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LIVELIHOOD
Changing Lives with Agricultural Interventions
Anila Deewan is a woman farmer from Chandagarh village of Pathalgaon block, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. Her family is completely dependent on agriculture for their living. Earlier a major part of her income was invested in the procurement of inputs for agriculture like purchasing seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, etc. She took a loan of approximately INR 20000 fo... Read More
Ravindra Rajan, Technical Officer - Climate Resilient Agriculture 8-Mar-2018 233
LIVELIHOOD
The Story of a Decision Maker
Chandravati Portai, a mother of two children belongs to Khakata village, Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh. She is a member of the Village Development Committee (VDC) that is promoted under CARE India’s ‘Where the Rain Falls’ project. A few years back her left her dependent on her maternal family to sustain herself and her children. Although Chandravati had al... Read More
Jay Shankar Shukla 20-Feb-2018 365
HEALTH
Saving Lives and Spreading Smiles
In Ajaygarh block of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh, the trend of neonatal deaths is not uncommon. The main reasons behind this sprouting trend are low birth weight (LBW), pre-term deliveries, birth asphyxia and infection or sepsis.Women of the village are not adequately aware of prenatal and newborn care.The socio-economic and cultural norms that exist in the villa... Read More
Dr. Sribash Saha and Mohd Zaki Khan 25-Jan-2018 577
EDUCATION
Building confidence for sustainable change
Poonam Kumari is a lively 15-year-old, who belongs to Saidpur village of the Tankuppa block in Gaya district. She was once a very timid, shy girl who lacked confidence. Poonam, second out of the three siblings, had been to school once where she somehow completed Grade III but had to discontinue her education due to limited financial resources. This forced her to take ... Read More
GEP Team Bihar 17-Jan-2018 533
LIVELIHOOD
The Climate Heroine of India
Dilmani Kujur is a woman farmer and role model in her region. She belongs to the Jududand village of Bagicha block that falls under the ‘Where the Rain Falls Project’. With support from CARE India, she transformed five percent of her arable land into a water storage pond that collects rainwater and irrigates her agricultural fields. The water harvesting structure ... Read More
Dr Pradip Mohapatra 11-Jan-2018 869
MISCELLANEOUS
Understanding Gender-Based Violence
As human beings, we often associate the term violence with conflict believing that in most cases conflict is the source of violence. But, can we assume that absence of conflict would mean the absence of any occurrence of violence? The society may have formed its stratification b... Read More
GEP Team 22-Dec-2017 1506
LIVELIHOOD
Changing lives through agricultural interventions
I recently visited our Technical Assistance and Research for Indian Nutrition and Agriculture (TARINA) intervention villages in Kalahandi, Odisha. At one point in time, infamous for a long history of famines, poverty and hunger, Kalahandi district in Odisha today is slowly transforming its history and image. The district is now reaping bumper harvests and slowly esta... Read More
Rajan Bahadur, MD&CEO CARE India 11-Dec-2017 743
HEALTH
A symphony after the Green Revolution
Basanta Kumar Kar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Coalition Interviews Recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award, World Food Prize, and Padma Vibushan Award, Professor M S Swaminathan.Mr. Swaminathan has been acclaimed by TIME magazine as one of the twenty most influential Asians of the 20th century and one of the only three from... Read More
Published as we are key partners of Coalition for Food and Security 8-Dec-2017 782
EDUCATION
Teaching how to think, not what to think
Development of scientific temper amongst children is critical to the development of leadership skill in them. This also plays a very significant role in refining the thought process of children. CARE India with support from ORACLE established a Teachers Resource Laboratory (TRL) in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh. TRL is essentially an institution which equips teach... Read More
Vandana Mishra 7-Dec-2017 298
DISASTER RESPONSE
GBV in emergencies: Alcoholism and violence against women
Case study of Lingamma In the last decade, India has faced many disasters including Tsunami, earthquake, floods cyclones, etc.During emergencies, many uncalled situations come forth. People lose their homes and are forced to relocate. New situations bring new challenges, especially for women and girls. In the year 2009 incessant showers of rain ... Read More
Lata Krishnan 17-Nov-2017 271
DISASTER RESPONSE
GBV in Emergencies : Access to basic amenities for women and girls
Case study of Bismillah India has faced many disasters during the last decade. People have been severely affected due to the chaos that Tsunami, earthquake, floods, cyclones, etc. brought for many in the country.It is a known fact, that whenever an emergency strikes, the most affected of all groups are women and adolescent girls. The vulnerabil... Read More
Lata Krishnan 17-Nov-2017 261
DISASTER RESPONSE
GBV in emergencies: Girls’ access to development opportunities
Case study of Manisha In the last decade, India has faced many disasters including Tsunami, earthquake, floods cyclones, etc. Whenever emergency strikes, the most affected of all groups is women and adolescent girls whose vulnerability is exacerbated by the chaos of a crisis. When separated from their respective f... Read More
Lata Krishnan 17-Nov-2017 304

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