Radha, a retired health worker from Thrissur, brings elders together each month for laughter, learning and community. Despite her own health challenges, she stays active, learns traditional drumming, and inspires ESAF Santhwana staff with her energy and quiet leadership.
Nesla P.K. transformed technical training into a thriving solar enterprise. Her work brings clean energy to homes in Thrissur, reduces electricity costs, and encourages more women to enter Kerala’s growing renewable energy sector.
With her husband unable to work, Reena turned to ESAF Foundation’s Skill LEAP programme. She learned to make eco-friendly cleaning products and built a profitable business from home, inspiring others in her village to follow their own entrepreneurial dreams.
Anju Sumesh turned a jaggery-making tradition into a thriving small business in rural Kerala. With training, peer support and vision, she now earns steadily, employs others, and dreams of forming a co-operative that shares success with her entire women’s group.