Women Empowerment

After losing her husband and watching her home burn down, Bandipora’s Asiya Begum returned to her father’s house with nothing. She began growing mushrooms and vegetables on a small rooftop — a venture that now earns her Rs 35,000–40,000 a month and inspires women across Kashmir.

Solar-powered milk chillers in Rajasthan’s Sirohi district are preventing spoilage and saving women farmers from daily losses. Through Asha Mahila and WWF India, the technology chills milk within minutes, improving quality, income, and confidence for thousands of women.

Once struggling to make ends meet, Rashmi Durvey from Senguda village in Madhya Pradesh is now empowering thousands of farmers through PRADAN. With sustainable farming and self-help groups, she is proving how women can drive lasting change in rural India.

In Dhemaji, Assam, designer Jagrity Phukan is leading a quiet revolution through her venture, Way of Living Studio. Rooted in sustainability and community, she’s reviving Assam’s heritage silks — Muga and Eri — while empowering rural women, many of them survivors of violence, to earn dignified livelihoods.

In parts of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, women are still confined to ‘kurma ghars’ during menstruation — a practice rooted in deep-seated stigma and unsafe traditions. NGOs like Making The Difference and SPARSH are revamping these huts.

In Mirzapur, daughters skip school because the only way there is a 10 km walk through the forest. A cycle can change their life — and their village. Your donation can be the catalyst.

Gujarat resident Padma Parikh (89) turned her passion for crocheting into a business after her granddaughters helped her set it up. Her products have found customers in at least 10 countries including Netherlands, Australia, and Korea.

Taking India's food and beverage industry by storm, these women entrepreneurs are making waves with their delicious food and business acumen.

Homemaker, mother and bamboo artist, Namita Namdev Bhurkood of Maharashtra's Tetwali village has trained 57 tribal women in making Diwali kandils that have a demand in the UK and US too.

Nasscom Foundation and DXC Technology have joined hands to bridge the digital gap in rural areas of India by establishing digital resource centres. Currently operational in 20 districts across the country, the programme has reached over 10 lakh people from marginalised communities.