Women, Law and Social Change

Mahila Panchayat

Mahila Panchayats

The concept of Mahila Panchayats is based on a traditional form of community organisation for social justice.

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Domestic Workers Project

Domestic Workers Project

Domestic workers play a significant role in growth of many families in Delhi.

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Women in Agriculture

Women in Agriculture

Acceptance and adoption of Natural farming with systemic and technical training of the women farmers involved.

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Sexual and Reproductive
Health and Rights

Project Nandini

Project Nandini

Menstruation or periods is a natural biological process wherein a female goes through monthly bleeding that occurs due to the shedding of the uterus lining. Many girls are not educated properly about menstrual health leading to poor menstrual hygiene causing many problems like itching, rashes, and sometimes major...

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The Pad Project

The Pad Project

Action India initiated the Pad Project in the year 2017. The project aims at manufacturing of sanitary pads (at reasonable costs) for the women, by the women. The pad project consists of a manufacturing unit in Hapur (Uttar Pradesh) and related awareness programs for the women and girls of the community...

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Adolescents - Gender and Sexuality

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Parwaz Adolescent Centre for Education

PACE is an acronym for Parwaz Adolescent Centre for Education. Launched in the year 2018, it is an education initiative designed especially for the school dropout girls and never-enrolled women who never had a chance to get an education. The project provides an 18-month formal education course for the age group of 15-25 years through NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) that aims to educate females in various communities...

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Youth And Men Engagement

Started in the year 2022, the Youth and Men initiative is a part of the Action India’s Mahila Panchayat programme. The rationale behind this program is to bring about a change in the existing patriarchal structure of the society. It aims to engage youth and adolescents in the prevention of gender-based violence in families through gender transformative interventions and encouraging them to be changemakers.

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