Pragathi Welfare Society offered them stitching machines to make cotton masks; the Society is paying Rs 3 per mask to the women, who stitch up to 100 masks a day Hyderabad: Masks, which have become compulsory daily accessories for everyone across the globe, are helping women from about 100 families in Burgula village of the …
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These three social enterprises have one single purpose: to create a space for women to come forward, showcase their talents, find work and help each other grow. Fuzia: Riya Sinha and Shraddha Varma – India, US“We truly believed that ‘virtual working’ will be the future of work” What happens when a bright teenager full of …
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Archana Soreng joins six other young climate leaders from around the world who have been named by Guterres to his new Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change United Nations, July 28 Archana Soreng, a climate activist from India, has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new advisory group comprising young leaders who …
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In one of my last roles before becoming self-employed, I had to deal with a woman who was the very stereotype that perpetuates women not supporting one another. Any fellow female worker she perceived either as outshining her or undermining her in any way was subject to her wrath. She talked behind people’s backs. She …
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Widowed at the age of 12, she vowed to do whatever she could to stop the marriage of minor girls. As she grew up, the first thing she realised was to study further, beyond her Class IV education. UTTARAKHAND: Two years back, the Uttarakhand High Court took a serious note of rampant child marriages in the state …
