Pashu Sakhi initiative empowers rural women as para-vets, improving livestock health, boosting incomes, and strengthening climate-resilient rural livelihoods.
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A socio-technical watershed approach helped communities restore ecosystems, strengthen institutions and secure livelihoods, creating resilience that has endured for generations.
WOTR began mobilising farmers across Gajapati, Rayagada, and Ganjam in 2021, helping them form six Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs).
A woman farmer in Odisha rebuilds her livelihood through climate-resilient agriculture, soil health improvement, and collective market access support.
Community-led solar irrigation in Padardi Village boosting crop yields, enhancing household incomes, empowering women, and driving climate-resilient, sustainable rural development in Rajasthan.
A family in Odisha rebuilds their lives after a tragic accident, using community support to start a small shop that restores their livelihood, dignity, and hope.
How can smallholders farm fish while safeguarding their local ecosystems? One promising answer lies in farm ponds.
Read how a school, and ultimately an entire village in Maharashtra, was transformed with clean toilets
Phool’s journey from uncertain, monocropping to stable, climate-resilient agriculture shows how access to irrigation, diversification, and community support can transform livelihoods.
To deepen our collective understanding of the issues, the opportunities, and the inspiring models that are shaping resilient rural communities, we have curated a set of must-read case story booklets by WOTR.
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Read how ecohydrology provides the scientific foundation needed to link ecosystem restoration with reliable water outcomes.
Depleted soil is quietly reducing the nutrients in our food, driving hidden hunger despite full plates and rising food production.
Trees Transform Nallavelly village as 10,000 saplings revive barren drylands through community action, scientific planning, and sustainable rural afforestation.
Pashu Sakhi initiative empowers rural women as para-vets, improving livestock health, boosting incomes, and strengthening climate-resilient rural livelihoods.
A socio-technical watershed approach helped communities restore ecosystems, strengthen institutions and secure livelihoods, creating resilience that has endured for generations.
The Rabi Jal Pehal project brought trained Pashusakhis to Agarbatti’s doorstep, offering affordable livestock care and practical guidance.
Explore the golden beauty of Chhattisgarh’s harvest, where tradition meets modern science in the vibrant fields of India’s rice bowl.
Read how the results of community-led watershed development remain evident even after 25 years in the rain-shadow area of Maharashtra.