This project was for generating positive actions in community, that would significantly reduce incidences female foeticide, and enable community-monitoring systems (mechanisms) at various levels to sustain these actions.
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 community, that would significantly reduce incidences female foeticide, and enable community monitoring systems (mechanisms) at various levels to sustain these actions.To provide a common platform to a wide range stakeholders in districts and through them develop and 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) were 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 were strengthened with active involvement of citizen (collectives) and other stakeholders.
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Developed a holistic understanding on gender issues and women's rights by collectives and citizen leaders.
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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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Organised campaigns on prevention of female foeticide, attended by 1500 people
Year/Period:
1 May, 2009 – 31 December, 2009
Client:
Women Power Connect (WPC), New Delhi
