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Covid-19 hits women’s access to menstrual hygiene products
Posted on 04 Jun, 2020 08:49 AMIn an effort to raise concerns around effective menstrual health, Menstrual Health Alliance India (MHAI), a network working on menstrual health and hygiene in India, Dasra, a philanthropic organisation and Change.org, a technology platform for social change hosted an online workshop recent
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Lockdown puts citymakers at risk
Posted on 28 May, 2020 01:22 PMSuddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide lockdown, the migrants who built our cities and our economies were forced to take the torturous walk away from the cities to their homes in rural India.
![A worker at a construction site (Image: ILO/ Joydeep Mukherjee; NC-ND 3.0 IGO License)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/construction_worker-ilo-asiapacific.jpg?itok=6naFzw13)
Flushing away Covid-19, the Mumbai way!
Posted on 23 May, 2020 11:55 AMSlums, fast growing Covid-19 hotspots!
![Training safai and cremation workers on safe practices during the corona pandemic (Image Source: Triratna Prerna Mandal)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/maharashtra_covid.jpg?itok=xXcJQ3K8)
Technology to build knowledge and capacities beyond COVID
Posted on 22 May, 2020 09:14 AMThe COVID-19 crisis has brought the world to a standstill. Government, civil society and volunteers are rallying to ensure that social and economic inequalities do not dictate how this crisis draws lines between the “haves” and “have-nots”. Nonetheless, the crisis seems to have deepened the existing divide.
![Bringing the digital revolution to the hands of real India (Image: CXOToday.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/digital-india-lead.jpg?itok=3frwAeAR)
Ensuring food security in times of Covid-19
Posted on 15 May, 2020 02:37 PMThe study, ‘Covid-19 induced lockdown - How is hinterland coping’, based on a large survey undertaken by a consortium of civil society organisations undertook a rapid assessment of the impact of series of lockdowns on rural poor households.
![The prolonged lockdown has increased the dependence of farmers on food supply through the public distribution system as well as the need to grow a good crop in kharif season. (Image: UNESCO)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/indian-farmer-sifting-grain-wb.jpg?itok=l7uLzsK4)
Need to build inclusive cities in the post-pandemic world
Posted on 12 May, 2020 08:36 PMWhen migrants headed home after Covid-19 lockdown 1.0, Sarojini was suddenly caught off-guard. She decided against moving, after an initial urge to leave for her village in Samastipur, Bihar. Her two sons stay with her at Delhi, doing daily wage labour work, while she works as a domestic help.
![Migrants on their way home during the countrywide lockdown (Image: Stranded Workers Action Network)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/swan-report-image.jpg?itok=5YRoOVvk)
Horticulture pile-up, yet farmers stare at losses in Kachchh
Posted on 10 May, 2020 04:05 PMKachchh: A desert oasis under peril
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Coping with Covid-19: Options before small and marginal farmers of rainfed regions
Posted on 09 May, 2020 03:11 PMThe global crisis due to Covid-19 has hit India after coursing through western Europe. India’s response to curtail the spread of the disease was quite decisive.
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Community economies - Reconstructing rural economy with ecological sustainability and ethics of equity
Posted on 08 May, 2020 05:59 PMThe exodus of migrant workers from urban areas back to their villages in the wake of country wide lockdown has brought rural poverty into sharp focus. Reconstruction of rural economy therefore needs policy and planning attention.
![Johads in Nanduwali nadi region (Image: Farhad Contractor, IWP Flickr)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/johad.jpg?itok=t8zOK_e4)
Village institutions take a lead in Covid-19 response
Posted on 07 May, 2020 09:23 PMCovid-19 will have major implications in rural areas where the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES), a non-profit organisation has been working towards conservation of natural resources through collective action of local communities. Experience indicates that the complete lockdown to contain the spread of the disease has resulted in loss of rural incomes.
![In the light of disrupted food supply systems, especially for fresh produce, the village institution arranged for harvesting and sale of produce. (Image: FES)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/veg_2.jpeg?itok=Pilj4v2r)