archana Mane, an entrepreneur & farmer from Ansurda village of Osmanabad district, Maharashtra was awarded CII Foundation’s Woman Exemplar Program 2023 Award in Micro-Enterprise Category on 24th May, 2023.

Scroll.in’s ‘Eco India’ show wins Ramnath Goenka Award for reportage on Maharashtra’s women farmers.

Team Scroll, including Sannuta Raghu, Nooshin Mowla, Sujit Lad, Omkar Phatak, Swati Ali, Dewang Trivedi and Shibika Suresh, won the award.

United States Agency For International Development (USAID) Provides Nearly USD One Million In Grants To Accelerate The Clean Energy Transition In South Asia

USAID’s South Asia Regional Energy Partnership, has announced grant recipients of first round of SAREP Partnership Fund (SPF) call for applications.

Songs Of Solidarity Indias Women Farmers Find Strength In Numbers

Khunti district in the state of Jharkhand is known for being the birthplace of Birsa Munda, a tribal leader who spreadheaded revolutionary movement in the bengal presidency.

13 Women Felicitated For Grassroots Work In Marathwada

Thirteen women leaders of Maharashtra’s Marathwada were felicitated by Pune-based Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) for transformational work on the birth anniversary of its founder Prema Gopalan, a functionary of the NGO said on Sunday.

TURNING DISASTER INTO SUCCESS

The Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP), an organization based in India, recently won the Local Adaptation Champions Award by the Global Center on Adaptation during the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from Nov. 6 to Nov 18.

This Pune non-profit led by women bagged an award at COP27 for climate adaptation

SSP promotes water-efficient irrigation models by creating awareness of water conservation for farms, households & communities. The non-profit encourages fellow women farmers from marginalised communities.

‘I Started With Rs 10 & Built 6 Ventures’: Woman Helps 5000 Others Start Micro Biz

Kamal Kumbhar from Osmanabad spent her early years battling incessant poverty, till one NGO changed the course of her life. Today, she hopes she can play the same role for women like her, by helping them become entrepreneurs.

Pune-based NGO wins Local Adaptation Champions Award at COP27 climate summit

SSP won the award in ‘capacity & knowledge’ category for work in supporting women farmers to adopt more resilient & sustainable agricultural practices in Marathwada.

Pune-based NGO wins Local Adaptation Champions Award at COP27 climate summit

SSP won the award in ‘capacity & knowledge’ category for work in supporting women farmers to adopt more resilient & sustainable agricultural practices in Marathwada.

New technique. Can climate-resilient farming become a profitable venture?

Uma Karad is a marginal farmer in drought-prone Osmanabad of Maharashtra with just a one-acre land holding. She not only earns ₹50,000/month but also produces organic food for her family.

Women farmers of Osmanabad mean business

Farming & agri-businesses have helped me & many women farmers like me to attain prosperity, health, food, & water security. | Picture courtesy: Archana Mane. A job takes you in a single direction.

COP27: Swayam Shikshan Prayog wins Local Adaptation Champions Awards

The Maharashtra-based organisation is among the four recognised for their work in leading climate change adaptation for vulnerable local communities.

Community-led initiatives for climate change adaptation recognized at COP27

Local Adaptation Champions recognize four organizations for their pioneering work in leading climate change adaptation for vulnerable local communities.

Rural women empower a model that thrives

SSP’s investment in rural women builds their confidence to assume public leadership roles and helps them promote climate resilience, food security, and more.

Climate prize winner empowers women in India to become farmers & entrepreneurs

Family members of farmer Dattu Narayan Shewal, who committed suicide after a hailstorm hit his village in Marathwada, India, in 2014.

Rural women empower a model that thrives

SSP’s investment in rural women builds their confidence to assume public leadership roles and helps them promote climate resilience, food security, and more.

Centering Women Leadership in Social Development

Envisioned by the beloved Ms Gopalan, our approach at SSP is bringing vulnerable & marginalised women to the centre of ladership in addressing disasters & climatic risks across india.

Making agriculture viable for small and marginal farmers

Organisations such as SSP and PRADAN are demonstrating that smallholder farming can be made viable through simple and consistent innovation.

यशवंतराव चव्हाण सेंटरतर्फे यशस्विनी सन्मान पुरस्कारांची घोषणा

महिलांना सेंद्रिय शेतीकडे वळवून शेतीमालास योग्य तो भाव मिळवून देण्याचा प्रयत्न करणाऱ्या गोदावरी डांगे (तुळजापूर, उस्मानाबाद) यांना ‘यशस्विनी कृषी सन्मान’

Prema Gopalan remembered – IIED partners and staff pay tribute to an inspirational leader and fighter for rural women’s rights and entitlements in India and worldwide.

