Objectives
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To strengthen the district level monitoring mechanisms and provide support direction and guidance to cluster teams
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To generate positive actions in the community that would significantly reduce incidences of female foeticide, and enable community monitoring systems (mechanisms) at various levels to sustain these actions.
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To provide a common platform to a wide range of stakeholders in the districts and through them develop new and relevant policies
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To strategize on using learning as a tool for policy advocacy at the state level
Geographical spread
Sonipat, Haryana
Key areas / components
To establish cluster teams of community level stakeholders who are able to put a brake on female foeticide cases in communities and are simultaneously able to bring about attitudinal changes for pro-female preferences among families.
Key outputs
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Collectives (cluster teams) developed and effectively engaged in spreading social education on gender issues with specific reference to sex selective techniques.
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District level monitoring committees strengthened with active involvement of citizen (collectives) and other stakeholders.
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Collectives and citizen leaders developed a holistic understanding on gender issues and women's rights.
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Capacity building workshop on reducing female foeticide for cluster members – 250 cluster members participated in four workshops.
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Campaigns on prevention of female foeticide organised, attended by 1500 people
Year/period
May 2009-December 2009
Client
Women Power Connect (WPC), New Delhi