Alleviating Urban Poverty Through Livelihood Generation — Global Issues

Alleviating Urban Poverty Through Livelihood Generation — Global Issues

BRAC International recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bihar Government’s Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society to launch Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana Shahari, the first government-led urban Graduation programme in Asia. Credit: BRAC by Rina Mukherji (pune, india) Wednesday, August 30, 2023 Inter Press Service PUNE, INDIA, Aug 30 (IPS) – In…

How Farmer Producer Organisations Benefit Small Scale Farmers in India — Global Issues

How Farmer Producer Organisations Benefit Small Scale Farmers in India — Global Issues

Jaggery making on a sugarcane farm in Mandla. Small-scale farmers in India are benefitting from a scheme where they are able to diversify their farms and get support through Farmer Producer Organisations. Credit: Rina Mukherji/IPS by Rina Mukherji (mandla, jhargram & ahmednagar, india) Friday, May 26, 2023 Inter Press Service MANDLA,…

How Covid-19 Proved an Opportunity for Youth in Small-Town India — Global Issues

How Covid-19 Proved an Opportunity for Youth in Small-Town India — Global Issues

Young people from small towns are now able to work close to home thanks to co-working spaces that opened up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Rina Mukherji/IPS by Rina Mukherji (pune, india) Wednesday, February 08, 2023 Inter Press Service PUNE, INDIA, Feb 08 (IPS) – While a 2017 study by the…

Government Indifference Deprives the Trafficked of Compensation — Global Issues

Government Indifference Deprives the Trafficked of Compensation — Global Issues

Anti-trafficking street play being stages in a tea house. Trafficking survivors often find it difficult to access compensation in India, and traffickers often escape justice. Credit: Rina Mukherji/IPS by Rina Mukherji (pune) Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Inter Press Service Pune, Oct 19 (IPS) – Fourteen-year-old Priti Pyne was returning from school…