women
empowerment
We protect marginalised indigenous women from violence and ensuring gender equality.
SEEDS envisions women gaining access to and control over resources hence we encourage alternate roles and responsibilities that do not inhibit them.
Supported by SEEDs, the nine Women’s Forum serve as a platform for over 4000 poor rural women to gain easy access to information and knowledge (including government schemes and notifications, access to entitlements), registration/redressal of cases related to violence against women, counselling and for attaining justice.
In the past one year 1254 cases were registered in 118 villages. Out of these, 86% cases were of domestic violence; 6% bigamy; 7% extra-marital relation; 2% child marriage and 2% others. As of now, 62% of these cases have been already resolved.
102
villages reporting cases
680
cases recorded
398
cases resolved
Women Cluster Leaders at the police station demanding quick action
Most of the families where members have left drinking alcohol have started utilizing that money in improving their living.
Out of the 950 families in the eight proposed model villages, there are remaining 17% families (compared to 89% in September 2023) where violence occurs. A major reason for perpetual domestic violence was overdose of alcohol by men. Continued use of IEC materials for awareness generation, knowledge enhancement, penal action for violence have had positive outcomes. Now all these families have become violence free.
In addition, we find that gender stereotypes are unfolding steadily, reflecting the encouraging results in the eight proposed model villages comprising of 950 families. In 94% of the families men are doing nine types of household chores. Consequently women are having more time in hand to pursue their interests and they are very happy about it.
Outcomes showing dent in the age-old patriarchal systems
- Equal wages for women and men in agricultural work adopted for the first time in 97 villages.
- First time ever, women inducted in the all-male village decision making committee in 15 villages.
- Seven villages have been made alcohol-free.
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As has been proven time and again, if a community has to be developed, first of all its women need to be empowered. Become harbingers of change by contributing to our efforts.