United We Stand
By diversifying activities and creating a strong
cohesion among community members, a village has proved
that food scarcity cannot be a threat...
An Inspiration to All
Atasi Sutar surmounted her physical handicap to become
an active Community Health Worker, member of a folk
media group and a successful tailor...
Friends in Need
Palatpur Jena Sahi village in Jajpur district of
Orissa is situated near the River Birupa. It is
inhabited by 30 Scheduled Caste families and the
people are mainly daily wage labourers and share
croppers...
Together They Could
14 women, assisted by LWSI, decided to make a change
in the lives of their families who could not afford
the basic necessities...
Finding privacy
Before the Orissa floods, open air defecation was the
usual practice in this disadvantaged village of the
area...
Welcome change
Land development is the key to Nemai Bhandari's
success, a key which is bound to open many more doors
for the young man and his people...
Gender justice
Before the tsunami women in the villages hardly came
out of their houses. But now there is a great change.
Post tsunami, thanks to the intervention of NGOs,
women have the confidence to come out, talk and even
fight for their rights...
