Like most girls who drop out of school in India, Poonam’s family did not see the point in educating a girl. Poonam had to fight to get into the same school as her brother and even after being admitted, she was pulled out at least twice but kept fighting for her education. Her father passed […]
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During her pregnancy, Puja Verma from Chhattisgarh came across Kilkari – a mobile health education service that offers timely, easily available, accurate, and pertinent information for reproductive health. She listened to all of the Kilkari calls and did as they instructed and with all the information in hand and following the guidance, Puja had a
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When Hemalata, a farmer from Dhavuluripalem in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, noticed recurring ailments in her body, she assumed the changing weather was the reason. However, she discovered the major contributor to poor health was the chemical-laden foods she consumed. Wanting to rectify this lifestyle, Hemalata wanted to learn about healthy methods for
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
When it comes to education in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, rural areas a not viewed as pioneers but Green Valley School recognised the need for such courses to equip students with skills relevant in the 21st century and integrated a STEM program, to their curriculum. The school also involved parents of
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