India reached a new low in the Global Hunger Index rankings since it began in 2000. The country ranked 102 (out of 117 qualifying countries),...
Shram ka Samman: Why do people migrate? ‘If not farming or daily wage labour, what can we do?’
Not working on farms or going into daily wage labour leaves rural Indians with few options to earn a livelihood.
Shram ka Samman: Why do people migrate? Because MGNREGA isn’t helping
Two women-led unions in Tamil Nadu are using Gram Vaani’s IVR platforms to push for greater participation and accountability of Gram Sabha meetings, where citizens discuss their...
Shram ka Samman: On Migrants – Hopes, Rights and Demands
Two women-led unions in Tamil Nadu are using Gram Vaani’s IVR platforms to push for greater participation and accountability of Gram Sabha meetings, where citizens discuss their...
Shram ka Samman: What do migrants leave behind? A crisis in India’s farms
Two women-led unions in Tamil Nadu are using Gram Vaani’s IVR platforms to push for greater participation and accountability of Gram Sabha meetings, where citizens discuss their...
Building resilience and ensuring access to safety nets
Two women-led unions in Tamil Nadu are using Gram Vaani’s IVR platforms to push for greater participation and accountability of Gram Sabha meetings, where citizens discuss their...
Encouraging Participatory Democracy through Gram Sabhas: Updates from Tamil Nadu
Two women-led unions in Tamil Nadu are using Gram Vaani’s IVR platforms to push for greater participation and accountability of Gram Sabha meetings, where citizens discuss their...
Sowing seeds for a brighter future, with a little help from ICTs
Some 50 kilometres from Delhi – in Sonipat, Haryana – Surendar, a farmer, is wondering what to do about his lemon trees that have perished.
From the periphery to the core: How can we hear more women’s voices from rural India?
In this article, we discuss our experiences in bringing women users on to the Mobile Vaani platform.
