Voices Of Women

Dharmasheela Devi, Gaya, Bihar

“The Urja Sakhi” Limited & erratic power supply keeps millions of Indian villages in darkness. The state of Bihar is no exception. A heavy reliance on kerosene & wood for

Valsamma Stephen, Wayanad, Kerala

“Adversity is a great teacher” “Every family dependent on agriculture is deeply familiar with risks. And when floods inundate your land & destroy your crops, you square your shoulders &

Osmanabad, Maharashtra

Godavari Dange, Osmanabad, Maharashtra

Godavari talks to Saksham Network on her Amazing Journey from village to UN Godavari Dange, a grassroots leader from Swayam Shikshan Prayog talks about her experience of working in the

Renu Devi, Darbhanga, Bihar

Journey from a Housewife to Successful Entrepreneur Renu Devi was an ordinary housewife with limited dreams from Rampurdih village in Darbhanga. Renu’s family possesses very little land for agriculture &

‘Mahila’ Kisan Diwas – 4

Migrant Women Regenerate Rural Agriculture & Livelihood Thousands of migrants returned to their villages when they could no longer survive in the cities where they worked. The returning migrants faced

Osmanabad, Maharashtra

‘Mahila’ Kisan Diwas – 3

Land ownership for women farmers Recurring drought in Marathwada left the farmers in distress with huge losses and increased farmer suicides. The women farmers from Ekurga village in Kallamb, Osmanabad

‘Mahila’ Kisan Diwas – 2

Empowering women: Maharashtra’s all-women dairy enterprise In the drought affected region of Marathwada in Maharashtra, agriculture is majorly dependent on rainfall. Thus, livestock farming is an important source of income

‘Mahila’ Kisan Diwas – I

When Women give Crisis Loans to Small Farmers From July 2020 to November 2020, two women led small Farmer Producer Companies (FPOs) – Manjiri and Vijayalaxmi went to the doorstep