Aga Khan Foundation
Self-defence lessons for UP’s rural women
Young women in rural UP take up Taekwondo, and other lessons in essential life skills, as a part of a training programme, under the aegis of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), making themselves more resilient.
Rural women breathe easy in the kitchen, thanks to biogas
Women in UP’s Bahraich district regularly faced breathing problems and watery eyes when they used wood-fired stoves for cooking. But now biogas produced from cow dung has made cooking easier, faster and cheaper.
Where school dropouts get to work in hospitals
Young women who had dropped out of school due to difficult circumstances get trained to work as nursing assistants, while also learning to develop a professional attitude at work.
Bio-gas, a blessing
Cooking with bio-gas offers a host of benefits, discovers a widow who manages her household single-handedly.
How women are taking care of livestock health in UP
With veterinary clinics being miles away, livestock healthcare was difficult for villagers in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. Trained women pashu sakhis now treat goats locally, getting financially independent and empowered in the process.
How farmers flourish with community-owned solar-powered irrigation system in UP’s Bahraich
A common eco-friendly solar-powered irrigation system for a group of farmers helps them earn more while weaning them off polluting diesel pumps or relying on rains.
Rearing goats empower women in rural Bihar
From just grazing goats, women in rural Muzaffarpur have taken to rearing them and attending to their feed and health needs, empowering themselves with increased incomes in the process