The hilly terrain of the Sahyadri ranges in the Khandala block of Satara district is home to villages facing economic challenges, who are primarily dependent on agriculture and labour. These villages struggle with limited income sources, prompting the need for alternative livelihood opportunities.

Ayanshi Lahu Kakad, a two-year old girl from Gorwadi, Vasantwadi in Dahanu, comes from a lower socio-economic background. She was brought to the mobile health unit (MHU) with symptoms of fever, itching, and a blood discharge from the skin on the right side of her abdomen.

An educational intervention funded by ACG Cares Foundation helped one young girl take her talent for science all the way to the top.

Caught in a cycle of seasonal migration, Surekha and her family had no way of working themselves out of poverty, until wadi farming – and ACG Cares Foundation – helped open a new door.