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The Print
2 days ago
- General
- The Print
Women-led initiative from India among winners of prestigious UN award
Founded in Karnataka, the Bibifathima Self Help Group is a women-led initiative that supports over 5,000 farmers across 30 villages through millet-based multi-cropping, seed banks, and solar-powered processing. The Bibifathima Swa Sahaya Sangha (Bibifathima Self Help Group) is among the 10 winners of the Equator Prize 2025 announced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday. United Nations, Aug 8 (PTI) A women-led initiative from India is among the winners of a prestigious United Nations award that honours nature-based solutions led by indigenous peoples and local communities aimed at promoting sustainable development and ecological resilience. 'Combining traditional knowledge with regenerative agriculture and renewable energy, it restores biodiversity, boosts food security, and empowers marginalised women and youth as agripreneurs, advancing climate resilience and equity,' UNDP said in a statement. UNDP, through its Equator Initiative, announced the winners of the Equator Prize 2025 on the occasion of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. The award is presented annually to honour nature-based solutions led by Indigenous Peoples and local communities that promote sustainable development and ecological resilience. 'On this important day, the 2025 Equator Prize winners are a reminder of the importance of honouring and recognising the vision and leadership of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. 'These solutions, grounded in Indigenous knowledge and collective stewardship, are not only effective but essential to achieving a just, inclusive, and sustainable future for all,' UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support Marcos Neto said. This year's winners are from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and Tanzania and showcase the power of nature-based solutions led by communities on the frontlines of climate change. The winners are selected from a highly competitive pool of over 700 nominations from 103 countries. UNDP said the 2025 Equator Prize winners exemplify this year's theme, 'Nature for Climate Action', with a special focus on youth- and women-led climate action. Their work highlights two core areas: protecting and restoring critical ecosystems to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and advancing a just transition toward inclusive, nature-based economies that create opportunities for Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Together, these initiatives safeguard biodiversity, promote food sovereignty, and build resilient communities, while honouring traditional knowledge and the essential leadership of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in sustainable development. The other winners include Cooperativa de Mujeres Artesanas del Gran Chaco (COMAR) from Argentina, which empowers over 2,600 Indigenous women in northern Argentina's Gran Chaco through Matriarca, a brand that transforms traditional crafts into sustainable products for global markets; and Ranu Welum Foundation of Indonesia, a women- and youth-led Indigenous organisation that empowers Dayak communities through forest conservation, cultural preservation, and media. The winners also include Sea Women of Melanesia Inc (SWoM) from Papua New Guinea, which is an Indigenous women-led organisation that empowers women to lead marine conservation by combining traditional knowledge with modern science, and the youth-led nonprofit Sustainable Ocean Alliance Tanzania that restores Tanzania's marine ecosystems and empowers coastal communities. With the 2025 winners, the Equator Prize network now includes over 300 community-based organisations from 84 countries honoured since the award's launch in 2002. Each winning initiative will receive 10,000 dollars and be recognised during a high-level online award ceremony later this year, with the opportunity to participate in global events, including the UN General Assembly and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, UNDP said. PTI YAS SCY SCY This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Deccan Herald
5 days ago
- Science
- Deccan Herald
Women-led initiative from India wins prestigious UN award
A women-led initiative from India is among the winners of a prestigious United Nations award that honours nature-based solutions led by indigenous peoples and local communities aimed at promoting sustainable development and ecological resilience. The Bibifathima Swa Sahaya Sangha (Bibifathima Self Help Group) is among the 10 winners of the Equator Prize 2025 announced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday. Founded in Karnataka, the Bibifathima Self Help Group is a women-led initiative that supports over 5,000 farmers across 30 villages through millet-based multi-cropping, seed banks, and solar-powered processing. "Combining traditional knowledge with regenerative agriculture and renewable energy, it restores biodiversity, boosts food security, and empowers marginalised women and youth as agripreneurs, advancing climate resilience and equity,' UNDP said in a statement. UNDP, through its Equator Initiative, announced the winners of the Equator Prize 2025 on the occasion of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. This year's winners are from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and Tanzania and showcase the power of nature-based solutions led by communities on the frontlines of climate change.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
‘UNDP Equator Initiative Award' for Bibi Fatima SHG of Teertha village
