By Pankaja Srinivasan
A rural development society in the ancient village of Anegundi, Karnataka, uses locally sourced banana crop waste to make baskets, floor mats, table runners and lampshades. It trains rural women in various skills and enables them to start and run their own businesses.
A rural development society in the ancient village of Anegundi, Karnataka, uses locally sourced banana crop waste to make baskets, floor mats, table runners and lampshades. It trains rural women in various skills and enables them to start and run their own businesses.
By Rahul Jha
Six rural women from Vaishali district in Bihar have set up the state’s first FPO, with support of Jeevika, where they make banana yarn out of discarded banana stems. The yarn is used to make several products such as bags, handicraft items, paper and rakhees
Six rural women from Vaishali district in Bihar have set up the state’s first FPO, with support of Jeevika, where they make banana yarn out of discarded banana stems. The yarn is used to make several products such as bags, handicraft items, paper and rakhees
By Kirti Shukla
उत्तर प्रदेश में लखीमपुर खीरी जिला प्रशासन की एक अनुठी पहल ग्रामीण महिलाओं को आर्थिक रूप से सशक्त बना रही है। प्रशासन महिलाओं को ट्रेनिंग दे रहा है कि कैसे फेंके जाने वाले केले के तने से फाइबर यानि रेशा निकालें। इस रेशे से बनाधागा यहां से दूर दूर जा रहा है।
उत्तर प्रदेश में लखीमपुर खीरी जिला प्रशासन की एक अनुठी पहल ग्रामीण महिलाओं को आर्थिक रूप से सशक्त बना रही है। प्रशासन महिलाओं को ट्रेनिंग दे रहा है कि कैसे फेंके जाने वाले केले के तने से फाइबर यानि रेशा निकालें। इस रेशे से बनाधागा यहां से दूर दूर जा रहा है।
By Pankaja Srinivasan
कर्नाटक के अनेगुंडी के प्राचीन गाँव में एक ग्रामीण विकास समाज, स्थानीय रूप से प्राप्त केले की फसल के कचरे का इस्तेमाल टोकरियां, चटाई, टेबल रनर और लैंपशेड बनाने के लिए कर रहा है। यह ग्रामीण महिलाओं को विभिन्न कौशलों में ट्रेनिंग दी जाती है और उन्हें अपना व्यवसाय शुरू करने और चलाने में सक्षम बनाता है।
कर्नाटक के अनेगुंडी के प्राचीन गाँव में एक ग्रामीण विकास समाज, स्थानीय रूप से प्राप्त केले की फसल के कचरे का इस्तेमाल टोकरियां, चटाई, टेबल रनर और लैंपशेड बनाने के लिए कर रहा है। यह ग्रामीण महिलाओं को विभिन्न कौशलों में ट्रेनिंग दी जाती है और उन्हें अपना व्यवसाय शुरू करने और चलाने में सक्षम बनाता है।
By Ashwini K Shukla
Sunn hemp ropes were once used to make charpais, tie cattle, use around pails that were lowered then into wells to collect water, and on auspicious occasions. But now, nylon and other factory-made ropes have replaced the natural ropes. The traditional craft of making ropes is slowly disappearing.
Sunn hemp ropes were once used to make charpais, tie cattle, use around pails that were lowered then into wells to collect water, and on auspicious occasions. But now, nylon and other factory-made ropes have replaced the natural ropes. The traditional craft of making ropes is slowly disappearing.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
For me, Gaon Connection has brought the invisible world into the light and I have learnt about the indomitable spirit of those who inhabit that world. As the year ends, I look back at some of the encounters I have had and will cherish forever.
For me, Gaon Connection has brought the invisible world into the light and I have learnt about the indomitable spirit of those who inhabit that world. As the year ends, I look back at some of the encounters I have had and will cherish forever.
By Fahim Mattoo
Namdas, the coarse, sheep-wool floor rugs can be found in almost every Kashmiri household. But, Namda weavers are on a decline. Farooq Ahmad Khan, a 40-year-old weaver, is using a new nano-felt technique to make the Namda craft more versatile.
Namdas, the coarse, sheep-wool floor rugs can be found in almost every Kashmiri household. But, Namda weavers are on a decline. Farooq Ahmad Khan, a 40-year-old weaver, is using a new nano-felt technique to make the Namda craft more versatile.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Tamil Nadu Agriculture University has researched, developed and come up with nano-technology solutions to minimise pollution, increase yield of crops and extend the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables.
Tamil Nadu Agriculture University has researched, developed and come up with nano-technology solutions to minimise pollution, increase yield of crops and extend the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables.
By Gaon Connection
Tamil Nadu Agriculture University has researched, developed and come up with nano-technology solutions to minimise pollution, increase yield of crops and extend the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables.
Tamil Nadu Agriculture University has researched, developed and come up with nano-technology solutions to minimise pollution, increase yield of crops and extend the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables.
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Kalalandi was once known as the land of starvation deaths. For the past couple of years, UNICEF, along with a local NGO KARRTABYA, has been promoting nutrition rich atkel, made with finger millet and molasses, among tribal inhabitants of the district in Odisha. Results are promising.
Kalalandi was once known as the land of starvation deaths. For the past couple of years, UNICEF, along with a local NGO KARRTABYA, has been promoting nutrition rich atkel, made with finger millet and molasses, among tribal inhabitants of the district in Odisha. Results are promising.