Cooperatives

Naman Seva Samiti has provided such resources, helping 17,000 people with disability in 1,500 villages across four states become independent. Of the 17,000 people, 5,000 are in the farming sector.

Dr. Hema Krishnan thinks cooperatives have the capacity to lift millions of the world’s impoverished, as they have in India. Here's why she thinks they support those living below the poverty line.