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Jan 21 2019

With 229 Organ Donors, This Tamil Nadu Village Is Leading The Way In Eye & Body Donation

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Health, Information / By SLSV / January 21, 2019 January 21, 2019

When someone dies in Madathattuvilai village in Kanyakumari district, the information is first conveyed to the church priest, following which the bell is rung to announce the death. This is also a signal for the members of the youth group to meet the family and prepare them for eye donation of the deceased. While the …

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Jan 18 2019

Meet 58-Year-Old Man From Manipur Who Is Using Plastic Waste To Make Brooms

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Environment / By SLSV / January 18, 2019 January 18, 2019

A 58-year-old innovator from Manipur has found a way of re-using the disposed of plastic water bottles to combat the problem of plastic pollution in the state while also generating income for the people of his village. New Delhi: Heaps of plastic waste including plastic bottles, cups, straws, and wrappers dumped by the roadside, littered around …

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Jan 16 2019

This Iron Lady’s haunting Ladakh trek is helping her transform govt schools at 17000 ft

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Education, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 16, 2019 January 16, 2019

From setting up libraries in 230 schools to building playgrounds in 140, Sujata Sahu has been transforming the education scene in rural Ladakh (Kargil and Leh), earning herself the nickname of ‘Iron Lady’. It was in 2010 that Delhi’s Shri Ram School Maths and Computer Science teacher Sujata Sahu first went on a trip to Ladakh. It …

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Jan 15 2019

Young Pune girl makes cycle-cum-wheelchair for her differently-abled brother to help him go school

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, DifferentlyAbled, Women Empowerment / By SLSV / January 15, 2019 January 15, 2019

Her innovative cycle-cum-wheelchair was exhibited at the district level science exhibition. PUNE: A 16-year-old girl from Baramati in Maharashtra — similar as shown in the ‘Three Idiots’ movie who wanted to do something to make sure that her brother never missed school due to his disability — Mayuri Yadav, 10th class student at Anand Vidyalaya …

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Jan 14 2019

This 79-YO Unsung Hero Has Been Fighting To Save Uttarakhand’s Trees for 40+ Years!

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Environment, Information / By SLSV / January 14, 2019 January 14, 2019

He was recently conferred with the ‘Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Constructive Work for 2018 ‘ by Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation (JBF). Forty-six years ago, one of the most potent pro-environment battles, the Chipko Movement, ignited a wave of protests against deforestation across the nation. This mass, non-violent movement was started …

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