Nutrition for Health in India
After 56 years of national rural development policy, many babies and mothers still die from diseases caused by poor nutrition,
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Regional > South Asia
Period Poverty
Menstruation education and attempts to remedy “period poverty” are catching on around the world. This program contrasts efforts in Scotland,
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Muslim Divorce Decision – India
In August 2017, India’s Supreme Court found it unconstitutional for a man to divorce his wife just by saying –
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Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) Part 2
SEWA [pronounced SAY vah] is a sisterhood of nearly 1.5 million women, organized locally and by trades. It operates in
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India’s Self-Employed Women’s Association
A union for the informal sector – 1.5 Million Strong (Part 1) In Gandhi’s birthplace, in 1972, a union organizer
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Climate Radio on Women
Community media coverage from the Marrakech Climate Summit November 7, 2016, the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN
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Forest Women Reclaim Their Foods
Indigenous Dongria Khond people in Orissa state, India, are struggling against a forestry department decision to cut their food-bearing trees
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Life as Diversity – Vandana Shiva on the web of life
Second and final part of a speech delivered in California by Dr. Vandana Shiva, influential scientist, policy analyst, and activist
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Truth To Power – Women journalists vs. censorship
The most dangerous jobs in journalism involve reporting on wrongdoing of governments, corporations, and major criminals in one’s own country.
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Green Counter-Revolution – Green Foundation unites women farmers in India
The so-called Green Revolution in India increased one measure of “productivity” at the cost of much else, including nutrition, sustainability,
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