Empowerment

Want to uplift underprivileged families but don’t know how? From basic banking facilities to free food, here are five government schemes that you can use to make a difference in their lives!

A Maharashtra couple is using several forgotten government schemes to resolve issues like illiteracy, health, poverty, unemployment. So far 100 tribal families have benefited

From a magnetic shirt for the disabled, an upcycled wash basin to a solar-powered cooling helmet, school children aged between 10-14 tap their creative side and design unique inventions in Hyderabad

The opportunities for labour are many, but the wages are uncertain. After many years of this instability, when the opportunity for a steady income came Maheshwari's way, she was excited and weary.

The onus is on the parents--are you teaching your sons the same things that you are teaching your daughters?

The impact they have created so far can increase multifold and help in the sustainable development of these villages.

Baduku Community College, which is part of an NGO called Samvada, has been working with youth from marginalised groups, organising various workshops and programmes for them.

No words need to be spoken, no other connection is necessary; a strange solidarity appears and will stay; that is enough.

The Better India got in touch with Karuna Pande, who leads the fulfilment centre operations for Amazon India, to understand how an inclusive work culture is transforming the lives of hundreds of persons with hearing disabilities.

Saluting individuals like these whose determination, hard work, and courage have proven time and again that no disability can stop them from achieving their dreams and goals.