self help groups

Imagine that the plastic straw you used for a few minutes to sip a drink will lie on this planet for a thousand years!

The women were trained by C Srinivasan, an environmentalist, who has been sharing his ideas of making the best use of waste on esteemed platforms like Satyamev Jayate and TEDx.

The government has, at various stages, clearly indicated its interest in eliminating gender gaps that have been a hindrance to the social and economic integrity of the country. This budget seems to a right step in that direction.

Anirban Ghose and Anish Kumar on what it will take for the next generation of Indians to have the same set of opportunities as the privileged urban-born in our country.

The project, which will introduce public transport facility of e-rickshaws in the interior parts of the region, has roped in close to 200 self-help groups of whose members will be the drivers.

Women of self-help groups in the Gir region of Gujarat are going beyond microfinance to fight social taboos about widows to helping them lead a better life. Palak Gosai takes a closer look.

Over 25 years, the foundation has turned women suffering from abject poverty into small business owners.

From an impoverished homemaker to a successful farmer and trusted counselor for many women in the area, the story of Sangita Mhatre of Mande is an inspiring tale of how women in rural India can take charge of their destiny given the slightest of opportunities. Shreeya Bhagwat takes a closer look.

Women self-help groups in the villages of Jehanabad have become the harbingers of social change by convincing people about the usefulness of building toilets at homes and ending open defecation. Mohd Imran Khan takes a closer look.

Stories from the heartland of UP are invariably about living on the margins. However, where women have come together to form Self Help Groups (SHGs) and stepped on to the economic ladder, the narrative is changing.