Early December, Supriya and I spent four days in the downhills of the Himalayas to explore a new partnership. ATI – Appropriate Technology India – is a social and economic impact organization that works in 5 mountain districts of Uttarakhand, offering innovative alternatives to subsistence agriculture. Started in 1994, it has developed a range of…
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Mushrooms and cow dung make women self-sufficient
Early December Shilpa and I had the opportunity to visit Philibhit, Uttar Pradesh, through Ms. Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of Women and Child Development in the Government of PM Narendra Modi, to explore collaboration with the Ministry. The Ministry has been working on a few projects to generate income for the rural women in the…
Transition and team spirit
We’re in transition. How does that work? Our goal is to transform Women on Wings from a Dutch led organization to an Indian led organization. What happened since we took the decision for transition? First step was defining where we were heading to and defining the route how to get there. In 2014 we discussed…
