Swarna Basumatary is a native of Sonpur Village. He family hails from Assam’s tribal Bodo Community and her father is a farmer. Swarna studied until Grade IX. She was married off at a very young age. However, her husband was an alcoholic so she left even without any possessions on her own and started living […]
Veena Panchal, a single mother of two, used to worry about how she can provide a good life for her children. She became a member of SEWA where she received training on sewing. She invested in a sewing machine and started earning income for her family. Gradually, she built her sewing skills by attending more tranings. She […]
Kathmandu, Nepal – What is a gender-sensitive value chain? This was the main question posed for the participants of the Regional Consultation Workshop on Understanding and Promoting Gender Sensitive Value Chain in South Asia at the start of the three-day meeting held at Hotel Marshyangdi, Kathmandu, Nepal on 12-14 June 2019. Women and youth farmers […]