NEWS BY THOSE WHO LIVE IT
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Urban Slums: Rebuilding the City of Dreams
The popular image of Mumbai that most of us would conjure up in our minds is the Mumbai of glittering skylines and the one of its kind Sea Link. Mumbai is also known for its urban slums, an image that some of us might conjure up and unfortunately, even romanticise.
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International Women’s Day: #TimeIsNow to Create Systems of Support and Solidarity
Five years after the 181 Women’s Helpline was launched as a comprehensive support system for women, here’s looking at what it takes to build networks of support and solidarity that are sensitive, survivor-centric and just.
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A Model for Trans* Inclusivity
An organisation in Bangalore leads the way in building an inclusive working space for its transgender employees.
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Dowry-Related Violence Kills Over 20 Women in India Daily
The highest number of crimes against women in India is because of “cruelty” by the husband or his family, with a dismal conviction rate.
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Community Health Workers Play a Major Role in Lowering Maternal Mortality
Health workers in West Bengal are counseling and motivating men to undergo vasectomies, and addressing the social determinants of health like gender dynamics and conditions of living.
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Kashmiri Eye Pellet Victim Waits for Justice in Darkness
A young man blinded by a pellet gunshot is still waiting for compensation from the Jammu and Kashmir government.
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Child Care Centre Runs for 20 Years Without a Building
Running in a makeshift community hall, an anganwadi leaves women and children without essential services.
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Indigenous Communities Finally get their Land Rights
July 2017 was a month of celebration for over 200 people of 11 villages in Sundarpahari Block. Two years of community mobilisation had finally gotten them land tenure, under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.