Gender Violence and Rights

VOICES FROM THE FIELD

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Gender Violence and Rights, Health and Hygiene, Women Empowerment

Menstrual health and sanitation in India is a huge problem. 88% of women and girls do not have access to sanitary pads. 23% of adolescent girls drop out of school when they start menstruating and 85% of them are left housebound. Due to lack of awareness and affordability women used sand, ash, rags or dirty […]

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Menstrual health and sanitation in India is a huge problem. 88% of women and girls do not have access to sanitary pads. 23% of adolescent girls drop out of school when they start menstruating and 85% of them are left housebound. Due to lack of awareness and affordability women used sand, ash, rags or dirty

A TRIBUTE TO MY MOTHER ON MOTHER’S DAY

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

I still remember that afternoon when the sun was out there, blistering with all its might. I was 10 years old and celebrating the summer vacation with my younger brother. Both my brother and I had kept our fingers crossed for it to rain and it was as if God was being extremely kind to

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I still remember that afternoon when the sun was out there, blistering with all its might. I was 10 years old and celebrating the summer vacation with my younger brother. Both my brother and I had kept our fingers crossed for it to rain and it was as if God was being extremely kind to

AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS OUT THERE: RAISE AN ADULT AND NOT A SON

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

Right, we are talking about gender equality and how the society is changing its patriarchal mindset. There is so much we post about it on social media and so much we brag about during family dinners. But the fact is that even today, many families in India, feel a tinge of disappointment when their first

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Right, we are talking about gender equality and how the society is changing its patriarchal mindset. There is so much we post about it on social media and so much we brag about during family dinners. But the fact is that even today, many families in India, feel a tinge of disappointment when their first

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TOGETHER WE CAN ERADICATE PREJUDICE AND WORK FOR EQUAL RIGHTS AND RESPECT FOR ALL

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Counselling, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

Digital India – surely the country is progressing way too forward with all new technological advances, facilities and new laws. A new fad of adapting westernization is rapidly sweeping the country. But some things still don’t change forever- the never ending discussion on gender equality. The topic was in the limelight a decade ago and

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Digital India – surely the country is progressing way too forward with all new technological advances, facilities and new laws. A new fad of adapting westernization is rapidly sweeping the country. But some things still don’t change forever- the never ending discussion on gender equality. The topic was in the limelight a decade ago and

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COAL LABOURER

/ Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

COAL LABOURERS’ UNION: A GLANCE AT AWAG’S PAST INTERVENTIONS AWAG’s objective has always been to take women’s issues beyond the individual level. With this in mind in 1993, AWAG initiated work with the coal labourers. The idea was to organise them into a union through which they could demand appropriate wages and basic facilities at

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COAL LABOURERS’ UNION: A GLANCE AT AWAG’S PAST INTERVENTIONS AWAG’s objective has always been to take women’s issues beyond the individual level. With this in mind in 1993, AWAG initiated work with the coal labourers. The idea was to organise them into a union through which they could demand appropriate wages and basic facilities at

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Sejalben Case Study – July 2017

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Gender Violence and Rights, Health and Hygiene, Women Empowerment

A CASE PRESENTATION: WOMEN’S MENSTRUAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND SANITATION PROJECT IN PATAN, GUJARAT “I am Sejalben from Village Anavada, Dist Patan, Gujarat. I am 26 years old and am working as an ASHA worker in the village since the last 2 years. I had participated in the menstrual health and sanitation meeting organized by AWAG

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A CASE PRESENTATION: WOMEN’S MENSTRUAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND SANITATION PROJECT IN PATAN, GUJARAT “I am Sejalben from Village Anavada, Dist Patan, Gujarat. I am 26 years old and am working as an ASHA worker in the village since the last 2 years. I had participated in the menstrual health and sanitation meeting organized by AWAG

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MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE

/ Counselling, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Mental Healthcare, Women Empowerment

With the World Mental Health Day, just gone on October 10, it is important to understand that Mental Illness is still highly stigmatized, especially in the country like India. This year’s World Mental Health Day’s theme was ‘Mental Health in the Workplace’. A huge chunk of India’s working class undergoes some sort of psychological distress

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With the World Mental Health Day, just gone on October 10, it is important to understand that Mental Illness is still highly stigmatized, especially in the country like India. This year’s World Mental Health Day’s theme was ‘Mental Health in the Workplace’. A huge chunk of India’s working class undergoes some sort of psychological distress

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE

/ Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

Despite the fact that the Government has declared the ‘Anti-Sexual Harassment Act’ to be mandatory, harassment of women at their workplaces has not reduced. As per the survey done by Indian National Bar Association (INBA), out of 6,047 participants (both male and female), 38% confessed to have been a victim of sexual harassment at the

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Despite the fact that the Government has declared the ‘Anti-Sexual Harassment Act’ to be mandatory, harassment of women at their workplaces has not reduced. As per the survey done by Indian National Bar Association (INBA), out of 6,047 participants (both male and female), 38% confessed to have been a victim of sexual harassment at the

GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

/ Counselling, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Mental Healthcare, Women Empowerment

Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world. It knows no social, economic or national boundaries. Worldwide, an estimated one in three women experiences physical or sexual abuse in her lifetime. Gender-based violence undermines the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims, yet it remains

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Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world. It knows no social, economic or national boundaries. Worldwide, an estimated one in three women experiences physical or sexual abuse in her lifetime. Gender-based violence undermines the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims, yet it remains

How Do You Know If You Have Cervical Cancer

/ Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Health and Hygiene, Women Empowerment

10 WARNING SIGNS OF CERVICAL CANCER YOU SHOULD NOT IGNORE Cervical Cancer, in women, is the second most common cancer worldwide, next only to breast cancer. It occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by a

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10 WARNING SIGNS OF CERVICAL CANCER YOU SHOULD NOT IGNORE Cervical Cancer, in women, is the second most common cancer worldwide, next only to breast cancer. It occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by a