Real Women, Incredible Lives: From ragpicker to entrepreneur

Video: Real women, incredible lives: From ragpicker to entrepreneur at ndtv.com

NDTV 24X7, a national news channel, made a short documentary titled ‘’Real women, incredible lives: From ragpicker to entrepreneur” and Rekha, a waste picker associated with Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group and Safai Sena, was a part of it. After her husband’s death, Rekha moved from Bihar to Delhi in order to feed her baby. She began working as a waste picker. She remarried and saw her life transformed. She found out about Chintan and Safai Sena, a registered group of waste pickers. Now Rekha is a waste manager and leads a team of 12 women. She feels empowered and hopes to transform the lives of many people like her. Watch the video