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A Leap in the Life of a Self-Made Woman

“If you come to my village and ask my name, everyone knows me. I’m famous in my village. I have made a name for myself”, says Gowri of...

Saving Little by Little, Wherever Possible

Prema Kumari, a tailor living in Araluru village, is on a savings spree. Be it electricity, water or money, she has become extremely...

Aminata Takes Control of Her Fruit Business

Aminata’s fruit business was like that of a messed us wardrobe, an absolute disorder. She did not know what her expenses were, how much...

Sowbhagya Skilled Herself and Made Smart Business Decisions

Sowbhagya, a 35-year-old housewife from Sondekoppa village, had not even thought that she could also earn money. Even though she knew to...

Stepping out and Reclaiming Life after Seven Long Years

Nine months pregnant, Arefa froze at the face of a tragedy. Her husband succumbed to an accident. Emotional trauma on one side, Arefa got...

When Poverty Is Not Just about Money

“It’s a blessing for poor people like us to have you in our house”, said Savita, our Gelathi in Urukere village, to our team who visited...

Rajamma Questioned Herself and Scripted Her Prosperity

“The weight of my financial troubles was sinking me and I was clueless about how to take my life forward”, shared Rajamma of Devanahalli,...

Rupashree Gets a Grip Back on Her Life after Her Husband’s Death

After the second day of Buzz India’s training in Kammasandra village, Rupashree walked up to our trainer Murthy with tears in her eyes....

Rising from the Depression of a Daughter’s Death

Natalena was angry, miserable, shocked and in the grip of a grief that she couldn’t shake off her soul. How could a mother come to terms...

Brinda Is an Example for Setting a Goal and Achieving It

Brinda makes it all look very simple – setting a goal, going after it and achieving it. Here’s her story: “Namaste. My name is Brinda. I...

When One Woman Shared Her Learning to Impact the Lives of 12 Other Women

Bharathi and a friend did the job of cutting and trimming of clothes made at a factory near her village, Machohalli Colony. They would...

When a Wife Decided to Start a Business for Her Disabled Husband

It was fifteen years ago that Rukmini’s husband Muniraj was diagnosed with a debilitating health condition. Unable to move around on his...

The Buzz Experience from the Diary of Our Intern

An eleventh grader from New York, Anokha Venugopal, interned with us for a month and here’s a lovely write up from her visit to our...

Leelavati Is Determined to Help Women Become Financially Independent

A strong woman who has always been interested in the well-being of her community, Leelavati came to Buzz India’s training and found...

How 17 Women Took a Huge Leap in Their Lives and Helped Buzz Surge Ahead

When Better Future, Buzz India’s co-founding organization, proposed the idea of an exclusive women leadership programme titled...