Women Empowerment
Several clear indicators show that Indian women continue to face discrimination — the sex ratio is skewed against them, maternal mortality remains among the highest in the world, over 40% of women are illiterate, and crimes against women are rising across the board.
The main areas of concern for under-privileged women are health, sanitation, education, unemployment and social status. In this scenario, the only path to sustainable improvement is to empower women and girls with education, good health and self-employment.
Abhinav Pragati Samiti has been working with a bifocal approach for the sustainable development of under-privileged women and girls since 1987. We pursue all-round development through the following interventions:
Since 1987: A bifocal approach combining direct support — educational aid, reproductive and child health services, life-skill education — with broader community change through networking, sensitization and male involvement for attitudinal and behavioural transformation.
- Educational support.
- Providing reproductive health and child health services.
- Imparting life-skill education.
- Networking and convergence support.
- Sensitization of under-privileged women.
- Male involvement and attitudinal & behavioural change.