Roughly 200 km away from Mumbai is the Ambe Shivtar village in Raigad, Maharashtra. Five years ago, farmers and community members struggled with water scarcity and limited work opportunities; but today, every house in the village has access to clean drinking water through a tap in their home. Every farmer in Ambe Shivtar is equipped … Read more
It is easy to say that rural women, tribals and other backward sections of the society should get educated and do things that fashionable philanthropists love to talk about but what about the basics? In the 2004 movie Swades, Mohan Bhargava played by Shahrukh Khan leaves his NASA job in the US to lead transformation … Read more
First year will be dedicated to the programs focusing on drinking water, irrigation, education, sanitation among others. Honeywell Hometown Solutions India Foundation (HHSIF), the philanthropic arm of Honeywell India, and Swades Foundation, a non-profit organization that has been uplifting communities in rural Maharashtra, have entered into a three-year partnership. The motive behind the collaboration is … Read more
Our dream is to create a model of holistic rural development capable of lifting a million people out of poverty every 5 years and then EXITING. By Zarina Screwvala The Covid 19 crisis has again brought home the importance of building our rural communities and empowering them to take charge of their own lives. Recently, … Read more