With support from Bread for the World, WOTR is helping the community in Odisha chart its own path to development.
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10 low-cost climate-smart farming practices promoted by WOTR that are helping farmers build resilience and hope in the face of climate change.
This article explores villages where watershed management, conservation, and community participation have shaped a new model of sustainable development.
Through the India Climate Collaborative’s grant to WOTR, the two organisations set out with a shared ambition: to support the Government of Maharashtra in strengthening its climate adaptation planning and delivery.
Leela and Deepak Gamango, now in their early sixties, who migrated from Meghalaya to Odisha in 2007 are finally managing to secure a substantial income with their grocery shop in Tuburuda, set up with the support of WOTR and Andheri Hilfe
Abhadiya Raita from Munising village in Gajapati district, Odisha, transformed his life after receiving a new set of carpentry tools and pairing them with hope
Although it’s too early to see the effect of their collective effort, the people of Ringnitoli are now motivated to take up other initiatives to solve their water problems
From earning an average of Rs 2,000–3,000 from the one-acre land, Dilphinesh Kunjur’s family income has increased manifold as a result of selling fish from the pond and vegetables that they cultivate around it in Jharkhand
Tigga’s land in Jharkhand was identified by WOTR for intervention and linked to a government scheme for farm pond construction—an initiative that has since transformed his livelihood
Albinas and Nishi from Jharkhand were given hand-holding support by WOTR to gain access to the MGNREGA scheme and get approvals for their mango plantation. Now, they have emerged as a successful couple in their village.
With support from Bread for the World, WOTR is helping the community in Odisha chart its own path to development.
10 low-cost climate-smart farming practices promoted by WOTR that are helping farmers build resilience and hope in the face of climate change.
This article explores villages where watershed management, conservation, and community participation have shaped a new model of sustainable development.
Through the India Climate Collaborative’s grant to WOTR, the two organisations set out with a shared ambition: to support the Government of Maharashtra in strengthening its climate adaptation planning and delivery.
Leela and Deepak Gamango, now in their early sixties, who migrated from Meghalaya to Odisha in 2007 are finally managing to secure a substantial income with their grocery shop in Tuburuda, set up with the support of WOTR and Andheri Hilfe
Abhadiya Raita from Munising village in Gajapati district, Odisha, transformed his life after receiving a new set of carpentry tools and pairing them with hope
Although it’s too early to see the effect of their collective effort, the people of Ringnitoli are now motivated to take up other initiatives to solve their water problems
From earning an average of Rs 2,000–3,000 from the one-acre land, Dilphinesh Kunjur’s family income has increased manifold as a result of selling fish from the pond and vegetables that they cultivate around it in Jharkhand
Tigga’s land in Jharkhand was identified by WOTR for intervention and linked to a government scheme for farm pond construction—an initiative that has since transformed his livelihood
Albinas and Nishi from Jharkhand were given hand-holding support by WOTR to gain access to the MGNREGA scheme and get approvals for their mango plantation. Now, they have emerged as a successful couple in their village.
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वैज्ञानिक बकरीशेड और WOTR के प्रशिक्षण ने सुमन सिंह की जिंदगी बदल दी। उनके दृढ़ संकल्प ने संघर्ष को आजीविका के एक टिकाऊ ग्रामीण स्रोत में बदल दिया।
How one irrigation structure gave Ramgarh its first Rabi harvest and local farmer Fulsai Pandu his land back
Goat rearing changed Suman Singh’s fortunes with scientific shed design and, WOTR training. Her grit turned struggle into sustainable rural income.
रामगढ़ में एक सिंचाई संरचना ने कैसे पहली बार रबी की फसल दी और किसान फुलसाई पांडू को उसकी ज़मीन वापस लौटाई
A reflection on the sustainability of food and climate programs in the social sector
Ecolinguistics reminds us that language is not neutral; it shapes how we understand and engage with the world.
डायवर्जन आधारित सिंचाई ने रामगढ़ में सालभर पानी, दोहरी खेती, फसल विविधता और किसानों की आय बढ़ाने वाली सामूहिक पहल को संभव बनाया।
A visual journey into how rural Maharashtra is coping with intensifying summer heat and climate change.