A self-help group (SHG) from a small village in Kundgol taluk of Dharwad district has bagged the 'Equator Initiative Award' given by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which is also referred to as the Nobel Prize for Biodiversity Conservation. The Bibi Fatima Women's Self-Help Group from Teertha village in Kundgol taluk is one among the 10 winners of the Equator Prize 2025. The awards were announced on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples and are presented annually to honour nature-based solutions led by indigenous people and local communities that promote sustainable development and ecological resilience. As per UNDP official release on its portal, Bibi Fatima Women's SHG is the sole group from India to win the award, other winners are from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and Tanzania. The award includes a cash prize of $10,000 (approximately ₹8.5 lakh). This year's award selection was based on the theme Women and Youth Leadership for Nature-Based Climate Action'. Around 700 competitors from 103 countries competed for the prize. In press release issued here, Sahaja Samruddha, a mentoring organisation for the SHG, said the women's group had made remarkable achievements in areas of implementing eco-friendly farming practices in rainfed lands, managing community seed banks, ensuring food and nutrition security, promoting millet cultivation and running a millet processing unit, to value addition and marketing. The group had revived millet based mixed cropping systems through natural farming methods in around 30 villages. The SHG was formed in the year 2018 by just 15 women. Beginning with the objective of improving the livelihoods of small and marginal farming families through sustainable agriculture, the group introduced millet-based mixed cropping on rainfed farms, promoted climate-resilient farming systems, practised livestock rearing and horticulture and popularised millets at the village level. With the assistance and support of Sahaja Samrudha, Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Hyderabad, and CROPS4HD they set up a millet processing unit, which is entirely managed by women. Selco Foundation provided a solar-powered electricity system for the unit. The Bibi Fatima SHG has also established a community seed bank to distribute these seeds free of cost to interested farmers. This apart the group produces value-added millet products such as rotis and vermicelli. Through initiatives such as on-farm biodiversity conservation in dryland areas, farmers' markets, and sustainable agriculture practices, the Bibi Fatima SHG has improved the economic status of women from small and marginal farming households. Bibi Fatima SHG is promoting rural, agriculture-based enterprises in collaboration with Devadhanya Farmer Producer Company, the release said.
News18
7 days ago
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- News18
Women-led initiative from India among winners of prestigious UN award
United Nations, Aug 8 (PTI) A women-led initiative from India is among the winners of a prestigious United Nations award that honours nature-based solutions led by indigenous peoples and local communities aimed at promoting sustainable development and ecological resilience. The Bibifathima Swa Sahaya Sangha (Bibifathima Self Help Group) is among the 10 winners of the Equator Prize 2025 announced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday. Founded in Karnataka, the Bibifathima Self Help Group is a women-led initiative that supports over 5,000 farmers across 30 villages through millet-based multi-cropping, seed banks, and solar-powered processing. 'Combining traditional knowledge with regenerative agriculture and renewable energy, it restores biodiversity, boosts food security, and empowers marginalised women and youth as agripreneurs, advancing climate resilience and equity," UNDP said in a statement. UNDP, through its Equator Initiative, announced the winners of the Equator Prize 2025 on the occasion of International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. The award is presented annually to honour nature-based solutions led by Indigenous Peoples and local communities that promote sustainable development and ecological resilience. 'On this important day, the 2025 Equator Prize winners are a reminder of the importance of honouring and recognising the vision and leadership of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. 'These solutions, grounded in Indigenous knowledge and collective stewardship, are not only effective but essential to achieving a just, inclusive, and sustainable future for all," UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support Marcos Neto said. This year's winners are from Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and Tanzania and showcase the power of nature-based solutions led by communities on the frontlines of climate change. The winners are selected from a highly competitive pool of over 700 nominations from 103 countries. UNDP said the 2025 Equator Prize winners exemplify this year's theme, 'Nature for Climate Action', with a special focus on youth- and women-led climate action. Their work highlights two core areas: protecting and restoring critical ecosystems to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and advancing a just transition toward inclusive, nature-based economies that create opportunities for Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Together, these initiatives safeguard biodiversity, promote food sovereignty, and build resilient communities, while honouring traditional knowledge and the essential leadership of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in sustainable development. The other winners include Cooperativa de Mujeres Artesanas del Gran Chaco (COMAR) from Argentina, which empowers over 2,600 Indigenous women in northern Argentina's Gran Chaco through Matriarca, a brand that transforms traditional crafts into sustainable products for global markets; and Ranu Welum Foundation of Indonesia, a women- and youth-led Indigenous organisation that empowers Dayak communities through forest conservation, cultural preservation, and media. The winners also include Sea Women of Melanesia Inc (SWoM) from Papua New Guinea, which is an Indigenous women-led organisation that empowers women to lead marine conservation by combining traditional knowledge with modern science, and the youth-led nonprofit Sustainable Ocean Alliance Tanzania that restores Tanzania's marine ecosystems and empowers coastal communities. With the 2025 winners, the Equator Prize network now includes over 300 community-based organisations from 84 countries honoured since the award's launch in 2002. Each winning initiative will receive 10,000 dollars and be recognised during a high-level online award ceremony later this year, with the opportunity to participate in global events, including the UN General Assembly and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, UNDP said. PTI YAS SCY SCY view comments First Published: August 08, 2025, 21:45 IST News agency-feeds Women-led initiative from India among winners of prestigious UN award Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
