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The Hunger Project Online
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THP in India - Empowering Women Panchayat Leaders
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The Hunger Project in India at a Glance |
Congratulations on completing unit 6. This unit has looked at The Hunger Project in India, and the opportunity of local democracy and women's empowerment as key to ending hunger.
Major challenges: large population, substantial rural poverty
Real breakthroughs: largest democracy, food self-sufficiency, cutting-edge technology
Persistent hunger: greatest percentage of hungry people in the world
Central planning: large scale development cannot address grassroots realities
People-centered development: based in people's creativity and right to self-reliance
Critical issues: local democracy and women's empowerment are key to ending hunger
The Hunger Project-India: mobilizes people for action in 11 states including 80% of population
Local democracy (panchayati raj) and 73rd Amendment: revolutionary step in giving power to local people, with 1/3 reservation of seats for women
Women as change agents: women address the critical issues that end hunger in their communities
New strategies: THP-India is poised and committed to empowering women and local democracy, at the grassroots and national level
Investment: Indians as well as people around the world are financially investing in a new future
September 23rd: opportunity to stand in solidarity with grassroots women representatives
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