Kolhapur’s Female Rag Pickers Tackle Poverty

Kolhapur’s Female Rag Pickers Tackle Poverty

In July 2014, IDS approved a grant supporting AVANI’s efforts to empower the rag picking community in Kolhapur, Maharastra, for the next three years. The grant will enable AVANI, a new member of IDS’ charitable network, to help female rag pickers in Kolhapur tackle...
Cylcone Hudhud Destroys Tribal Schools and Homes

Cylcone Hudhud Destroys Tribal Schools and Homes

Last week, Cyclone Hudhud (category 4) bore down on Eastern Andhra Pradesh with 120 mph sustained winds. Unfortunately, IDS’s network of tribal schools and hostel was in the direct line of the storm.   The cyclone damaged our hostel, destroyed at least three of...