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Water Security Strengthening Farming and Livelihoods in Rural Maharashtra

By Suryakant Chavan, Watershed Expert, Sangola Diksal village in the Sangola block of Solapur district is located in one of the most drought-prone regions of Maharashtra. The area receives low and highly unpredictable rainfall, making agriculture extremely uncertain. Most farmers depend entirely on the monsoon for cultivation and grow crops

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CYDA Celebrates 27 Years of Youth-Centred and Inclusive Development

By Impactlens correspondent Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA) celebrated its 27th anniversary on 16 January 2025 at YMCA, Ganesh Peth, Pune. The event brought together youth, community beneficiaries, board members, CSR partners, well-wishers, and staff. The celebration reflected CYDA’s long journey of working with marginalised communities and reaffirmed

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Gender, Power, and Everyday Inequality

On the occasion of the 195th birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, ImpactLens correspondent Soumyashree Mohanty journeys through rural Maharashtra to examine how gender, power, and inequality continue to shape everyday lives. Moving beyond statistics and theory, her narrative captures voices from the ground-of women negotiating tradition and resistance-revealing how Phule’s

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Inclusive Hackathon: A Platform for Equality and Dignity

Marginalised communities, especially women and LGBTQIA+ individuals often have very few spaces where they can come together without fear, judgement, or social labels. Limited interaction and deep-rooted stereotypes continue to create distance and misunderstanding. Creating shared platforms where people can meet as equals is important because inclusion grows through lived

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Strengthening Education Through Experiential Learning for Teachers

The nature of education is gradually shifting from rote-based instruction to learning that is meaningful, practical, and rooted in real-life experiences. Today, it is no longer enough for students to memorise concepts; they need to understand, visualise, and apply them. This shift in the education pattern is especially important for

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Cricket, Collaboration, and Care: Celebrating Foundation Day Differently

Pune: 10th January 2025 by ImpactLens Correspondent Foundation days in the development sector are usually moments of retrospection—annual reports, panel discussions, workshops, and carefully drafted speeches. They are important, but they often mirror the very routines staff navigate all year. In its  28th Foundation Day celebrations, Centre for Youth Development

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Water Security Strengthening Farming and Livelihoods in Rural Maharashtra

By Suryakant Chavan, Watershed Expert, Sangola Diksal village in the Sangola block of Solapur district is located in one of the most drought-prone regions of Maharashtra. The area receives low and highly unpredictable rainfall, making agriculture extremely uncertain. Most farmers depend entirely on the monsoon for cultivation and grow crops

Read More »

CYDA Celebrates 27 Years of Youth-Centred and Inclusive Development

By Impactlens correspondent Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA) celebrated its 27th anniversary on 16 January 2025 at YMCA, Ganesh Peth, Pune. The event brought together youth, community beneficiaries, board members, CSR partners, well-wishers, and staff. The celebration reflected CYDA’s long journey of working with marginalised communities and reaffirmed

Read More »

Gender, Power, and Everyday Inequality

On the occasion of the 195th birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, ImpactLens correspondent Soumyashree Mohanty journeys through rural Maharashtra to examine how gender, power, and inequality continue to shape everyday lives. Moving beyond statistics and theory, her narrative captures voices from the ground-of women negotiating tradition and resistance-revealing how Phule’s

Read More »

Inclusive Hackathon: A Platform for Equality and Dignity

Marginalised communities, especially women and LGBTQIA+ individuals often have very few spaces where they can come together without fear, judgement, or social labels. Limited interaction and deep-rooted stereotypes continue to create distance and misunderstanding. Creating shared platforms where people can meet as equals is important because inclusion grows through lived

Read More »

Strengthening Education Through Experiential Learning for Teachers

The nature of education is gradually shifting from rote-based instruction to learning that is meaningful, practical, and rooted in real-life experiences. Today, it is no longer enough for students to memorise concepts; they need to understand, visualise, and apply them. This shift in the education pattern is especially important for

Read More »

Cricket, Collaboration, and Care: Celebrating Foundation Day Differently

Pune: 10th January 2025 by ImpactLens Correspondent Foundation days in the development sector are usually moments of retrospection—annual reports, panel discussions, workshops, and carefully drafted speeches. They are important, but they often mirror the very routines staff navigate all year. In its  28th Foundation Day celebrations, Centre for Youth Development

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