September 7, 2016
Sushmita Dutta September 7, 2016
Listening to ‘the story behind the story’ and hearing the pain behind every success may be ways of validating the sacrifices that women across every strata of society make. Empowerment can only stem from this recognition of the inequalities inherent in the lives of men and women, in terms of responsibilities, work and sacrifices, and the appreciation for their contribution
October 19, 2015
Ashwini Kulkarni October 19, 2015
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Required to be run by the government and be embedded in the local community, Cluster Facilitation Teams need to provide the necessary impetus to generate demand, to create the right type of infrastructure for the people and the area, and to strengthen gram panchayats to take decisions for their communities
October 10, 2015
Inayat Sabhikhi October 10, 2015
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Seeking to transfer, in a sustained and well-designed manner, the knowledge of best practices and theoretical understanding of concepts from CSOs to frontline functionaries, the CFT project promises rich and multi-fold dividends from this investment in human resources, impacting all programmes at the block level
October 9, 2015
Veda Bharadwaja October 9, 2015
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Emphasizing the immense value of having women in leadership roles in village bodies, this article laments the restrictive steps being taken by governments to impose mandatory criteria such as having a bathroom in the house or being able to read and write on candidates wishing to contest elections
September 1, 2015
Sarada Muraleedharan September 1, 2015
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Carving out an alternative space for ensuring the advancement of the interests of the poor, community based organizations work with panchayati raj institutions in many areas of public service delivery and poverty alleviation, despite deficient state laws and policies on the one hand and inadequate human and financial resources on the other
July 1, 2015
Rakshita Swamy July 1, 2015
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Building, nurturing and strengthening platforms that help citizens access information and hold functionaries accountable for their roles not only serve as an articulation of altruism but also facilitate greater transparency and accountability in public programmes
June 1, 2015
Illora Rabha June 1, 2015
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Attempting to understand the ground situation of women’s rights to access, own and control land, this narrative explores the discriminatory laws, policies, patriarchal customs, traditions and attitudes that have for generations remained obstacles that deprived women of their basic rights
May 11, 2015
Govind Kelkar May 11, 2015
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Besides the standing and dignity in the family that owning land in their own names gives them, women also acknowledge the voice it gives them in household and community decision-making, and the financial security it affords them against eviction from the marital home.
May 10, 2015
Sabita Parida May 10, 2015
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Assuring and securing land rights for women requires transformation at various levels— individual, familial and societal; only then will development goals become a sustainable reality in the foreseeable future