Livelihood

When the COVID-19 lockdown left sex workers in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi facing starvation, Dr Swati decided to leverage the Make-In-India spirit to empower them with an income.

Odesh is taking the craft a step forward by training artisans to make different items, other than the traditional mat, from Kauna.

Seth moved on to start AquAgri, one of the first companies in the country to get into commercial seaweed cultivation.

Almost nine years ago Hemlata boarded the local train on her way to a musical evening. As she got off at the station, two street singers were welcoming the travellers with their musical skill. “They were singing so well that I remember standing there and just listening to them for a while,” recalls Hemlata.

Dilseng Sangma had no formal training or financial resources to pursue his idea. But he persevered. Today, his forest-fringed manufacturing unit has won him the appreciation of the district collector!

The four Friends of Chendamangalam didn’t stop at saving the stock and selling it; they decided to go further and get the looms back so that the weavers could start their work.

A low-cost heating solution for cold winters, this innovation is also less harmful to the environment in comparison to wood or coal! #IIT #Innovation

Sodexo On-Site Services partnered up with ECO Kitchen project to offer livelihood opportunities to 150 women.

The initiative is called Food for Freedom, and is enabling prison inmates with skills to earn a livelihood, while also satisfying the public!

Started by an IAS officer and his wife, the Looms of Ladakh initiative is the first such local effort.