#StubbleBurningReduction: Rural Women, Sustainable Products, Clean Air
par WomeniteThe Crisis
Every October-November, North India chokes. Farmers burn 50+ million tons of crop stubble to clear fields. The smoke travels 400km. Delhi's air hits severe levels. PM2.5 spikes 50-75% above safe limits. Children cough. Elderly suffocate.
But farmers aren't villains—they're trapped. Manual stubble removal is expensive. Mechanical options are inaccessible. They need an income-generating alternative, not penalties.
Our Solution
Transform agricultural waste into products. Hire rural women to produce:
Biochar: Sustainable material for soil enrichment, water filtration, industrial use
Eco-Cutlery: Compostable utensils from parali + natural binders for corporate events, restaurants, institutions
Deploy through self-help groups of rural women. They earn ₹3,000-5,000 monthly. Stubble stops burning. Soil improves. Livelihoods grow.
Why Womenite
Since 2017, we've built solutions at scale:
#EndPeriodPoverty: 1.5M sanitary napkins distributed to 50,000+ girls and women
VR Education: Immersive content on menstrual health + waste segregation reaching 15,000+ school children
IoT Technology: Smart vending machines with real-time supply tracking
International Advocacy: Presented at conferences in Moscow, Tashkent, Sweden
FCRA Registered: Managed USD 20K+ grants successfully
We know how to scale impact. We measure what matters. We work with communities, not for them.
24-Month Outcomes
Environmental: Prevent 500+ tons of annual stubble burning | Reduce CO2 by 1,200+ tons | Improve soil health across 500+ hectares
Economic: ₹2.5 crore direct income to rural women | 200 women employed in production | Market linkages with 15+ corporate buyers
Social: 200+ rural women gain income + skills | 100+ additional women trained | Replicable model documented for 15,000+ villages
Production: 5,000+ eco-cutlery units | 2,000+ tons biochar | Carbon credit pathway established
Budget (USD 100,000)
Infrastructure & Equipment: 40%
Capacity Building: 20%
Market Development: 15%
M&E & Impact: 10%
Admin: 15%
Why Partner With Us
You get triple impact: environmental + social + economic. This isn't theory—Womenite has built and scaled similar initiatives. We're not asking for charity. We're inviting partners to fund a replicable model that solves stubble burning while building women's livelihoods.