community development

It’s been 68 years since independence. While many urban clusters in India are so lit up at night that they can be seen shining from space, large parts of the country are plunged in darkness. One such village that sits in deep shadows is Pimpaldhara. Here's how you can help it emerge from the darkness.

These people/groups ensure your food reaches the underprivileged.

Lisa Heydlauff started off by telling children stories on entrepreneurial skills. And now, she’s funding them.

A vocational training college in Rajasthan, started by educator and activist Sanjit Bunker Roy, is responsible for lighting up the homes of thousands of poor villagers across the world.

Even as 100 eager children in one of the remotest schools in Ladakh waited, she came bearing gifts – 1500 kg of school equipment carried by 25 horses in -20 degree C temperatures over 3 mountain passes. Meet Sujata Sahu, who took education from New Delhi to Leh, and much beyond.

Chilly winter nights in Delhi should be a little bearable for about 125 homeless families in the city this year, as they will have some shelter to call their own. All thanks to one organization that has been distributing tents among the homeless.

These men from Delhi and Bihar are mobilizing many in their communities to talk about the sensitive topic of family planning and reproductive health openly. They have been taking actions in many commendable ways. Here is how.

The residents of a housing community in Bengaluru came together and started an initiative that has been impacting several lives. From sponsoring the education of needy children to organizing blood donation camps, there is nothing these residents cannot do.

Several women from an apartment complex in Bangalore came together and enabled the entire community to follow an effective waste management model. Here's how they made it possible.

Is constructing toilets enough to solve India's looming sanitation problem? Apparently not. There is a need for awareness, greater community involvement and change in behaviour. Learn how these villages, organizations and communities have tried innovative ways to achieve total sanitation without expensive or short-term interventions.