Gender Violence and Rights

Supporting women

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Counselling, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Health and Hygiene, Mental Healthcare, Women Empowerment

Ahmedabad Women’s Action Group (AWAG) founded in 1981 by Dr Ila Pathak aims to protest violence against women, raise the image of women in society and support their rights thereby providing them a life of dignity, welfare, education and economic betterment. AWAG adopts a holistic approach to women’s empowerment and addresses the issue of domestic […]

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Ahmedabad Women’s Action Group (AWAG) founded in 1981 by Dr Ila Pathak aims to protest violence against women, raise the image of women in society and support their rights thereby providing them a life of dignity, welfare, education and economic betterment. AWAG adopts a holistic approach to women’s empowerment and addresses the issue of domestic

Ashini’s Story

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Counselling, Gender Violence and Rights

Pseudonyms have been used to protect the identity of women. Ashini is a 19 year old girl. Since childhood she has been a victim of sexual abuse from her father – the family breadwinner, and an alcoholic. At age 14 she was forced to marry, advocated greatly by her mother who thought that this would

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Pseudonyms have been used to protect the identity of women. Ashini is a 19 year old girl. Since childhood she has been a victim of sexual abuse from her father – the family breadwinner, and an alcoholic. At age 14 she was forced to marry, advocated greatly by her mother who thought that this would

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CAG report – 2015

/ Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

On April 16th, AWAG hosted a discussion on the CAG report and the new startling facts about circumstances of women and children in Gujarat. The discussion involved leading experts including Ami Yagnik (activist and high court lawyer), Suresh Mehta (Economist and former Chief Minister of Gujarat) and Professor Rohit Shukla. Read more here about what

CAG report – 2015 Read More »

On April 16th, AWAG hosted a discussion on the CAG report and the new startling facts about circumstances of women and children in Gujarat. The discussion involved leading experts including Ami Yagnik (activist and high court lawyer), Suresh Mehta (Economist and former Chief Minister of Gujarat) and Professor Rohit Shukla. Read more here about what

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Hello from AWAG

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Counselling, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Health and Hygiene, Mental Healthcare, Women Empowerment

Welcome to the AWAG Blog! We will be posting all of our latest news and updates here so be sure to keep checking in to see whats going on at AWAG. This blog is for sharing our stories with our supporters, and we really appreciate any feedback. We want writers too, so if you are

Hello from AWAG Read More »

Welcome to the AWAG Blog! We will be posting all of our latest news and updates here so be sure to keep checking in to see whats going on at AWAG. This blog is for sharing our stories with our supporters, and we really appreciate any feedback. We want writers too, so if you are