Ramvati works among COVID-19 Patients to Feed her Five Children
From Lucknow, Ramvati is a 30-year-old widow and mother of five, who lives with her in-laws. Trapped into child marriage at 12, Ramvati says that she’s faced so many hurdles so young that now she has become strong. Ramvati works as a cleaner at a private hospital, risking her life every day working among COVID-19 […]
HPPI organises orientation webinar on online education for 9 DIETs in Madhya Pradesh
Due to the ongoing lockdowns and closure of schools and colleges, digital learning has emerged as the only alternative to continue imparting education. HPPI’s Necessary Teacher Training Programme (NeTT), which is being implemented in 13 District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) across India, trains students to become quality primary school teacher who can withstand […]
When Millions Rushed Home, A School Programme Gave Kerala’s Migrants Reason To Stay
When millions of jobless migrant workers across India started returning to their hometowns in May 2020, Pratima and Rajesh Singh decided against heading back to their village in Ballia district in easternmost Uttar Pradesh. Rajesh, who had worked as a welder in Kerala’s central Ernakulam district for 17 years, was among the 120 million Indians […]
What quality do we need more to make the world a better place?
The answer to the question, in short, is- ‘Kindness.’ Kindness refers to the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. It’s the ethical characteristics of any person. When we are growing up as kids, families and schools teach us what is Kindness, why is it important and how to be kind to others. It feels […]
Evolving villages to eradicate poverty
According to the 2011 census of India, there are more than 6 lakh villages in the country. Poverty is one of the issues faced by the nation as well. Sustainable Development Goal 1 by the UN is ‘eradicating poverty for all people everywhere’. ‘Evolve’ is one such enterprise that plans on achieving the goal through […]
Significance of Community-Level Health workers during COVID 19
In the current health crisis that we all are in, being anxious and worried about our health and our family’s well-being is quite prevalent. In such times, the role of community-health workers, who continue to be on the frontline providing care, treatment and information, becomes much more amplified. As the world is learning to live […]
Sustainable living: An outlook for future
Life before the outbreak of Coronavirus was different than how it is currently. People were able to travel, go out to eat or order food online, to the malls for shopping, party and whatnot. This freedom then, however, was taken for granted and often misused. Also, it greatly affected the environment and society. People became […]
The girl from Odisha: Preparing her Village Community to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kerenga village in Koraput district in Odisha is home to Rashmita who lives with her mother and younger brother. Having lost her father at an early age, the weight of the world fell upon her young shoulders. As the sense of responsibility dawned upon her, she set out to take charge of not only her […]
Learning Management System in Schools and Colleges during COVID
Kanohar Lal Trust Society (www.kanohar.org) is a 52 year old NGO in Meerut, having multiple educational institutions in the city and Sonda village (GZB District). Our focus is girls’ education – from secondary to P.hd levels. The sudden announcement of lockdown across the country to tackle the spread of COVID 19 has had a profound […]
Om Harikant Khanderwal – One less child hungry
This is Om Harikant Khanderwal. the eight-years-old Om hails from Lalbaug Kumbharwada, a locality in Vadodara, Gujarat. Young Om and his family were beneficiaries of Akshaya Patra’s COVID-19 Relief Feeding during the lockdown. Om’s father is a migrant worker who travels with his family of five. With the lockdown, the family lost their source of […]
