26/03/2026
A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. Then what does the first pic of brightly painted school walls tell you?
Maybe its a school which has been upgraded using CSR funds. What if we told you that's not the whole picture? It's a story of a woman who was trained as part of a project by our NGO partner Buzz Women, which helps rural women discover their inner power by providing them with the necessary skills and confidence. She became aware of the poor condition of the school and decided to reach out to other organisations working in that area, the government, and managed to get the school repainted and a water purifier fixed, too!
The skills these women learnt also helped them to understand what income and investment are and how they can grow/ start new businesses. Like the women whose sheep died due to some illness, and then figured out another business in selling coconuts, both tender and ripe ones and made additional income.
Or another woman who took advantage of loans available to the Federation of SHGs to get a sewing machine to start a tailoring business, which is now growing, and she adds different services to this business.
All these are not a result of trade taught to these women; in fact, many of these women learnt it online via youtube. It was confidence and awareness they got from the training which helped them chart their own paths.
As we repeat ourselves, may their tribe ( and that of Buzz Women) increase.
