By Neetu Singh
Tiring, a small village in Jharkhand, is the first tribal village where nameplates outside homes bear names of mothers and daughters of the house and not the men. The state government came up with the 'Meri Beti, Meri Pehchan' campaign, which was launched in this village. Women living here say that seeing their names on the nameplates gives them a sense of empowerment
Tiring, a small village in Jharkhand, is the first tribal village where nameplates outside homes bear names of mothers and daughters of the house and not the men. The state government came up with the 'Meri Beti, Meri Pehchan' campaign, which was launched in this village. Women living here say that seeing their names on the nameplates gives them a sense of empowerment
By Shivani Gupta
For young girls in villages, education is a luxury. But most of them are forced to discontinue their studies even before completing secondary education. Besides safety issues, there are many reasons behind their dropping out. In order to understand the roadblocks, Gaon Connection interviewed many girls in villages in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh
For young girls in villages, education is a luxury. But most of them are forced to discontinue their studies even before completing secondary education. Besides safety issues, there are many reasons behind their dropping out. In order to understand the roadblocks, Gaon Connection interviewed many girls in villages in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh
By गाँव कनेक्शन
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Findings of a report highlight that the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the already existing gender-based disparities for the girl child in India. From access to healthcare to nutrition, the female adolescents received the brunt of an unequal society during the lockdown imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in India. Details here.
Findings of a report highlight that the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened the already existing gender-based disparities for the girl child in India. From access to healthcare to nutrition, the female adolescents received the brunt of an unequal society during the lockdown imposed to check the spread of the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in India. Details here.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
Twenty-year-old Nisha and her 50-year-old mother Sarita are Pashu Sakhis who visit goat rearers in Barabanki district of UP and offer a variety of services. The Goat Trust, a Lucknow-based NGO has trained over 25,000 rural women as Pashu Sakhi.
Twenty-year-old Nisha and her 50-year-old mother Sarita are Pashu Sakhis who visit goat rearers in Barabanki district of UP and offer a variety of services. The Goat Trust, a Lucknow-based NGO has trained over 25,000 rural women as Pashu Sakhi.
By Sachin Tulsa tripathi
Five lives were lost in the tribal dominated Bhattan Tola village in Madhya Pradesh between August 11 and 23. Three of the dead are children. The hamlet, with 1,500 people, has only one dugwell for drinking water. Three hand pumps are dry.
Five lives were lost in the tribal dominated Bhattan Tola village in Madhya Pradesh between August 11 and 23. Three of the dead are children. The hamlet, with 1,500 people, has only one dugwell for drinking water. Three hand pumps are dry.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
An assistant teacher in a government composite school in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, embeds bluetooth in puppets, and uses them to teach her students. A number of children who went only to madrasa now study at the school.
An assistant teacher in a government composite school in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, embeds bluetooth in puppets, and uses them to teach her students. A number of children who went only to madrasa now study at the school.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Naorem Roshibina won a silver medal in Wushu (also known as Kung Fu). This is India’s first medal in the sport at the ongoing Asian games in Hangzhou, China. She has dedicated this medal to her home state which is presently in turmoil.
Naorem Roshibina won a silver medal in Wushu (also known as Kung Fu). This is India’s first medal in the sport at the ongoing Asian games in Hangzhou, China. She has dedicated this medal to her home state which is presently in turmoil.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
By Satish Malviya
Saguni Devi Bairva is an adivasi farmer from Ajmer, Rajasthan, and she so inspired another young adivasi, Arti Singh from Chhattisgarh, that latter made a documentary on her called ‘Kisan Hoon, Nidar Hoon’, which was recently screened at the Green Hub Central India (GHCI) festival in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
Saguni Devi Bairva is an adivasi farmer from Ajmer, Rajasthan, and she so inspired another young adivasi, Arti Singh from Chhattisgarh, that latter made a documentary on her called ‘Kisan Hoon, Nidar Hoon’, which was recently screened at the Green Hub Central India (GHCI) festival in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.