Stories of Change

Kushavati Bhagavat Chothave, Latur, Maharashtra

๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐๐ฌ: ๐Š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ขโ€™๐ฌ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ Kushavati got married in 2003 and spent over a decade working hard as a farmer and homemaker, yet she had no financial independence.

Komal Badiye, Jalna, Maharashtra

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต In the quiet village of Kumbhari in Jalna, Maharashtra, lives Komal Badiye-a woman whose life took a dramatic turn after her husband was left permanently disabled.

Bhikubai Kelode, Jalna, Maharashtra

๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต Hailing from Walsa Khalsa village in Maharashtraโ€™s Jalna district, Bhikubai Kelode has weathered many storms since her childhood. She was married off at a young age

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐——๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, Dharashiv, Maharashtra

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ Sangeeta Dhoramare lives with her husband and daughter. After marriage, she became part of a large joint family. Even though they had 7 acres of land,

Sarika Pawar, Solapur, Maharashtra

Championing Sustainable Farming and Clean Energy in Solapur Sarika Pawar, a dynamic grassroots leader and entrepreneur from Marwade village in Mangalweda block, Solapur district, Maharashtra, is making remarkable strides in

Pooja Kamle, Bidar, Karnataka

๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž: ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฃ๐šโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ Pooja Kamle is transforming her familyโ€™s farming practices through sustainable methods. While her husband runs a kirana store and an LPG business, he actively

Aswathy and Sheeba, Wayanad, Kerala

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐žโ€”๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž In Rajeev Nagar Colony in Wayanad, Kerala, the Paniya tribal community has lived without land for generations, depending on daily wage work. Many

Premala Panchal, Bidar, Karnataka

๐๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  In the remote village of Khatgoan in the Bidar district of Karnataka, Premala Panchal is proving that sustainable farming can transform lives. With one acre of

Vidya Narayan Ujed, Jalna, Maharashtra

Vidyaโ€™s Journey of Change: From Farm Labourer to Entrepreneur Once a farm laborer and homemaker, Vidya transformed her life through sheer determination and support from Swayam Shikshan Prayog and the

Rakhi Tajane, Washim, Maharashtra

Championing WASH and Gender Equality at the Grassroots Rakhi Tajane is a dedicated grassroots leader of #SwayamShikshanPrayog.from Kalabeswar Village, Malegaon Block, Washim District, Maharashtra. Under the #oraclefinancialservicessoftware  supported project, she

Sangita Dhabale, Bidar, Karnataka

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ Sangita Dhabale from Chandeshwar village, Bidar district, Karnataka, was once a homemaker with no background in farming or business. Like many women in her community, she

๐๐จ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ซ๐ž, Nashik, Maharashtra

๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ In the drought-prone village of Chandrachi Met, having limited livelihood opportunities,  Poonam Somnath Chandare has become a beacon of hope. Once earning โ‚น25,000 annually

Annapurna Thosar, Dharashiv, Maharashtra

๐€ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ Annapurnaโ€™s early married life was filled with domestic violence and emotional struggles. In 2016, she returned to her maternal home, feeling lost and uncertain about

Madhavi Kelu, Wayanad, Kerala

๐Œ๐š๐๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข: ๐€ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐ƒ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž Madhavi Kelu, a farmer from Aneri village in Wayanad, Kerala, has transformed her small 65-cent land into a model of climate resilient farming.