Sulabha, Bhanumati, Anjali, Baidehi, Tila and Tulasha have formed a group to purchase new, reduced smoke stoves for cooking. Hailing from the village of Karnimal in Orissa, they currently cook with biofuel or wood on chulhas. This creates smoky and hazardous home environment. With a loan of Rs. 2,700 per person you can help these […]
Sulabha M and Group – Fuel Efficient Stoves (M. Rampur, Orissa, India)
Rina Naskar and Group – Solar Lamps (Jaynagar, West Bengal, India)
Lack of electricity infrastructure is one of the main hurdles in the development of rural India. India’s grid system is considerably under-developed, with major sections of its populace still surviving off-grid. Jaynagar, in district South 24 Parganas of West Bengal, despite being within a close proximity of one of India’s biggest metro cities in India, […]
Kapurakanti Rana and Group – Fuel Efficient Stoves (M. Rampur, Orissa, India)
Kapurakanti Rana from Orissa has formed a group with Sangita Das, Para Rana, Urmila and Susila, her neighbours and seek your help in funding a loan of Rs 13,500, which will help them buy clean and reduced-smoke cookstoves. Everyday, these women inhale smoke that is released from the firewood that they burn while cooking food […]
Minu Laskar and Group – Solar Lamps (Jaynagar, West Bengal, India)
Minu Laskar and Group come from Jaynagar, a village in South 24 Parganas of West Bengal. Minu Laskar, Asura, Jaynab and Ajma are some of the nine members of the group. They are seeking a joint loan to buy solar lights for their households. Their village is plagued by frequent power cuts, sometimes extending for […]