India
Women and GirlsEmpower 2,000 women in the Rural Himalayas
Empower 2,000 women in the Rural Himalayas
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Women Fodder Load
Because transport infrastructure of poor, women carry the burden of transporting fodder for livestock.
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Women Fuelwood Load
Women are primarily responsible for collecting firewood. Burning wood inefficiently leads to forest degredation and indoor air pollution affecting women and children.
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Women's Group meeting
Women meeting collectively empowers them to advocate for their needs and priorities in public decision-making.
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Women Composting
Women do the laborious agricultural tasks such as spreading compost over fields. Improved composting can reduce their burden of work.
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Children Work Load
Women's workload is so high that children are also recruited to help with chores. This often leads to girl children being pulled from school and negatively affects their education.
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Women Crop Load
Women often work togethr on each others fields to help with labor-intesive manual work.
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Women Harvesting
Women do painstaking agricultural tasks such as sowing, weeding, and harvesting.
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Forest Meeting
Community meetings allow local people to determine how best to manage their own resources. Women's participation in public forums is growing due to SIMAR activities in the area.
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