Women Empowerment

Kerala Girl Collects Discarded Bottles From Dirty Lake, Upcycles Them Into Decor!

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Environment, Pollution, Women Empowerment / By / April 1, 2019

23-year-old Aparna S is on an environmental crusade—one that brings craft and conservation under a single umbrella. Right from childhood, craft had always intrigued Aparna S. A resident of Munroe Thuruthu in Kollam, she would dabble in different craft forms, despite having no formal training. Her exceptional handiwork captivated her family and friends. Her passion …

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Why Uttarakhand Remembers This Unsung Woman As a ‘Modern-Day Jhansi ki Rani’

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Information, Women Empowerment / By / March 27, 2019

A true environmentalist in every sense, Gaura Devi is a name that few would remember but her monumental contribution is what made Chipko Movement grab the world’s attention. In the history of environmental activism, there is perhaps no other community-driven resistance campaign that will come close to the impact left behind by the historic Chipko …

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Defying Gender Problems And Open Defecation, Sunita Devi From Jharkhand Is Training Women To Build Toilets

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Eco-Friendly, Health, Women Empowerment / By / March 22, 2019

90 per cent of the women in Udaypura, a village in Jharkhand used to defecate in the open before 2018. Today, every woman in the village has access to a toilet, thanks to 29-year-old Sunita Devi  For the last couple of years, every weekend in Udaypura village of Jharkhand, is marked with a two-hour discussion …

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64-Year-Old Bachendri Pal, The First Woman To Reach The Everest Peak Receives Padma Bhushan

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Women Empowerment / By / March 19, 2019

The first Indian woman mountaineer to reach the Mount Everest Summit, Bachendri Pal was announced the winner of Padma Bhushan, the second highest civilian award in the country. The names of the 2019 awardees were announced on the 70th Republic Day. Pal reached the top of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world in …

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Meet Saalumarada Thimmakka, she planted 384 banyan trees on a 4km stretch in Karnataka

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Environment, Women Empowerment / By / March 18, 2019

She might not be educated, but has done something that most of us would not be able to achieve with all the titles and degrees. Saalumarada Thimmakka grew 384 Banyan trees and nurtured them as her own children. Saalumarada Thimmakka has no formal education, but she is a self taught environmentalist. She along with her late …

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