Women in a Jharkhand village began by saving just Rs 2 each; years later, Kunwari Barwa helped build a 1,501-member ragi collective reporting Rs 6-7 lakh in monthly sales and regular work for over 150 women
A contribution of Rs 2 may seem too small to change a family’s financial situation. But for Kunwari Barwa, a woman from Gumla district in Jharkhand, those small savings became the starting point of a much larger journey. What began with a self-help group (SHG) in her village gradually developed into a women-led agricultural enterprise…