Nirmala Mahipal lives with a family of seven in Gamana village within Anandpuri block of Banswara district in Southern Rajasthan. Her family relies mostly on farming for their diets and livelihood. She is a woman who has been actively engaged with self-help groups and has worked with VAAGDHARA for the last 2 years. Prior to DWLEM she had participated with VAAGDHARA’s Vari program. Though her previous experience was not overtly successful she was open to joining the DWLEM kitchen garden intervention. The reason for her intrigue in the program was due to the nature of her family’s diet.