With temperatures rising across South Asia, conversations around extreme heat are everywhere. But what does it actually feel like for people who are out in it all day?
At our Earthbound workshop with ECTE Foundation and the AutoQueens, women auto drivers spoke about what the heat does to their bodies and their work. Constant sweating, frequent colds, skin allergies, urinary infections. Long hours in vehicles where the seats heat up under the sun. Body temperature that just keeps rising. For many, the heat also makes menstrual pain more intense and harder to manage.
This is what rising heat looks like in everyday life. Not statistics, but lived experience. 🌡️
And it raises a simple question. Where do women auto drivers rest? 🚕☀️
The next post will share a few simple, practical ways to deal with this heat, for ourselves and for the people around us. 🤝🌿
#Earthbound #ClimateEducation #ExtremeHeat #ClimateJustice #UrbanHeat
This Women’s History Month, we invite you to listen to a story from India that often goes unheard. Meet Mohana Sundari, a thirty-nine-year-old woman who is part of a small but growing group of women driving auto rickshaws in Chennai. Part one of the Autoqueen Trilogy explores Mohana’s family background and childhood, and the roots of her fiercely independent spirit. 🔥🎙️
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On women’s day, we took Auto Queens to a space that has witnessed Chennai’s public life for over 140 years. An all-women screening at the iconic Victoria Public Hall. Thank you to everyone who joined us for this screening! 🛺💛
Photo & video credits: @sequel.in@autoqueensofficial is on the road, follow us and stay updated on where you can catch it next 🛣️🛺
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Auto Queens is a film starring @leelaranivpms_autowomen & @dhill_auto_queen 👑
