Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet.
In this week’s episode, Nourishing the Planet research intern Supriya Kumar discusses the Mona Foundation’s Barli Development Institute for Rural Women, an institute that trains young rural women in India to improve their livelihoods. The institute provides practical and personal skills that empower women and provide them with new opportunities.
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To learn more about innovations that empower women, see: Farming on the Urban Fringe, Building a Methane Fueled Fire, Women Entrepreneurs: Adding Value, Women Farmers Are Key to Halving Global Hunger by 2015, For Many Women, Improved Access to Water is About More than Having Something to Drink,Feeding Communities by Focusing on Women, and Reducing the Things They Carry.
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