PRIA@40

Objectives

To strengthen the district level monitoring mechanisms and provide support direction and guidance to cluster teams
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.
To provide a common platform to a wide range of stakeholders in the districts and through them develop new and relevant policies
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

Collectives (cluster teams) developed and effectively engaged in spreading social education on gender issues with specific reference to sex selective techniques.
District level monitoring committees strengthened with active involvement of citizen (collectives) and other stakeholders.
Collectives and citizen leaders developed a holistic understanding on gender issues and women's rights.
Capacity building workshop on reducing female foeticide for cluster members – 250 cluster members participated in four workshops.
Campaigns on prevention of female foeticide organised, attended by 1500 people

Year/period

May 2009-December 2009

Client