First Self Help Group Meeting of the Year!
In Shohratgarh, Uttar Pradesh, women convene in their first SHG meeting of the year to build communal savings, earning SoCCs for the first time.
Solar Lights in Hazara Tongia
In the tribal village of Hazara Tongia, participants earned SoCCs to redeem for solar lights, which provide environmentally sustainable electricity, which can power electronics, lighting, and more.
Learning Women's Health
Teen girls in the Lucknow Adolescent Empowerment Project learn about menstrual and reproductive health through interactive sessions and drawing female anatomy.
Board Members Play With Goats
Board Members Sweta Jhunjhunwala and Geeta Mehta visited the Bundelkhand Goat Rearing project with SES and took some time aside to play with the goats. But these goats aren't just adorable—they produce valuable milk and kids that women can sell to lift themselves out of poverty.
Doon Valley Tree Planting
In 2019, Asia Initiatives helped students from 25 schools plant 8,000 trees. The Doon Valley of the lower Himalayas has lush forests that we want to preserve and protect from over-development!
Deendayal Tree Planting
Women farmers earn SoCCs by planting trees, which they can redeem for materials that will help them get started with organic farming. These women are making sure that the new saplings are well cared for to survive for generations.
A Beautiful Neighborhood
Taking care of your neighborhood is fun when you can do it with your friends and community. These women from Yavatmal, Maharashtra worked together to clean up roads and roadsides in their area.
Taking Care of the Elderly
In our Kenya project, participants can earn SoCCs for helping to feed the elderly. Here, a huge communal pot of rice is being distributed to those in the community who have difficulty cooking for themselves.
The Deendayal Literacy Program
The children of farmers in the region who have committed suicide due to drought and debt are served by a peer mentoring program in our Yavatmal Digital Learning Center. So far the program has been a big success, with a high rate of job placement!
The Deendayal Literacy Program
The children of farmers in the region who have committed suicide due to drought and debt are served by a peer mentoring program in our Yavatmal Digital Learning Center. So far the program has been a big success, with a high rate of job placement!