The North Delhi Municipal Corporation’s set up The Mahila Haat, in a prime location with metro connectivity, to empower women entrepreneurs by providing cheap retail spaces. Unfortunately, the Haat is considered a failure for the following reasons: While it is registered that 20 of the 55 stalls had been located, only 10 stalls are currently occupied. This was despite all … [Read more...] about Delhi’s Mahila Haat A Failure?
Women Empowerment
Domestic Violence: An Epidemic
The Council of Europe Convention to prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence will commence this year and stresses the need to strengthen legal framework most of the countries. In particular, the plight of victims living in abusive relationships in Hungary, Belgium and Turkey have come to the fore, and is the main focus of the Istanbul Convention, a … [Read more...] about Domestic Violence: An Epidemic
Kudumbasree Café all Set for a Wide Spread
Kerala’s neighbourhood network ‘Kudumbasree’ is all set to expand its much popular all-women cafes across the State This is a traditional and tasty cuisine catering service and has a large number of takers which covers more than 50 % of households in Kerala. This unit Kadambasree has spread and accepted widely is operating in select cities and towns and the increasing … [Read more...] about Kudumbasree Café all Set for a Wide Spread
The Case of Disappearing Girl Child
Disappearing... The Annual Health Survey conducted by the office of Census of India covered 20.94 million people and 4.32 million households in 284 districts in 9 states was the largest sample survey in the world. The survey reports that in 84 of 284 districts there is a fall in sex ratio at birth. Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand has a low 767 girls to every 1,000 boys … [Read more...] about The Case of Disappearing Girl Child
Joint Campaign to Sensitise Girls to Evil of Child Marriage
Joint campaign to sensitise girls to evil of child marriage The administrative officials of Perambalur district and the law enforcers of Tamil Nadu have decided to mutually reinforce the movement against the social evils, and to handle the children welfare issues. This initiative mainly aims to sensitise the students on child marriage, the offences committed against … [Read more...] about Joint Campaign to Sensitise Girls to Evil of Child Marriage