Testimonial
The training at Barefoot College in Tilonia was a very different experience for us as for the first time we travelled so far to learn. After the intense training we feel confident. Not only will it generate income for us but we will be a part of the programme in brining light to many homes in and near our community.
APPL Foundation in collaboration with Starbucks Foundation, Barefoot College and SHRI Foundation has initiated a positively impact the lives of rural Assamese women and their communities at Hathikuli. The programme addresses holistically; better health and wellness, sanitation at community level and economic Opportunity, vis à vis secondary livelihood development.
Testimonial
After receiving a training to sensitize women about menstrual hygiene, I am now leading the awareness drive in my community. I am deeply satisfied as I am acting as an agent of change. Though superstitious beliefs are common but gradually women are now adopting use of sanitary napkin.
The biological phenomenon of menstruation in women is a taboo topic which the community and even the women who undergo the cycles refuse to discuss. Myth and superstition disguised as age old customs compel women to follow unhygienic and discriminatory practices which adversely affect their health.
Dimbeshwar Rabha has been a part of an integral project – ‘Small Farm Integration for Sustainable Agriculture and Improved Access to Market’ – funded by Tata Trust. The impact that resonates through his project cuts across the three very important aspects of socio-economic mobility keeping in mind environmental sustainability.
