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  • Community Libraries Are Spreading Across Rural India

    April 21, 2025 |

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    In rural areas of India that often have limited access to reading material, communities are banding together to form small libraries where residents can read, study, take classes, or just use the wi-fi. One library has grown to about 2,100 registered members and has helped about 50 students pass their competitive exams.

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  • Ancient Himalayan Water Temples Are Meeting Modern Needs

    April 15, 2025 |

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    The Central Himalayan Rural Action Group, an NGO based in India, is restoring special Himalayan freshwater springs known naulas. Since 2008, the organization has been involved in the restoration of more than 6,000 springs.

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  • The Pioneering Paralegals Helping Women Take Back Their Land

    February 14, 2025 |

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    Response Location: India, Gujarat

    The Working Group of Women for Land Ownership (WGWLO) is a group of 48 grassroots NGOs and individuals who help local women secure land ownership through raising awareness about women’s land rights and providing access to legal aid when needed. Since forming in 2002, the group estimates that it has helped as many as 20,000 women.

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  • Nimble Electric Trucks Are Supercharging African Trade

    December 05, 2024 |

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    In Rwanda, a fleet of simple, efficient trucks is helping farmers get their harvest to market before the goods spoil. For one farmer renting space in one of the trucks, the improved market access enabled them to go from selling 400 to 4,000 kilograms of produce a week.

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  • An Age-Old Midwife Tradition's Revival Is Saving Vulnerable Newborns

    October 25, 2024 |

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    Response Location: India, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

    Research shows kangaroo mother care, which is the long-standing traditional midwifery practice of giving newborn babies skin-to-skin time with caregivers after birth, provides substantial protection against infections, as well as stress relief and a chance for emotional bonding. Following several studies, the WHO recommends all babies receive immediate kangaroo care without spending time in an incubator, as researchers estimate kangaroo care could save about 150,000 lives each year.

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  • How One Indian State Went 100% Organic

    October 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: India, Sikkim

    In 2016, the agricultural industry in Sikkim, India, was declared 100% organic. The process was intentionally slow, taking over a decade as programs like chemical fertilizer bans, organic certification training, and model villages demonstrating organic practices were implemented to ease the transition.

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  • Radical Terraces Are Transforming the Hills of Rwanda

    October 10, 2024 |

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    Farmers in Rwanda are adopting a terracing technique that’s helping to improve soil health and reduce erosion on the steep slopes they farm on. Called radical terraces, they slope back towards the hill to significantly slow water runoff and trap soil during intense rainfall.

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  • Tilling the Floodplain: How Farmers Embrace the Power of Floods

    September 13, 2024 |

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    Response Location: India, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh

    Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India, are using an age-old farming practice known as flood recession farming, which involves planting crops in floodplains when water recedes, to grow crops with less water during droughts.

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  • A Brave New Generation of Craftspeople in Kashmir

    June 03, 2024 |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Kashmir

    Commitment to Kashmir (CtoK) incubates small cohorts of young craftspeople, providing financial resources, technology support, and mentorship to support the growth of their craft enterprises. Since its founding in 2010, CtoK has helped 37 people establish businesses within and despite the myriad challenges that exist in a conflict zone.

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  • The therapy school for children raised in Delhi's red light district

    April 15, 2024 |

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    Response Location: India, Delhi

    Project Phoenix offers a one-year preventative mental health initiative for teens in underserved communities. It provides trauma-informed therapy and social-emotional learning through art, theater, writing and music, as well as education on human and sexual rights. The program aims to equip vulnerable youth with skills to combat mental health challenges and has impacted over 76,500 individuals so far

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