5 Jan
Our Role in Women's Empowerment: A Focus on Rural India
Women Empowerment in India
Women empowerment means giving them rights so that they are able to live their lives on their own terms with dignity and respect. Although it has been decades since the movement was started, it is only recently that it has started showing tangible results. But unfortunately its effects have not been evenly distributed in society. An evident example of this can be seen in the urban vs rural divide in the opportunities for women, gender pay gap, etc. This is the reason for the focus of Sadguru Foundation’s efforts in the women’s empowerment issues.
Challenges
The different challenges for women are caused by various reasons interacting with each other. One of the major problems is poverty. Poverty can stem opportunities from women from an early age as it can not only hinder their chances in getting education but also forces them to start looking for jobs to support their families. Another major challenge is literacy. Although successive governments have been able to provide education and increase the literacy of girls there is still a lot of ground to cover.
How Grassroots NGOs Can Help
NGOs are nonprofit organizations which help in different social causes all around the country. These are often termed as last mile connectivity for providing benefits to the most vulnerable and underprivileged women of the society. They are able to reach various parts of the society but therefore effectively able to understand them better than everyone else. This gives NGOs like Sadguru Foundation an extra edge in bringing about positive changes to empower women in India.
Sadguru Foundation’s Role
Our team at Sadguru Foundation has started a number of initiatives to tackle issues concerning women empowerment. One of the major campaigns we run around the year are education drives that consist of providing stationeries, school bags, raincoats for the school going girls in the rural areas. This ensures their continued education and hence future job opportunities. Another major campaign we carry out is meal drives which ensures proper nutrition for young as well as elderly women. We also ensure proper health for the women through regular health camps.
