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FreMo: India's First Bicycle Sharing Program

FreMo: India's First Bicycle Sharing Program

Every one of us living in these bustling metropolises has always dreamt of a city devoid of traffic snarls, incessant honking and pollution. FreMo, India’s first bicycle sharing programme is a step in that direction. FreMo derived from ‘Freedom To Move’ gives the commuter freedom to move from one place to ...

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The Better India Jobs Listings

The Better India Jobs Listings

Over the past two years, we've been regularly featuring many inspirational individuals and organizations who are bringing about a positive change in our society. Their work ranges across sectors such as education, agriculture, working for the differently-abled, environment care, science, tourism - the list is endless. We received many queries from ...

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Interview: Ruma of Noida Deaf Society

Interview: Ruma of Noida Deaf Society

Meet Anil kumar who has a hearing disability. He used to work in a papad factory earning Rs.1500 a month for a daily workload of 10 hours. Then he came to know about Noida Deaf Society and enrolled for their English course in the year 2007. Eventually he got placed ...

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Invention: Pin Pulverizer by Mr. Vivekanandan

Invention: Pin Pulverizer by Mr. Vivekanandan

In this article we bring to you an interesting invention by Mr. Vivekanandan, who is now being mentored and assisted by the Villgro foundation. Going by the good old adage 'necessity is the mother of invention', the device was invented by Mr. Vivekandan because of a real-world problem that his ...

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Where the earth meets the sky - Timbaktu Collective

Where the earth meets the sky - Timbaktu Collective

This is the story of a land that was at one time lying ravaged, drought stricken and forsaken. It was a committed revolution led by a couple, Bablu Ganguly and Mary Vattamattam, which has now transformed this land into an agro forest habitat. The unproductive soil was rejuvenated, rain water ...

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Children, Education, Maharashtra, NGO, Poverty, Underprivileged

Aseema: Expanding Horizons of Education

Education, we’ve always believed, holds the key to a progressive future. Currently, less than 50% of our children in the age group of 6-14 years attend school. The Right to Education (RTE) bill 2010 provides a necessary foundation for spreading primary education in the country, which should improve the percentage of children attending school.... 

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