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.
A Better Tomorrow
Stories, Practices, and Solutions
Here’s how Poshan Maah inspired everyday nutrition changes across communities—a shared commitment to better nutrition, healthier families, and a nourished future for all.
This International Day of Rural Women, we celebrate the strength, vision, and commitment to nurturing life in every form of rural women in India.
The environmental work of rural women is a vital form of leadership that deserves recognition in policy, planning, and global climate discussions.
Once abused and estranged, Ujwala now runs her own enterprise—emerging stronger than ever. Read her inspiring story of grit, determination and self-reliance.
Empowering rural women is key to gender equality and sustainable development. Learn strategies to drive change in rural communities.
The vital contributions of women farmers in India’s agricultural sector remain largely unseen because of various societal and structural barriers, even though they are the backbone of many rural communities.
Women in every corner of the world face a relentless barrage of obstacles: unequal pay, limited access to opportunities, and the constant threat of violence and discrimination. In rural communities, these burdens are often magnified, stifling women’s potential and trapping them in cycles of poverty and oppression. This blog unveils the powerful stories of women from rural Maharashtra who shattered these cycles of hardship and patriarchy.
This story is from the booklet ‘Seeding Entrepreneurs: Stories of Women Entrepreneurs from Karjat and Shrigonda Blocks in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra,’ published as a part of the ‘Promoting Entrepreneurship, Employment Opportunities, and Increased Incomes in Maharashtra’ programme of HSBC.
Post Excerpt This story is from the booklet ‘Seeding Entrepreneurs: Stories of Women Entrepreneurs from Karjat and Shrigonda Blocks in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra,’ published as a part of the ‘Promoting Entrepreneurship, Employment Opportunities, and Increased Incomes in Maharashtra’ programme of HSBC.
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Monocropping’s long-term impacts on soil, pests, and farmer incomes are explored through insights from Nitin Kumbhar, highlighting sustainable alternatives, diversification strategies, and pathways to climate-resilient agriculture in India.
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.
A glimpse into the cultural practices and land-based traditions of tribal communities in WOTR’s project regions.
Drawing from work with smallholder farmers—from Kumbharwadi in Maharashtra to Madaul in Odisha—WOTR has contributed key experiences, insights, and evidence to the Stories of Resilience 2025, a publication launched by the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil.
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.
Grasslands are often mistaken for empty lands needing trees, but they are rich, climate-resilient ecosystems. Understanding their unique biodiversity, carbon storage, and cultural value is essential to ensuring conservation efforts don’t unintentionally cause harm.