May 23, 2016
Shachi Seth May 23, 2016
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Helping the youth become active, creating opportunities for their employment, and getting jobs that provide them with dignity, the PRADAN team finds newer ways to train them in vocations that are not dependent on agriculture and that will empower them to travel away from their homes, find jobs and support their families
May 11, 2016
Mehmood Hasan May 11, 2016
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Getting a foothold into the existing male-dominated Panchayati Raj Institutions seemed a Herculean task for the women of the SHGs—a challenge they took up with zest and determination, leading to their victory and the beginnings of change
May 9, 2016
Anam Fatima May 9, 2016
At the core of all the struggles, in history, is belief. The belief to be liberated, the belief to be treated as equals, the belief that we are not wrong! How does one fight for equality if we don’t even consider ourselves as equals, or believe that men and women should have an equal space in society?
May 7, 2016
Pandit Arjun May 7, 2016
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Reflecting remarkable tenacity and courage through many adversities, Shanti’s life is a powerful and hope-inspiring journey from helplessness and dependence to belief in the
collective, empowerment and leadership
April 6, 2016
Samir Sethy April 6, 2016
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Introducing a new approach to community mobilization, the Nandapur team decided to use volunteers to bring a large part of the community that had been left out of the development process, knowing that if normative and cultural changes were to take place, large-scale mobilization is imperative
March 15, 2016
Shachi Seth March 15, 2016
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Taking their place as representatives in PRIs, women in villages take the first step to strengthening rural populations by fighting for their rights and working towards development, self-sufficiency and equality
March 6, 2016
Santosh Kumar March 6, 2016
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Recognizing the strength of collectives, PRADAN works with SHG members to encourage women to step out of their homes and work for a shared and common purpose of identifying and resolving village issues, thereby leading to development as also to an increase in individual confidence and standing in their villages
February 2, 2016
Shachi Seth February 2, 2016
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Transferring the power to plan and implement development work in villages to the villagers themselves is a step toward decentralization, which forms a vital aspect of good governance and has the potential to change the face of rural policies and planning
February 2, 2016
Namrata Sharma February 2, 2016
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Setting out with a fierce determination to fight injustice and oppression, Bibi Nasima Khatoon, a milquetoast, is a shining example to poor village women that they need to raise their voice against all harassment and that, together, they become a mighty power, which will be acknowledged by the village and state administration
January 6, 2016
Jyotsana Jaiswal January 6, 2016
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In an attempt to strengthen the NMS, by bringing changes in the existing support system, by enhancing volunteerism to reduce dependency, by moulding challenges into opportunities for women leaders, by helping women extend from the self to others and by developing a pool of strong leaders in their collective, the Bhoura team has been successful in initiating the journey towards autonomy and self-sufficiency