Ever heard of a village where the air is filled with the enchanting scent of wet clay? That’s Panchmura, a tiny village in West Bengal, and let me tell you, it’s no ordinary place. I recently got to wander through its narrow lanes and discover the incredible artistry hidden within. In Panchmura, they create wonders […]
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Fellowship programs in social development usually are designed as youth social leadership immersions wherein young people undertake challenging development projects and learn about society, development and self as part of a leadership journey
Commitment to work for society gives you a rich experience. This domain demands you to learn everyday and execute your skills to make your work easier and effective. Learning might come in any form for example meeting Elite people will help you to reshape your ideas, meeting achievers will help you to be optimistic ,meeting […]
So, I decided to organize a Women’s Day event with a focus on my respective theme – Education. But guess what ? I’d never planned an event before! Talk about starting fresh. Since the first part of my project is with Spoken English, I knew I wanted to involve the children at Amarathaanoor Middle School, […]
Introduction Tribal communities of India have rich knowledge systems of traditional medicines. These systems and their practitioners, healers, can be enormously useful if they are properly integrated with the primary healthcare delivery systems in India. The traditional medical practitioner or traditional healer can be defined as “someone who is recognized by the community in which […]
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What’s in a name?
Names have never been a subject of wonder for me; I don’t know why. But I never thought about them, even though my name should have been the very first name which can make me think about the naming of infants and the very thought process behind it. Yet I also think that was the […]
When I was told every JSWF Fellow should write a blog as part of the fellowship mandate, I wasn’t happy. So much so that I kept postponing my indulgence in the art of writing a blog for nearly 3 months. Unlike me, there were few of my fellows, who enthusiastically wrote 2-3 blogs in the […]
Selu is a small village located in Kalmeshwar taluka, approximately 24 kilometres away from Nagpur district in Maharashtra, India. Here, the Sarodi community, comprising 24 families who once migrated from distant lands, weaves its tale of struggle and resilience. To the outsider’s eye, the Sarodis may appear as mere rustic dwellers, their existence overshadowed by […]
गेले दीड वर्ष मी जेएसडब्ल्यू फाउंडेशन फेलो म्हणून ग्रामीण भागात काम करत आहे. माझा विषय ग्रामपंचायत सबलीकरण आणि महिला सशक्तीकरण आहे. मी कळमेश्वर तालुक्यातील लिंगा ग्रामपंचायत सोबत काम करत आहे. सुरुवातीला काम करत असताना आदर्श गाव म्हणजे काय याची कल्पना मला नव्हती. आमच्या सरांनी आदर्श गाव म्हणजे काय याचा परिचय करून दिला आणि त्याबद्दल माहिती […]
Women and girls must have the agency to exercise their voice, choice, and leadership. As per the J-PAL research paper titled ‘a practical guide to measuring women’s and girls’ empowerment in impact evaluations’ a woman’s agency is defined as ‘her ability to set goals and act on them, to make decisions that matter to them, […]
राजू ला मुलगी झाली हे कळताच त्याचे बाबा सगळ्यांना सांगत सुटले. अहो सुधीर भाऊ, राजू ला मुलगी झाली, तीन पौंडाची आणि गोरी गोरी पान, अगदी राजू वर गेली आहे. ही गोड बातमी संध्याकाळ पर्यंत पूर्ण सोसायटी मध्ये पसरलेली. जणूकाही उद्या वृत्तपत्रात येईल असं वाटतं होतं पण ते काही झालं नाही. किती आनंदाचा क्षण आहे ना […]
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