Women in Panchayati Raj:

Change Agents for a New Future

Across India, The Hunger Project is seizing the historic opportunity of the election of one million grassroots women to local government. As women take office, they shift the agenda towards health, education, nutrition and family income. The Hunger Project has a four-prong strategy to empower these women leaders:

  • Leadership Training for women representatives
  • Making panchayats effective through mobilizing people's participation and advocacy to shift resources and authority to the local level.
  • Alliance Building to support these women in achieving their vision
  • Mobilizing the media to transform public attitudes
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The Hunger Project-India is funded by committed individuals around the world, and by the Swiss Agency for  Development and Cooperation.