Photo of the Week 10/21/13
[Photo credit: Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective website] Farmers from the Tamil Nadu Women’s Collective plant their crops. The Collective was recently honored with the Food Sovereignty Prize by the U.S....
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Hasina Kharbhih, team leader at Impulse and founder-MD of Impulse Social Enterprises (ISE), visits local artisans and inspects their work. Impulse, an IDEX partner since 2013 and a recent recipient...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week 4/8/14
Sahyog Sansthan, in Rajasthan, India, has been an IDEX partner for the last 10 years. The organization focuses on helping rural farming communities living in poverty. Their once-fertile land has been...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week 5/29/14
Impulse, an IDEX partner since 2013 and a recipient of an IDEX catalyst grant, is a non-profit human rights organization and the first organization to work against human trafficking in North East...
View ArticlePhoto of the Week 7/28/14
GRAVIS, an organization founded by Gandhian activists, focuses on creating self-reliant village communities among the Thar Desert peoples in Rajasthan, India. GRAVIS’s approach focuses on social...
View ArticleWell, well, well…how one small farmer could see his family’s future
As water continues as a huge issue in California, the following case study by Heera Lal Sharma, Secretary of IDEX’s partner, Sahyog Sansthan, with Jennifer Lentfer, shows how prudent planning, savvy...
View ArticleRajiv’s Rejuvenating Remedy for Resilience
Today Rajiv Khanna, IDEX’s Director of Learning and Evaluation, shares with us his special beverage recipe that he says is “resiliency in a cup.” “The knowledge of the magic of turmeric comes from my...
View ArticleTrishala’s (Not Your Regular) Panjabi Chhole
Trishala Deb, IDEX’s regional director for Asia, shares her family’s recipe for panjabi chhole. Chhole (also known as chana masala or chole masala) is a chickpea-based dish that originated in the...
View ArticleVineeta’s Chana Dal with Lauki
IDEX Executive Director Vini Bhansali shares her mom Vineeta’s recipe today, a typical recipe from Udaipur where Vineeta is from. Udaipur is also the home base for IDEX partner Sahyog Sansthan. Sahyog...
View ArticleVini’s Haldi Doodh
This special drink, which translates as turmeric milk, is a great cure for colds, cough, and congestion. Vini says she struggles every fall with some form of upper respiratory illness and she relies on...
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