Climate changeClimate change poses serious challenges to the environment, biodiversity, economy, agricultureAgriculture, livelihood, and society. Thus, the idea of transformative approaches to tackle climate changeClimate change is becoming increasingly important to implement inclusive and effective climate adaptationAdaptation and mitigation strategies. The manifold challenges imposed by the negative impacts of climate changeClimate change further aggravate gender inequalitiesGender inequalities that need careful consideration. This chapter provides an alternative narrative to the prevailing dominant narrative of womenWomen as victims of climate changeClimate change. It presents womenWomen as a solution to climate changeClimate change mitigation and adaptationAdaptation. With the case study of Barefoot College, Tilonia (BCT), a small village in Rajasthan located in the desert region of western IndiaIndia, we show how genderGender transformationTransformation is possible when womenWomen get an opportunity to act as change-makers. The case study demonstrates how global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGsSustainable Development Goals (SDG)) on ‘climate actionClimate action’, ‘no poverty’, ‘gender equalityGender equality’, ‘reduced inequalitiesInequality’, and ‘good health and well-being’ can be achieved through grassroots actions. To examine BCT's unique model, our research is grounded on the framework of Sustainable Development Theory, and it incorporates a blend of theoretical elements of genderGender empowermentEmpowerment, emphasizingWomen empowerment the role of womenWomen’s empowermentEmpowerment in sustainable development. To understand the dynamics of how transformative grassroots knowledge meets SDGsSustainable Development Goals (SDG) and climate actionClimate action, we employ a qualitative approach, involving observations, interviews, surveys, and case studies. The findings highlight BCT's womenWomen as resilient warriors, battling challenges and showcasing sustainable trajectories of transformationsTransformation in marginalized communitiesMarginalized communities of the global southGlobal south.