Women's Empowerment
FROM RIGHTS TO ENTERPRISE : THE STORY OF AMA SANGATHAN
Ama Sangathan began as a movement of tribal women and tribal people in general to protect their rights and their natural ecosystem
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THE FIGHT AGAINST ALCOHOL
Sumani Jhodia is furious. She and other tribal women and men had been booked in a criminal case for opposing the liquor bhati at Kala Jeera Junction in Mandibisi. Some years back, things had been quite the reverse. She along with 7 other tribal women had been empowered by the Biju Patnaik Government
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RECLAIMING THE COMMONS
Many needs of subsistence communities are fulfilled by women, who spend long hours on village commons. Their relentless work upholds the non-cash economy of the rural and tribal regions. Women play a significant role in the care and nurture of common lands, and yet are scarcely allowed to claim
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