As a PUM volunteer, I have been conducting training for two weeks for two groups of each 25 women in a rural village in Orissa. PUM is a Dutch organization that provides knowledge rather than financial aid. My focus is on sharing basic knowledge regarding (organic) agriculture and on the exchange of information. I use an interactive approach, in the hope that the information will stick better. I hereby resume the language barrier as my greatest handicap. The participants do not speak English,...