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No Silence on Violence Against Women

Rita Sarin's IWD 2013 Statement, No Silence on Violence Against Women

Rita Sarin, Country Director for The Hunger Project-India, issues a statment for International Women's Day 2013 calling for an end to all types of violence against women in India and around the world.

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March 7, 2013
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Elected Woman Leader Fights Gender Discrimination and Goverment Corruption

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When Elected Women Leader Deepa Rajguru was first elected to local government, she found it difficult to function in the male-dominated system – being asked to sit at the back of meetings and refused the right to contribute. Following a Hunger Project training, Deepa joined with other elected women to speak out against this type of gender discrimination.

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November 22, 2011
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Elected Women Leaders Gather to Discuss Achievements and Challenges

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September 7-8, 2011, The Hunger Project-India and government officials gathered with 300 elected women representatives to discuss their achievements and challenges as political leaders working to bring about a better tomorrow for their communities in rural India.

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September 21, 2011
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US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Meets Elected Women in India

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This July, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, Melanne Verveer, visited and praised the work of nearly 100 Hunger Project-trained elected women representatives in the state of Rajasthan.

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August 5, 2011
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THP-India Holds Convention for 200 Newly Elected Women Representatives

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On June 28th, 2011, The Hunger Project-India and public officials gathered to celebrate 200 newly elected women representatives in their new roles as political leaders working to bring about a better tomorrow for their communities.

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July 6, 2011
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THP Wins Award for Governance Work in India

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The Hunger Project-India has been honored as winner of the EdelGive Social Innovation Honours (ESIH) 2011 in the category of Governance for its work strengthening women's participation in government.

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February 22, 2011
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Convention Brings 200 Elected Women Leaders Together to Review Progress and Set Goals

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The Hunger Project-India collaborated with eleven other organizations to bring 200 elected women leaders together for a two-day, open-forum convention in Bhopal on December 21-22, 2010. The women aimed to share their journeys as elected leaders, discuss achievements and challenges, identify issues for state-level advocacy and build a collective understanding of future goals.

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January 4, 2011
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President Barack Obama Meets with Panchayat President, Sarmi Bai

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The Hunger Project was invited to attend an Expo on Democracy and Open Government at Xavier's College in Mumbai, India on November 7. At the event, President Barack Obama met Country Director Rita Sarin and Sarmi Bai, an elected woman representative, trained by The Hunger Project, who is president of her panchayat (village council) in Rajasthan.

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November 7, 2010
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President of SUGRAMA Empowers Elected Women Representatives

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Smt. M Renuka currently serves as a member of her village council and president of Karnataka's federation of elected women leaders, SUGRAMA. She has fought for improved drinking water and the education of girl children in her community, and led state-wide campaigns for asking for 50 percent reservation for women leaders in Gram Panchayats in Karnataka.

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October 15, 2010
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Changing Landscape of Women's Rights in India

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In early March, the Indian upper legislative body passed a constitutional amendment that would require that women hold 33 percent of seats in federal and state legislative assemblies. If passed into law, this amendment would change the landscape of women's rights in India.

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March 30, 2010
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