Prema Gopalan co-founded the Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centers (SPARC) with Sheela Patel in 1984.

Prema Gopalan’s intrinsic belief in women’s leadership has won worldwide acknowledgement

More than 26 years ago, in 1993, the Latur in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra was jolted by an earthquake that left a trail of mass destruction.

Noted Pune-based social entrepreneur Prema Gopalan passes away

Noted social entrepreneur Prema Gopalan, a tireless crusader for rural women’s leadership, passed away in Pune on Tuesday morning, aged 66.

NITI Aayog Organizes Fifth Edition of Women Transforming India Awards

This year, as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of India’s independence, the WTI Awards were conferred on 75 women achievers to celebrate their contribution towards a ‘Sashakt Aur Samarth Bharat’.

How Solar Power Is A Practical Answer For Farming Communities In Asia

In Asia we are fully aware of the power of sun. But there are many ways, sun can transform lives & livelihoods – through its effect.

Daughters for Earth Launches to Raise $100 million for Women-Led Efforts to Protect & Restore Earth

Daughters for Earth is new campaign & philanthropic fund dedicated to mobilizing women around the world.

This Godavari never runs dry

Noted social entrepreneur Prema Gopalan, a tireless crusader for rural women’s leadership, passed away in Pune on Tuesday morning, aged 66.

Mundar Redevelopment Project helps to rehabilitate flood-affected populations by rebuilding community infrastructure

The Mundar Redevelopment Project initiated by Habitat for Humanity India in partnership with HSBC India

A crisis is an opportunity to recognise women’s leadership

Prema Gopalan of SSP talks about the role of agriculture in building sustainable livelihoods and the need to build an ecosystem for women to take charge.

 

Scroll.in’s ‘Eco India’ show wins Ramnath Goenka Award for reportage on Maharashtra’s women farmers

Team Scroll, including Sannuta Raghu, Nooshin Mowla, Sujit Lad, Omkar Phatak, Swati Ali, Dewang Trivedi and Shibika Suresh, won the award.

A crisis is an opportunity to recognise women’s leadership

Prema Gopalan of SSP talks about the role of agriculture in building sustainable livelihoods and the need to build an ecosystem for women to take charge.

In the hands of women

In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi withdrew the controversial agricultural reform against which farmers had protested for a year a few weeks ago. In an interview, Naseem Shaikh explains which reforms are urgently needed to support women smallholders in particular.

This comic book shows how Godavari Dange worked with women farmers to beat the Marathwada drought

An excerpt from ‘Raindrop in the Drought: Godavari Dange’, with text by Reetika Revathy Subramanian and illustrations by Maitri Dore

MacArthur Foundation Awards ‘Equitable Recovery Grants’ to Help Indian Communities in Wake of Pandemic

The MacArthur Foundation is supporting work in four areas.

How 1,38,000 Women Farmers In Drought-Prone Marathwada Doubled Their Incomes

It was a face-off that Santoshi Suravase from Maharashtra’s Latur had to win at any cost.

In the hinterland, women mount spirited offensive against pandemic

Pune NGO reaches out to four lakh families across 15 districts in four States

Best served chilled:green tech keeps cool on Inda’s dairy farms

A lack of refrigeration makes a big impact on people trying to make a living from farming. Especially dairy farms.

Pulses For Planetary Change – Recognising World Pulses Day

Pulses contain on average two to three times more protein per gram than staple cereals such as rice and wheat.

Rebuilding Mundar Village in Kerala

The devastating floods of August 2018 severely affected the village of Mundar & 236 families who reside in it.

Covid-19-led crisis leading the way to ‘feminisation’ of agriculture in Maharashtra

Women are playing a decisive role in ensuring food security for their households.

Empowering women: Maharashtra’s second all-women dairy enterprise

The village collects 130 liters of milk from over 17-20 women farmers every day.

Maharashtra’s women farmers are sowing seeds of entrepreneurship

The Women of Masla Khurd village made seeds out of dry vegetables.

How women farmers are helping Marathwada cope with Covid-19

Groups of five distribute foodgrains and soaps, and spread awareness on containing the pandemic!

Swayam Shikshan Prayog featured on The Better India

In 22 Years, Prema Has Helped Over 5 Lakh Women Become Organic Farmers, Mentors.

Grassroot organisations share climate knowledge

Peer learning has helped organisations, such as in India & Kenya, learn about climate adaptation & land management.

A Silent crusader in rural India

Several thousand women severely affected by tragedy are recognised as transformational leaders.