iVolunteer Blog - everything about volunteeringHow Shiksharth is Reimagining Childhood, Learning, and Love in the Forests of Sukma “Am I safe? Am I learning? Am I loved?”These three questions are not just aspirations, they are the foundation upon which Shiksharth Trust is building something extraordinary in Sukma, Chhattisgarh. Where We Work and Why It Matters Sukma, tucked into the southernmost […]
Kalpataru: Understanding the Model Let us first come to the technique of the Kalpataru model. This model is essentially a combination of multi-layer farming, companion farming, and natural farming. Along with this, an additional component is introduced-border plants. What are these border plants?- Along the edges of the plot, saplings of tall, less bushy fruit […]
When we speak about development, we often imagine highways, fast-moving vehicles, and seamless connectivity. But my recent visit to Dantewada, Chhattisgarh for an exposure visit to Bhoomgadi Organic Farmer Producer Company reshaped that imagination entirely. I travelled there to learn about paddy farming and rice processing. What I experienced, however, went far beyond agriculture it […]
Marriages are a very celebrated event in life all over the world, but marriages in India are way more than just a marriage and a celebration. It’s a festival (though there are some changes in the situation now). So, Tuloni Biya literally translates to “Small Marriage”; it’s a way to celebrate a girl’s first menstruation, […]
Here’s a small story from the hills of Uttarakhand. For the past few months at my workplace in Uttarakhand, we had been facing recurring water shortages. Almost every month, the water supply would stop for four to five days. Our only reliable source was the pipeline connection. There is also a dhara (a natural spring), […]
There are quite a few things here in Uttarakhand (especially in the Kumaon region) which I really like, one of them are the toilets here. I got a good chance of interaction with the community, to see their lives from a close, not initially, but gradually I noticed that, no matter how small or big […]
One year ago, FPC was just a word I didn’t understand. I still remember hearing it for the first time. Everyone around me was using the term confidently, but I had no idea what it meant. I even felt a little insecure to ask my colleagues about it. I thought, “What if they think I […]
On 9th February 2026, during my exposure visit to Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan (KMVS) in Bhuj, I spent time engaging with the Samvedna programme. Among all the powerful initiatives the organisation runs, this was the one I was most keen to understand. I had carried a quiet curiosity about it even before the visit, perhaps […]
In the face of conflict, war, pandemics, and climate-induced disasters, life continues quietly and often invisibly. Among the most overlooked realities in these emergencies is that pregnancy and childbirth do not pause. Women continue to conceive, carry, and give birth, even as their worlds are disrupted in profound and often devastating ways. Humanitarian crises force […]
Kalpataru, according to mythology, is a divine wish-fulfilling tree. In today’s world, finding such a tree is not just difficult, but almost impossible. But even if not a single tree, it is possible to create a piece of land that works like a Kalpataru. Planting different kinds of vegetable seeds and fruit saplings in a […]
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