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Recent files
Urban poverty and malnutrition in Bhopal
Urban areas have come to symbolise, and apparently seem to provide, better income and employment opportunities. However, the people who move in to access these opportunities tend to remain on the socio-economic margins, struggling to meet the most basic requirements of life and livelihood. One of the most intense struggles is for food. In recent times there has been some attempt to highlight the extent of malnutrition among the poor, but the focus has largely been on rural areas. The urban situation remains under-explored, but it is very relevant particularly in the context of the food security legislation the government is poised to introduce.
When villages plug in: Rural Electrification in Nepal
In Nepal, lost in the chaos of political upheavals, a silent revolution is afoot. In remote villages of this mountainous and energy-starved country people are demanding their right to electricity. They say electricity is a national good; everyone must have a right to it.
Fishworkers’ Challenges and Initiatives in the World
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La voix du peuple : une radio communautaire fonctionnant via le téléphone portable dans une région tribale d’Inde
Tout citoyen indien a le droit d’être entendu. Mais que se passe-t-il quand vous vivez dans une région où aucun média traditionnel ne prend la peine de venir et quand vous parlez une langue qu’aucun média ne connaît ni ne comprend ? CGNet Swara utilise la technologie des téléphones mobiles pour briser le mur du silence dans les régions tribales du Chhattisgarh.
A different waste model
Should India import and reprocess the world’s growing mountains of junk and toxic garbage? Should this become our business opportunity, capitalizing on the fact that rich countries need cheaper and more efficient ways of dealing with their waste—everything from electronic to medical? The question is if we can manage the waste of others, even as we struggle and fail to deal with our own piles of garbage.
Holistic healing through rural herbal traditions
By reclaiming traditional herbal healing systems, training women to use these for their own health and that of their communities, the Shodhini network facilitates natural and traditional alternatives in health care to meet women’s special needs.
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