Stories of Change

Tanuja Patil, Bhada village, Latur, Maharashtra

๐“๐šnu๐ฃ๐š’๐ฌ S๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ C๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž Running a dairy is not easy โ€” more so when it is led by women in a village where people doubt their ability. This is the

Jijabai Bavaskar, Pipalgaon Renai village, Jalna district, Maharashtra

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ Sometimes, change begins with a single conversation. For Jijabai Bavaskar from Pipalgaon Renai village, Ambad block of Jalna district, Maharashtra, it was a chance talk with

Sulochana Sonale, Holsamudra village, Bidar district, Karnataka

๐’๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐š: ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ In Holsamudra village of Karnatakaโ€™s Bidar district, Sulochana Sonale once spent her days doing household chores and working as a daily wage labourer. With

Women of tribal villages of Tribak block, Nashik district, Maharashtra

Women of tribal villages of Tribak block, Nashik district, Maharashtra

๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž In the tribal villages of Trimbak block in Nashik, even basic digital services remained out of reach for most families. Residents had to travel 20 to

Anita Tadas, Wardha, Maharashtra

A Step Towards Self-Reliance Anita Tadas hails from Ekurli village in Maharashtraโ€™s Wardha district. A homemaker and a small farmer, she lives with her husband, son, and mother-in-law. Passionate about

Meenakshi Fad, Latur, Maharashtra

From Farm Labourer to Entrepreneur Meenakshi Fad transformed her hardships into opportunities. Meenakshiโ€™s journey has been marked by many challenges, from managing household responsibilities to earning a livelihood with limited

๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐š๐ง๐๐š ๐Š๐š๐ฅ๐ž, Jalna, Maharashtra

๐“๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž Sunanda Kale, is a resilient and determined woman. Married young, she endured years of domestic violence and was eventually abandoned by her in-laws. Left to raise

Savita Kathane, Wardha, Maharashtra

When women start eating healthy, everything changesโ€”from their health to their confidence From the heart of Majara village in Wardha district, Maharashtra, Savita Kathane is leading a quiet revolution. A 

Dharmshila Kumari, Gaya, Bihar

Itโ€™s never too late to start something meaningful At 48, Dharmshila Kumari from Tetar village in Gaya, Bihar, decided she wanted to be known not just as someoneโ€™s wife or

Vaishali Ghuge, Dharashiv, Maharashtra

Vaishali Balasaheb Ghuge Honored with the 2025 Youth Progressive Farmer Award! Our Women Leader, Vaishali Balasaheb Ghuge received the prestigious Youth Progressive Farmer (Yuva Pragatshil Shetkari) Award, jointly presented by