MahaulBuna Trip

We reached Mahaulbuna at 12:15 PM in the afternoon. It was a remote village with around 400
families. As per the composition 250 families were Adivasi and 150 families belonged to SC/ST
community. The villagers are mainly involved in poultry and agriculture as the main source of
livelihood.

Around 20 women were given/supported by Poultry Foundation to set up a poultry farm for chicken.
Each women were given around 450 chicks to grow up along with grains and water to feed them in
the shed. Once the cocks are mature enough to be sold, they are weighted and classified
accordingly. An index for weight is used according to which women are paid using the scale. Women
were paid from ₹ 3000 to ₹ 4500 as per the scale. The money paid to women is only for the labour as
the raw materials are provided by Poultry Foundation and also the end product is also paid for by
them.

The villagers themselves are still facing a lot of problems, water and electricity being the main ones
among them.