SSP’s Women-Led Community Resilient Local Governance (wCOREL) project in the state of Maharashtra promotes community-driven resilience and change by women at all levels – from households and communities to markets and local governance systems – resulting in sustainable livelihoods and improved wellbeing for all women and families.

This project promotes women-led climate resilient farming. It focuses on de-risking agriculture in climate-risk areas and transforms marginalized women farmers into resilient leaders through organic cultivation of multiple indigenous food crops, positioning them as agricultural innovators and decision makers. It also promotes livelihood diversification, bolstering household health, nutrition, and income security.

Women’s empowerment in this community has benefits in many dimensions. As women gain the confidence to reshape their own lives and identities, they can become powerful advocates for their own rights, combatting child marriage, and creating better leadership opportunities for future generations.