Why Women Empowerment?
Gender equality remains a burning issue even when women play equally important roles in driving the rural economy in India. Women have always been facing the inequitable distribution of domestic chores besides other responsibilities such as fetching water, collecting firewood and even working in the farms. This is severely impacting their physical security, opportunities for adult education, overall productivity, income generation capacity, nutritional status, and overall health and well-being.
DGVS is driving initiatives to reduce the ‘time poverty’ and drudgery of women, provide them with access to economic opportunities and enable their participation in decision-making, so that they become equal partners in the development process. DGVS believes that women’s empowerment is a process of reflection and action aimed at raising self-esteem, confidence and consciousness, enabling them to access their entitlements and to improve the health and quality of life. DGVS Establishes mechanisms that promote women’s participation in community and social activities facilitating the fulfilment of women’s potential through education, skill development, and employment. Discouraging discriminatory practices against
women and convincing women to move beyond traditional occupations as a source of living. DGVS also focuses on removing violence against women and influencing changes in the law. DGVS believes that Empowering women would significantly benefit business. There would be a change in corporate values that would have an impact on business operations, revenue growth, and brand equity.
- SWAYAM SIDDHA Project: Swayam Siddha was one of the women empowerment scheme supported by the World Bank, in Uttar Pradesh the scheme was coordinated by Mahila Kalyan Nigam Uttar Pradesh, DGVS had been implemented the scheme in 57 Gram Panchayats of Rath block of Hamirpur district and 60 Gram Panchayats of Shankargarh block of Allahabad district. Under the scheme 200 women SHGs has been constituted and women SHG members get empowered through various training programme. A federation of 1700 SHG women has been constituted in Rath block
- SABLA: Women employment oriented training was one of the women empowerment scheme supported by Mahila Kalyan Nigam, Lucknow. The main objective of the programme was to develop skills in women of age group 18 to 35 years, so that they may stand on their own feet. After training they can make it the medium of their livelihood.
- KISHORI SHAKTI YOJNA: Kishori Shakti Yojana was one of the Adolcent girl empowerment schemem supported by the integrated child development department. In the district the scheme was coordinated by the district programme officer, Hamirpur. DGVS Has been implemented the scheme in maudaha Block. 60 Adolcent girl get empowered through various training programme.
- ANGANBADI PRASHIKSHAN KENDRA: In this project our organization was the training centre for the Aanganbadi’s working in villages. Every month a batch of 35 aaganbadi came for the training. The training was same as refresher training informing the participants about their duties and what were their basic work in the villages.
- VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS: The main objectives of the programme were to capacity building of women and provide training in such trades, so that they may start their own business after training and made them self- reliant. With the support of Uttar Pradesh Mahila Kalyan Nigam, Lucknow. Organization has selected 150 rural women between the age group 18-35 years for 5 trades through Chaupal according to their need.