India

A RSWR project partner in India with the buried pots of panchakavya, a natural herbicide/pesticide/fertilizer made with milk, ghee (butter), cow urine, cow dung, and coconut fibers. Panchakavya is widely used in the type of small-scale, organic agriculture projects which RSWR supports.

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Since its inception, the leader of Atshaya Grama Mahalir Munnetra Sahgam (AGMMS) has formed seventeen individual women’s self help income generating groups supported by training and awareness programs. Drawing upon her fifteen years in the field women’s empowerment, Ms. Ambika will work with twenty female farmers who have been impacted by rapid urbanization and the growth of surrounding cities that is engulfing their farm land. New homes and high rise buildings are interrupting traditional water reserves. Irrigation to the lands is further polluted by sewage waste and filth. Thus, lands are producing smaller yields and marginal farmers have become almost paralyzed in their ability to produce an income. The women participating in the project will receive training on skill development, marketing, and accounting to prepare them for adapting to other kinds of income generating activities to compensate the loss of income from agriculture. The women will learn tailoring and how to set up businesses to sell tea, snacks, vegetables and household groceries. The women will also receive motivation and support from the women’s federation that has been formed by the seventeen women’s self help groups.

These are current or recently completed projects funded by RSWR.  Click on the links below to learn more. We ask that you prayerfully lift the work of these courageous individuals.  If you feel led to contribute to projects like these, you can make a donation.