A motley crew of forest protectors
In Karnataka's Kodagu district, a group of people battling timber traders trying to exploit their region's virgin forests has earned the wrath of …
Project brings cheap cement to the village
Narasimharaju's dream of providing inexpensive cement for rural use will come true when his plant starts production later this year.
Children teach elders with play on street
Against the opulent backdrop of the WHO building in the Capital, children of the Anna Nagar slum act out on the street their …
United, these survive, save and survive
A voluntary organisation is transforming the lifestyles of villagers by involving women in collective work. The men are also following suit, but …
Fishing cooperative 'dies' of too much prosperity
So successful was the Siandi experiment in cooperative fishing and prawn culture, vested interests just would not allow it to continue
A step towards health rights for women
Saheli, a Delhi-based women's organisation, has, for some time, been fighting against long-acting female contraceptives like Net-oen and Norplant-…
Contacts with young minds
Schoolchildren in Uttar Pradesh delighted themselves collecting leaves and plants for a unique biodiversity competition
Chemical-free abundance
After years of killing his fields with pesticides and fertilisers, a sapota grower rediscovered cultivation without chemicals
Villagers unite to conserve resources
The Academy of Development Sciences has brought tribals in the Konkan region of Maharashtra together to make efficient use of scarce resources.
Brotherhood of greens
The desolation around Udaipur in Rajasthan is giving way to vegetation through the efforts of cooperative societies
Green salute
Scientists at Maida's polytechnic college are r6versing the trend of rural upliftment through urban-basgd planning
For a better tomorrow
There are many in Kerala who just would not have anything to do with the obsolete official education system. They want change, and that, …
Snatching someone's baby
Villagers in Rajasthan have revived a dried up river in the region with help of a NGO. Now, their fight is with the state government, which has …
Seeds of progress
An NGO in Karnataka is endeavouring to make poor farmers self-reliant in managing and sustaining land development projects in Kolar district
A learning experience
NGOs in Bangladesh have made non-formal education a trailblazing success story by employing ingenious teaching methods tailored to the needs of …
The Seed Supremo
The Beej Bachao Andolan boasts of a collection of native seed varieties that could put any genebank to shame
Tribal turmoil
Upbeat about the restoration of ownership rights, Gadchiroli tribals march towards self-governance
City cycling
With the introduction of bicycles for public use, Luud Schimmelpenninck hopes to make Amsterdam a "car-free" city
Solar lighting systems successful in Rajasthan
"No" to sweet poison
Vexed with Hoechst
Barefoot doctors
Backward Bihar villagers receive healthcare from barefoot 'first aid physicians'
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When participation holds sway
Gouditikra in Orissa provides a model of how community participation can transform a village