India
Federation of Elected Women Leaders (Orissa, India)
Experiences from the ground revealed the dire need of an active support system for women panchayat leaders. The federation building process in Orissa will be launched this year.The Hunger Project in Orissa organized a Training of Trainers Workshop on Federation Building of EWRs...
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Federation of Elected Women Leaders (Orissa, India)
Experiences from the ground revealed the dire need of an active support system for women panchayat leaders. The federation building process in Orissa will be launched this year.The Hunger Project in Orissa organized a Training of Trainers Workshop on Federation Building of EWRs...
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Radio Program: "Our Sister Satyabati" (Orissa, India)
The radio program, "AMAR BHAEN SATYABAT" ("Our Sister Satyabat") was targeted for the rural populace and developed and broadcast as a voter awareness program during the the 2006-2007 SWEEP (voter awareness) campaign.The Hunger Project's partner DAPTA has resumed this program in...
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NGO Coordination (Orissa, India)
To further the cause of women's empowerment and make other organizations include a women's leadership component in their strategy, partner NGOs have been in contact with other local organizations and have held discussions with them. This has been especially possible in Gajapati...
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Campaign against the Two-Child Norm (Orissa, India)
As part of our ongoing campaign and advocacy against the two-child norm, a document detailing the adverse effects of this discriminatory rule on women and other vulnerable populations was completed. The state office team has been closely monitoring the grassroots situation...
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Workshop on Panchayati Raj (Orissa, India)
Realizing the need to upgrade the knowledge and skills of our field coordinators, organizers and animators working directly with elected women leaders, and per a long-standing wish of our partners, a workshop on Panchayati Raj processes and functions was organized in Bhubaneswar...
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Street Theatre (Orissa, India)
Ankuran in Rayagada, NSS in Angul and PIPAR in Dhenkanal hosted street theatre programmes on various panchayat processes as part of their awareness program. Titled "My Village, My Plan," the first of the plays in Rayagada focused on the constitution and importance of the Palli...
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Research/Studies (Orissa, India)
Report on SWEEPSince panchayat elections were held in Orissa in 2007, an extensive campaign was undertaken from mid 2006 until the run-up to the elections in February 2007. The results of this campaign were most encouraging with The Hunger Project working areas recording an...
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Broad Issues Affecting Women’s Leadership in Orissa, India
IlliteracyIn a twist to the privilege granted by the PRI Act, the State government of Orissa has inserted a clause which makes it mandatory for EWRs to have written and oral knowledge of Oriya. Now, for a state which has a total female literacy rate of 50.97 percent and with...
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Future Plans (Orissa, India)
Federation Building of Elected Women LeadersSince the EWRs are found to be mostly uninformed about the processes, a federation of women leaders can help in sharing relevant experiences and disseminating vital information regarding their roles, responsibilities, powers and...
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