As a fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lives of poor women and children in Karnataka were adversely affected. Many of the families lost access to education following a loss of livelihood. An NGO is aiding such single-woman headed families to recover from the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. Details here.

Sushil Kumar Meena, a railway engineer in Ghaziabad takes out time for his charitable cause of educating children living in the slums. He also offers food to the children to make them believe in the importance of being educated. Here's a glimpse of the classes which are attended by children who otherwise spend their day as ragpickers.

Mahashakti Seva Kendra, a women-led non-profit in Bhopal, recycles multilayer plastic waste, such as wafer and biscuit wrappers, into laptop bags, baskets, curtains and carpets. These women are contributing towards both environmental protection and their family income.

Without waiting for the forest officials to arrive at the blaze site, two minor girls aged 13 and 16 and two women aged 23 and 43 took it upon themselves to extinguish the forest fire which was in close proximity to their village. Read more about the brave act which coincidentally unfolded on a day dedicated to women empowerment across the world.

इस समय देश में करीब 32 लाख गैर सरकारी संस्थाएं हैं, अगर बिना पंजीकरण के काम करने वाले समुदाय आधारित संगठन यानी कम्युनिटी बेस्ड आर्गेनाईजेशन की संख्या भी इनमें जोड़ दें तो इस गैर सरकारी क्षेत्र का आकार बहुत बड़ा है

It is Beena Singh's mission to teach old women to read and write. Since 2019, through her NGO, Ideal Women Welfare Society, Devi has been teaching grandmothers and mothers, without charging any fee. The initiative has helped elderly women feel empowered and independent.

Aavishkaar, a non-profit organisation in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, reimagines teaching and learning and trains rural women to become innovative teachers in maths and science. The organisation offers fellowship programmes for young teachers who want to bring a change in the way government schools work.

A total of 168 women from 79 villages in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district have been roped in as voluntary agents of change and are tasked with connecting the women in their villages with the immediate healthcare services. Despite no financial rewards for their voluntary service, here's what drives these women to do what they do.

A number of rural women in Rajasthan are switching over to eco-friendly woven-bamboo sanitary napkins being made by the Jaipur-based non-profit PraveenLata Sansthan. Each washable pad can last up to five years. The NGO has trained women to stitch and sell these pads.

A Bengaluru-based NGO is set to launch a mobile education van to help the economically backward communities access education facilities.