by ashika | Jan 12, 2018 | Empowerment, News
Last month, 450 waste pickers from Kolhapur traveled to Nagpur (800 km one way) to put their demands before the state government during the legislative assembly section. During these sections, which are conducted every winter in Nagpur, important decisions are made...
by ashika | Dec 30, 2017 | Empowerment, Event
We would like to thank Sameer Prasad, IDS board member and conference participant, for contributing this conference report and photo. We had a very productive meeting on December 19, 2017 at IIT-Delhi. An intimate conference with an informal participatory...
by ashika | Nov 18, 2017 | Education
Sai Padma, the founder of Global AID (Ability in Disability), a nonprofit that IDS has supported in the past, was featured in a recent BBC video in the BBC 100 Women series. Each year, this series honors 100 influential and inspirational women around the world. Watch...
by ashika | Oct 21, 2017 | Education, Income Generation
JSS (Jan Swasthya Sahyog) has been working for more than 15 years in Chhattisgarh in the area of health care. Their community health program targeted 54 villages, impacting a population of 33,000 people. Chhattisgarh is classified as a backward area. The tribal...
by ashika | Sep 22, 2017 | Environment
SIF (Save Indian Farmers) is an NGO that IDS is supporting for the first time in 2017. The $6,000 IDS grant to SIF is earmarked for borewell recharge work in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The project is called Project Jal. The goal of Project Jal is to offer poor,...
