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Women leading the way to clean energy
Women leading the way to clean energy
In remote areas across 60 countries, living without electricity shapes daily life, and women feel it most. The Global Distributors Collective, set up by Practical Action, supports last mile busines...
Women shaping climate adaptation in Narayanganj
Women shaping climate adaptation in Narayanganj
Climate change impacts everyone, but women living in informal settlements often face the greatest challenges. In Narayanganj City Corporation, the Women’s Adaptation Labs (WALs) are creating space...
Building climate resilience from the ground up in Narayanganj
Building climate resilience from the ground up in Narayanganj
Narayanganj stands as one of Bangladesh’s most industrial and densely populated urban centres, where climate change is already intensifying the twin threats of waterlogging and urban heat stress. I...
Introducing the Disaster Alert for BD App | Early Warning at Your Fingertips
Introducing the Disaster Alert for BD App | Early Warning at Your Fingertips
The Disaster Alert for BD is a digital platform developed by Practical Action to strengthen early warning and disaster preparedness across Bangladesh. Designed for vulnerable communities, the app ...
GDC Member Spotlight: Green Impact Technologies
GDC Member Spotlight: Green Impact Technologies
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GDC Member Spotlight: Village Solar
GDC Member Spotlight: Village Solar
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In conversation: meet the women teaching digital finance in remote Nepal
In conversation: meet the women teaching digital finance in remote Nepal
Deep in the remote hills of Nepal, a quiet revolution is underway. During a work trip, Pooja Sharma — Country Director of Practical Action Nepal — travels to a remote village and sits down with an...
Reading the river to build resilience to floods
Reading the river to build resilience to floods
In Nepal, extreme weather is intensifying flooding through heavier and more erratic rainfall, placing lives, livelihoods and infrastructure at growing risk. In riverine areas, excessive rainfall ca...
Less firewood, less smoke and easier cooking: how improved cookstoves change your home
Less firewood, less smoke and easier cooking: how improved cookstoves change your home
A mother and daughter duo discuss the benefits of using and improved cookstove. This video is part of the Transforming the Cookstove Market in Nepal (TTCM) project, implemented by Practical Action...
How to use my new improved cookstove? Part 1/2
How to use my new improved cookstove? Part 1/2
First part of a two-part tutorial video on how to use improved cookstoves provided by the Transforming the Cookstove Market in Nepal (TTCM) project. This project was implemented by Practical Actio...
How to use my new improved cookstove? Part 2/2
How to use my new improved cookstove? Part 2/2
Second part of a two-part tutorial video on how to use improved cookstoves provided by the Transforming the Cookstove Market in Nepal (TTCM) project. This project was implemented by Practical Acti...
How is an improved cookstove transforming life in Goma’s kitchen?
How is an improved cookstove transforming life in Goma’s kitchen?
Discover how cleaner cooking solutions are making everyday life safer, healthier, and more sustainable in rural Nepal. This video is part of the Transforming the Cookstove Market in Nepal (TTCM) p...
Energy builds markets and livelihoods in Rwanda’s refugee camps
Energy builds markets and livelihoods in Rwanda’s refugee camps
Implemented from 2023 to 2025 across Rwanda’s five refugee camps, the Results-Based Financing for Refugees (RBF4R) project expanded access to clean cooking solutions and productive use of renewable...
Strengthening Ecosystem for Digital Empowerment
Strengthening Ecosystem for Digital Empowerment
Since 2022, Practical Action has been working with women and smallholder farmers in the rural districts of Rukum East, Rolpa, and Dang. The project strengthened digital financial literacy and incre...
Farming meets Technology
Farming meets Technology
Transitioning from conventional farming to climate-resilient farming is not easy. But as farmers utilise a range of digital financial products and services for climate-resilient agriculture, it not...
Empowerment beyond Digital Financial Inclusion
Empowerment beyond Digital Financial Inclusion
In rural Nepal, Practical Action is supporting women to develop increased decision-making ability, facilitating an environment where men support women to access finance and engage in income generat...
A Day in a Woman Digital Champion's life
A Day in a Woman Digital Champion's life
Meet Sarita Chaudhary, a household name in a small farming village in Dang. From being an ordinary farmer to becoming a Woman Digital Champion, Sarita has turned into a beacon of change for other w...
Rural women and the internet: turning connectivity into opportunity
Rural women and the internet: turning connectivity into opportunity
In rural Nepal, women farmers are embracing digital finance to transform their lives. With new skills and confidence, they are managing household finances, making informed decisions, and stepping i...
Grow change from the ground up: Regenerative farming and gardening with Tom Massey
Grow change from the ground up: Regenerative farming and gardening with Tom Massey
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Supporter event: Clean cooking in action
Supporter event: Clean cooking in action
To celebrate International Women’s Day and this year’s theme of ‘Accelerate Action’, you’re invited to join us for a special virtual event on Wednesday 12 March at 1pm focusing on how we are improv...