(Featured image courtesy Deccan Herald)

In the isolated lanes of Teertha, a small village in Karnataka’s Dharwad district, a group of determined women has shown the world how climate action can start right at the grassroots — and win global recognition.

The Bibi Fatima Women’s Self-Help Group (SHG) from Teertha, Kundgol taluk, has been named one of the 10 winners of the Equator Initiative Award 2025 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This prestigious honour celebrates their pioneering efforts in combating climate change through nature-based, community-driven solutions.

This year’s awards focused on the theme — “

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