inspiration
& impact

This quarter marked an exciting milestone as we proudly celebrated the completion of the first Inspirational Fellowship cohort out of the total eight cohorts being trained in Marangu, Moshi District, where we have been active since April 2024. The women successfully completed all five modules, concluding with Conflict Resolution, and were awarded certificates recognizing their growth, confidence, and commitment.   What made this cohort truly special is that they were the very

The Green Villages  pilot in partnership with Trees for All has reached an active and engaging phase in Seebi Gram Panchayat, Tumkur. So far, 12,500 saplings have been distributed and planted across nine villages, and 218 farmers have completed all six modules of the sustainable agriculture curriculum. Women Green Motivators  continue to guide farmers on soil health, biodiversity, pest and water management, and waste segregation, while Eco Business  trainings are underway to

Tasina is determined to ensure women maintain sustainable livelihoods. The Buzz Green program which she completed in January 2023 ignited this spark in her.  Tasina lives with her husband, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and six children. Her home and yard lacked greenery and relied heavily on plastic usage and wasteful water practices. Tasina’s family would use plastic cups and plates on a daily-basis and never reused water, relying on fresh water for everything

I n the villages of Karnataka, women turn up at polling booths in large numbers. 97% of the women we surveyed in Kolar district said they vote in every election. Democracy, at least in its most visible form, is not missing them. But once the votes are counted, a quieter story unfolds. Only one in four women has ever attended a Gram Sabha, and nearly two-thirds don’t know what a Gram Sabha is. Most cannot name a single Panchayat member. One woman from Malur said simply, “I vot

In a time when the ability for just change is increasingly dependent on donor funding, and when gender justice work around the globe...

Buzz Women’s journey with   depth   has always been rooted in it being a movement—not a project, not a program, but a growing, evolving...

Scaling an organization’s impact doesn’t necessarily mean growing its infrastructure, staff, or geographical reach. Instead, for us it...

Buzz Women’s mentor Ousman Cham says “We count the number of women only to know how many women have started counting on themselves” In...

As we kept returning to villages across Karnataka, something became starkly clear — the water was vanishing. On one such visit to Malur...

In the small village of Jyoti Nagar in Ramanagara district, Parvathy was known for her quiet nature, content to care for her family and...

Asha, a community participant, has taken our tagline  ‘driving progress’ quite literally and we couldn’t be more in awe! Asha is from...

In the town of Prashant in Kolar district lives a woman named Gowri Bai. At 48 years old, she exudes a spirit of determination that...

When Buzz Women and Kshetra came together to co-create a conflict resolution curriculum, the idea was rooted in a clear need. Community...

One of our outstanding Buzz Georgia Ambassadors - Lili Pulariani—the founder of the ethno house “Niasouli” and the NGO...

Before joining the Buzz Women training in 2023, Marilyn Minja was running her hairdressing business without any understanding of...