Down To Earth delves into 7 exemplary initiatives to illustrate formidable influence of self-help groups
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Women’s Day 2024: ‘She’ is for Self Help Empowerment
In India, women self-help groups have been a source of empowerment, fostering economic independence, social stature & community resilience. Down To Earth delves into 7 exemplary initiatives to illustrate the formidable influence of these village-level alliances
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Women’s Day 2024: “Why can’t we have our own bank?”
The question that led to the setting up of India’s first women self-help group-led bank in the 1970s
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Women’s Day 2024: Ladakh’s looms of life
Changpa women engender an economic turnaround by taking over the trade chain of the world’s most expensive fibre
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Women’s Day 2024: Catering dreams in Kerala
From an initiative to empower women, the state’s Kudumbashree Mission has become its lifeline
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Women’s Day 2024: Flight of hope in Uttarakhand
Women pilot AIIMS Rishikesh’s initiative to use drones to carry medical supplies to remote health centres
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Women’s Day 2024: In Odisha, they provide subsidised food, measure water & restore common urban spaces
Women self-help groups in Odisha have become implementing partners for crucial government services
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Women’s Day 2024: Food for all in Tamil Nadu
One of the major reasons behind the success of the state’s Amma Canteen scheme is the decision to employ women self-help groups
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Women’s Day 2024: Clean sweep in Karnataka
Over 18,000 of the state’s women have transformed the idea of cleanliness into a sustainable business model
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