Jharkhand
Jharkhand’s tribal girl becomes a farmer, smashes patriarchy with a tractor
In a village steeped in patriarchy, 20-year-old Manju Oraon of Jharkhand – blamed for this year’s drought for daring to become a farmer – sells her smartphone to buy seeds, ploughs through her land and the tribal men’s animosity with a tractor.
“Instead of succumbing to miseries, I took charge of my life and SHGs helped me”
Born in a poor farmer household and having had to bear the burden of losing loved ones early in life, Sukari Nag of Neganar village in Chhattisgarh was emotionally and financially drained. Joining a self-help group not only improves her income but helps her guide others as the group’s leader.
Jharkhand’s tribal women make natural cups and bowls but find no takers
Hundreds of women sell eco-friendly, sal-leaf cups and teeth-cleaning datoon twigs, but barely make Rs 70 a day. Still they persist with a grin that never betrays their hard life.
Mor Mitti – A team of young entrepreneurs building a sustainable space in Jharkhand
Aseem Sinha, Biswambharnath Naik, Deepali Nayak and Dr. Minashree Horo, the four pillars of Mor Mitti, came up with the concept of ACE( Art, Culture and Entrepreneurship). They will be telling their incredible story of how they built Mor Mitti at the World Localisation Day event on June 20
Cooking in iron kadhais combats anemia in Jharkhand
A women's collective movement of cooking in iron kadhais (woks) that helps in reducing the incidence of anemia in rural women is gathering pace in many parts of Jharkhand
Small pumps are a viable solution for poor farmers
Although small pumps for irrigation doesn’t get the attention it deserves, evidence from groundwater-rich states such as Assam, Jharkhand and Odisha show that they have significant benefits for small and marginal farmers
Local tribes protest changes in Jharkhand land laws
Recent amendments to laws that govern the use of land owned by tribals in Jharkhand has led to a rash of protests because local communities feel that they might lose their land and livelihoods to industrial development