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| Project |
Utthan-II |
| Location |
Gujarat |
| Focus |
Water
resources management, women's empowerment
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| NGO Information |
Utthan is an NGO working towards initiating sustainable process
of empowerment amongst disadvantaged communities especially women.
They are based in Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
More information can be found in
Utthan's website.
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| Project Summary |
Networking Advocacy Efforts for ensuring (1) Gender Equity in access and
ownership of water resources management systems, (2) women's empowerment
through capacity building amongst elected members of gram, taluka
& district panchayat bodies and (3) fostering communal harmony
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| Objective |
Utthan plans to embark upon a mass mobilization program and step up advocacy
and networking efforts with the objective of
- Building an institutional framework that would foster gender
equity in all major civic institutions such as Panchayati
Raj bodies, educational, economic and community organizations
in which, because of the patriarchal nature of society, there
exists a well-entrenched tradition of marginalizing women in the
project areas.
- Utthan will take up access to safe drinking water and
sanitation, health and hygiene for women and other weaker
sections and fostering communal harmony as the main issues for
advocacy and networking so as to sensitize civic institutions.
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| Requested Budget |
$11,000 |
| Status |
Approved |
| Project Coordinators |
Chandrika Ramanujam
Sandhya Govindaraju |
| Contact Email |
vchandrikar[AT]yahoo[DOT]com>
sandhya_sago[AT]yahoo[DOT]com
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| Additional Information |
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