Violence prevention for women in rural India
SummaryTo combat rape of girls as young as seven and increasing violence toward women in the rural village of Medak (Andrah Pradesh), local women will lobby government officials for better protection.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Though women throughout Medak have formed local watchdog groups, as day laborers making less than $1/day, they can't afford to take time off work to lobby effectively for their safety. Thus far, they have only been able to take reactive measures when violence occurs, such as taking victims to the hospital, tracking down the culprits, and turning them in to the authorities. Funding a proactive lobbying campaign will raise awareness, provide protection, and reduce violent attacks.
Activities
G.Vijaya, a local woman from the "untouchable" caste, will organize the effort to print and mail letters, travel to meet with local officials, and hold awareness meetings for locals, in a push for tougher laws and improved protection.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $456
Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $456 as of Jun 9, 2004. The original project funding goal was $6,600.
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This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
This two-year lobbying campaign will reach community members, local government officials, local police, and the district magistrate. Over 1100 women from 30 villages have banded together to advocate for women's right to safety.
Project Message
Violence here is reaching even young girls and the women are alarmed. Supporting sustained campaigning and lobbying will reinforce their efforts to protecting their human rights.
- Sangeetha Pearl, Communications Officer
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Sangeetha Pearl
Communications Officer
Nirnaya
#11 Deepti Apts., S.P. Road
Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500 026
India
91-40-27804361
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Women's Abhyudaya Rural Development Society
Raghavapuram Post Siddipet Mandal
Medak District,
Andhra Pradesh
India
91-40-27804361
Women's Abhyudaya Rural Development Society's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Rural Indian women organize violence prevention |
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
India
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 14, 2003
