This article highlights how important it is to nurture respect towards women from a young age. Through Jagori's booklet on sexual harassment, and discussions with Jagori's team members, it provides pointers to involve men and boys towards safety for women and girls.
More than a decade since they were relocated, residents of the Bawana resettlement colony still find it difficult to access clean water. The only source is a common supply line through tubewells, initially intended to be an interim arrangement.
When a group of women in remote Dindori names their federation after the famous local woman icon, Rani Durgavati, who is said to have courageously defended her kingdom of Gadha against the Mughal emperor Akbar, the symbolism is certainly striking.
Close on the heels of the ‘Girlcott’ campaign, a Delhi-based NGO has decided to undertake a security audit to identify “vulnerable spots” in Gurgaon to ensure safety of women. The activists would then submit their findings to the authorities.
