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Settling into a seat at my assigned table, I glanced around with nervous anticipation. It was a chilly Sunday morning in early February and guests from across India, as well as some from abroad, were gathering in the colorfully decorated outdoor space behind PRIA’s office in New Delhi.
These are the voices of civil society leaders in a recent get-together in Kolkatta. Such voices can also be heard from any other part of the country, or for that matter perhaps, from any other country in the world.
As a means to commemorate 40 years of Participatory Research in Asia’s journey, Dr. Rajesh Tandon (Founder-President, PRIA) embarked on a visit to Udaipur.
In a country like India, with wide socio-economic and cultural disparities, a centralised approach to program design runs the risk of excluding the target group from accessing social welfare benefits, such as health and education.
Samiksha Jha and Niharika Kaul are working to increase the agency of women domestic workers in Panipat and Gurugram and support them in finding alternative livelihood options that would mitigate some of the economic uncertainty in the lives of these women .
“I was told by elders that mobilising youth around menstruation issues in Bhagalpur was impossible; I went ahead anyway…” Shalini started Alharh, a campaign aimed at creating a robust community in a small town in Bihar (India), to spread awareness and smash stigma around menstrual health and hygiene.
As Indian sportspersons are shining on the grounds of the Tokyo Olympics, the country, and indeed the world, is beginning to hear their amazing stories.
In remote villages of Husainabad block of Palamau district of Jharkhand, most people have heard of some disease called Corona, but do not know anyone personally who got infected.
At the height of second wave of coronavirus infections in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked his officials how volunteers from civil society might be utilised to lessen the pressure on the healthcare sector during a review meeting held on April 30, 2021.
“Yes, we need ration for my family today; thank you for your generosity,” said a domestic worker in south Delhi when our relief distribution team reached her basti (colony) last week.
At a recent OECD event on enabling civil society in the context of COVID-19, Jeffrey Schlagenhauf, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD, categorically stated that the pandemic has had a catastrophic impact on people’s lives and that “people are getting really hurt”.
Knowledge In Music And Dance: Learning From A Local Music Festival
Adolescent years can be a pain. The acne, the angst, the aches, and all those changes in your body. When I was a teen, having friends and the internet to turn to for answers made things bearable.
In a Global Call to Action dialogue for resilient recovery from pandemic last week, Jeffrey Schlagenhauf, Deputy Secretary-General of OECD made the above opening remarks.
rees are the lungs of the planet, and it’s getting harder and harder to breathe. Deforestation continues unabated in many parts of the world. Among the worst affected is Uganda, where tree cover has fallen below the minimum requirement of 10%.
