Uttar Pradesh

After their repeated requests to the municipal corporation fell on deaf ears, a group of 20 transgender folks in Gorakhpur accumulated their earnings to get a concrete road built in their locality.

Yogeshwar Ram Mishra, who is the district magistrate of Varanasi, has not only adopted an upper primary school in the region, but also undertaken the responsibility of teaching the children voluntarily.

Co-founded in 2015 by Clementine Chambon & Amit Saraogi, Oorja aims to provide access to clean energy to 450 million people without access to reliable electricity in rural India.

Three women from the Anupshahr Tehsil in rural western U.P. joined hands earlier this year to open a dairy, thus throwing the doors open for women from three SHGs to enhance their income.

Ramesh Bhaiya and Vimla Bahan, a husband-wife duo, have brought sweeping change and development to Bartara village, formerly one of the most crime-ridden and neglected areas of Uttar Pradesh.

Self-styled local hero Nasreen decided enough was enough and chose affirmation over dissonance, walking away from a dysfunctional marriage to set up an identity and career for herself.

Under the guidance of a former CIMAP director, locals in Itaunja village are experimenting with farming methods and crops that are not typical to the region.

Prateek had a vision to do his bit to solve the country’s waste management concerns and help farmers too.

Grassroots journalism is about more than just highlighting stories from neglected communities; sometimes, it can also be the catalyst for major positive change in these areas.

Starting this month, Mujuri Naka finally had electricity for more than 3 hours a day, without hindering household chores or study time.