Driverben

Driverben Driverben is a non traditional livelihood initiative for young women from marginalized communities t

26/05/2026

For some, 5 PM means the workday ends.
For many women, it only changes location.

The office shift closes.
The home shift begins.

Cooking. Cleaning. Caregiving. Planning tomorrow before today has even ended.

The difference is not who works harder.
It is whose work gets recognised as “work.”

Because unpaid labour may not appear on payrolls, but it continues to shape women’s time, energy, and rest every single day.

For many families, survival depends on documents being perfectly matched across systems that were never built for unstab...
26/05/2026

For many families, survival depends on documents being perfectly matched across systems that were never built for unstable realities.
The people most in need often spend the most time proving they deserve support.
Because exclusion today is not always visible as denial. S
ometimes, it looks like paperwork.

Menstrual health continues to be treated as a private issue, even though its impact is deeply public.For millions of wom...
23/05/2026

Menstrual health continues to be treated as a private issue, even though its impact is deeply public.

For millions of women and girls, limited access to safe menstrual products, clean sanitation, and accurate information affects far more than physical health. It influences education, confidence, mobility, and participation in everyday life.

What should be a normal biological process still carries stigma, silence, and unequal access — especially for those already navigating social and economic barriers.

This Menstrual Hygiene Day, the conversation must move beyond awareness alone — toward access, dignity, and systemic change.

Rest is rarely discussed as a gender issue. But for many women, exhaustion is built into the structure of everyday life....
23/05/2026

Rest is rarely discussed as a gender issue. But for many women, exhaustion is built into the structure of everyday life.

Behind every functional home is— the planning, remembering, preparing, cleaning, caregiving, and emotional management that often goes unnoticed. Household work is not just physical labour. It shapes how time is distributed, who gets to pause, and who remains “on duty” long after the day should have ended. When care work is treated as one person’s responsibility, inequality enters even the most private spaces of everyday life.

Shared homes require shared responsibility. Because rest, too, should be equitable.

For many women and girls, opportunities are not always out of reach because they do not exist. Often, they remain out of...
21/05/2026

For many women and girls, opportunities are not always out of reach because they do not exist. Often, they remain out of reach because access itself is unequal. Distance is shaped by far more than geography. It is shaped by mobility, infrastructure, safety, social norms, and the freedom to move independently. These everyday barriers quietly influence who gets to learn, work, participate, and grow.

At Basera, these questions continue to shape our understanding of gender and urban life — and why mobility remains central to conversations around access, livelihoods, and equity.

A recent screening of the short film Ghar Ki Murgi became a starting point for conversations around unpaid household wor...
21/05/2026

A recent screening of the short film Ghar Ki Murgi became a starting point for conversations around unpaid household work, care, and the unequal expectations placed on women within the home.

Through shared reflections, women spoke about how domestic labour is often normalized, overlooked, and treated as a responsibility that women must carry silently every day. The discussion created space to connect the realities shown in the film with experiences from their own lives and communities.

What emerged strongly was not only recognition of this inequality, but also a collective commitment to shift it. Women reflected on the importance of engaging men more actively in everyday household responsibilities and becoming change agents within their own families and communities.

Because conversations around equality cannot remain outside the home — they have to begin within it.

घर का काम सिर्फ महिलाओं की जिम्मेदारी नहीं है. Care work — cooking, cleaning, caregiving, emotional support — keeps home...
18/05/2026

घर का काम सिर्फ महिलाओं की जिम्मेदारी नहीं है. Care work — cooking, cleaning, caregiving, emotional support — keeps homes and communities running every day, yet most of this unpaid work continues to fall on women.

is a campaign that calls for shared responsibility at home, greater participation of men in unpaid care work, and recognition of the invisible labour that sustains families.

When care work is shared equally, women get greater opportunities to study, work, rest, and participate fully in society.

This May, we join the movement to start conversations around care, equality, gender justice, and shared responsibility — because change begins at home.

The conversation around AI often focuses on innovation and speed. But equally important is asking who gets included in s...
14/05/2026

The conversation around AI often focuses on innovation and speed. But equally important is asking who gets included in shaping these systems — and who gets left out.
The real gap isn’t just technology. It is access.
Access to devices.
To digital literacy.
To safe public infrastructure.
To decision-making spaces.
As AI continues to reshape economies, work, and everyday life, these inequalities risk becoming even more deeply embedded.

At Basera, we see AI not only as a technology issue, but as a question of livelihood, mobility, safety, and justice.

Meet Zubeida — a single mother of two who balanced caregiving and earning, while navigating restrictions on her mobility...
07/05/2026

Meet Zubeida — a single mother of two who balanced caregiving and earning, while navigating restrictions on her mobility and choices.

From running a small pani puri stall to stepping into the Driverben two-wheeler training program, her journey reflects a shift not just in income, but in confidence and control over her life. Learning to ride opened up new possibilities, challenging long-held barriers and expanding what felt accessible.

Today, Zubeida continues her stall, while also engaging in gig work—choosing her hours, managing her responsibilities, and building a more stable livelihood on her own terms.

At Driverben, we work to ensure that women like Zubeida have access to mobility, skills, and opportunities that translate into real, everyday change.

India’s women are the backbone of agriculture, contributing significantly to the nation’s food security and rural econom...
05/05/2026

India’s women are the backbone of agriculture, contributing significantly to the nation’s food security and rural economy. Yet, while millions work the land, only a fraction actually own it. This data highlights the persistent gap between women’s labour participation and land ownership across states.

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Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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