The boat ambulance immunizing mothers and children in the most difficult terrain of Alirajpur, M.P. Situated in the historical Malwa region occupying a plateau of volcanic origin, Alirajpur district comprises some of the most difficult terrain of west-central India as well as Madhya Pradesh. Alirajpur, one of the newest districts of the state is a tribal area with poor transportation services and poor road access.

Women moving out of home is a taboo in Ranjan Kanwar’s community, but that could not hold her indoors, with much resistance, she became a member of an SHG, took loan to purchase a sewing machine to do stitching business, next loan was to buy a buffalo, being a Pashu Sakhi was the most significant achievement of her life. She went for a long training to Lucknow.

The ‘Eat Right India’ movement was launched by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to usher in a ‘new food culture’ by nudging businesses and consumers to adopt safe, healthy and sustainable food practices and habits. As part of the Eat Right India movement, the ‘Eat Right Mela’ was conceived to engage, excite and enable citizens to eat right through an info-tainment model.

Since childhood, Anjela has the regret of not pursuing higher education, as she had to drop out after passing 10th standard. Poverty used to prevail in her house, which prevented her from studying further. Her father gave priority for her elder brother’s higher education, rather than her education as he could not afford the higher education expenses of both. She has to help her father on the farm to meet the household expenses.

Ranjana had only one acre of non-cultivable land, thus she was a daily wage labourer, she became a member of the SHG, then Pashu Sakhi got 43 days of training on goat rearing, purchased her first goat, taking loans from SHG that has increased now to 5 goats and 20 kids; established a `Memna Nursery’ for 10 kids and earned Rs 1,14,200 this year. She has trained 46 fellow SHG members and brought down goat mortality from 30% to zero; increased their income from goat to about Rs 36,000 per annum.

Mrs. Pramila was married at an age of 15 in a poor family. Her family has 7 members including 3 children. Although her family owns 1 acre of land, the produce is not adequate enough to meet her family round the year need. This situation compelled her husband to migrate to Assam to work as a labour in the tea garden to sustain his family. In order to produce more from this her land she applied chemical fertilizers and pesticides in her farm but to little avail.

Structures for rainwater harvesting (RWH) and borewell recharge are in place and as many as 1.76 lakh saplings have been planted in Rewari district of Haryana, as a part of the ongoing Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) that is currently underway across the country.

Production and income from five acres of unproductive land only was not sufficient for an eight-member family of Bimla Singh, a resident of Ayyari village in Balarampur district of Chhattisgarh. The cost of cultivation was high and had no capital to purchase agricultural inputs. Thus, Bimla and her husband had no other option but to work in others’ field, as wage labourers. This was the situation for several years after her marriage.

Introduction Tambhere Gram Panchayat is situated in the Rahuri black of Ahmednagar. The area falls in the drought-prone zone of the state. In the absence of basic irrigation facilities, Tambhere GP had a traditional cropping pattern. Farmers grow bajara (pearl millet) and jowar (Sorghum vulgare) during the kharif season, while the land remains uncultivable during the rabi season due to lack of irrigation facility. It was decided in the Gram Sabha to construct farm ponds for rainwater harvesting as a drought mitigation initiative.

In order to facilitate the formation of Eco WASH Clubs in schools across Punjab, to provide awareness on hygiene and sanitation including menstrual hygiene management (MHM), a two-day training programme was held in Jalandhar, Punjab on 27th and 28th May, 2019.