A University of Pennsylvania study found a sharp increase in Dalit-owned businesses in Uttar Pradesh between 1990 and 2010. In East UP, it rose from 4.2% to 11%, and in West UP, from 9.3% to 36.7%. Dalits also took up skilled local jobs in larger numbers. In the link below are the stories of dalit […]
Agenta Venkatraman and Ravali Pidaparthi started a nonprofit organization to help women from SC, ST, and OBC communities get quality job in top Multinational Companies like TCS, Wipro, and Genpact. Venkatraman and Pidaparthi are both trained engineers who shifted their careers to create Esther Foundation in 2021. The foundation offers a free five-month fellowship during
Fellowship started by 2 Friends help ST, SC & OBC Women land Jobs in MNCs Read More »
The National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) was established in January 1997 as a non-profit organisation under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. The aim of NSKFDC is to empower the Manual Scavengers, Safai Karamcharis, and their dependents to overcome their traditional occupation, depressed social condition, and poverty. Ms. Tatiboyina
Success stories of marginalised individuals benefitting from NSKFDC Programmes Read More »
Female farmers in India are one of the most marginalised groups as they seldom have agency over the land they toil away for. Better Life Farming is an initiative that aims to help women take agency and ownership of the land, who’s produce is the fruit of their hardwork.
Better Life Farming: Extending Women Ownership of Agriculture Read More »
Backyard poultry farming, using native breeds is an easy, less risky and viable way of increasing income while alleviating poverty and addressing malnutrition. With the initiation of small time poultry farming enterprises, citizens of Andhra Pradesh have shown that poultry farming can be extremely beneficial. In 2016, the department of Animal Husbandry and The Tribal
Mushroom cultivation in Radhanmohanpur becomes a secret to no migration
Radhamohanpur adopt Mushroom Cultivation, Preventing Migration Read More »
Helping agricultural thrive in the era of artificial intelligence
Intelligent Agriculture: Where traditional knowledge meets Artificial Intelligence Read More »
The Gram Udyay VII was implemented in Machhrauli Village by the S.M.Sehgal Foundation, under which Village Leadership Sessions were conducted to inform them about the government facilities and help them access government schemes.
Farmers in the Khandbara and Sonpada regions were trained by Krishi Vigyan kendra of the region on vermin culture techniques to enhance land productivity and soil fertility.
From Vermicomposting to fertiliser Entrepreneurship Read More »
Bhalubhau Kisan Ghode, a tribal farmer from Maharashtra, has dedicated his life to growing and popularizing millets. Through his efforts, he has collected and preserved numerous varieties of millets, and his village has seen a 30% increase in farmers dedicating land to millet cultivation. Ghode has now made it his mission to develop a concrete
Maharashtra tribal farmer conserving and popularising millets Read More »
