Why is a Woman's Well-being tied to her Offspring?
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1.Research Studies/surveys 2.Evaluation of the Programmes Implemented by the Government/NGOs 3.Feasibility Studies/Cost Benefit Analyses 4.Monitoring 5.Documentation 6.Capacity Building 7.Training & Orientation 8.Facilitation and Direct Execution of the Development Projects 9.Computerization of Data and its Analysis EMPOWER PEOPLE has a wide range of experience on the following major development issues. 1.Reproductive and Child Health 2.ICDS: Non-formal Education 3.Adult Education 4.Primary & Higher Education 5.Women Empowerment 6.Development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 7.Development of Minorities 8.Empowerment of Disabled Persons 9.Micro-enterprise Development 10.Skill Enhancement 11.SHG Formation and Capacity Building 12.Awareness Generation Geographic area Assam Bihar Chattisgarh Delhi Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh Punjab Rajasthan Uttaranchal Uttar Pradesh West Bengal
'Gendered division of labour in households’ especially during COVID-19 lockdown
via IFTTT Empower people has come up with another thought-provoking discussion about division of labour during the lockdown. This discussion brings in other issues of major importance. Dr Savithiri Subramanian shares her opinion on this topic and draws our attention to the core reasons behind such an unequal division. Mr Daniel, Ms Olga and Ms Sumati share their own experiences and opinions on the same. Dr Savithiri talks about paid and unpaid labour. It is evident that most of the unpaid labour falls in the hands of women. Unpaid labour comprises of cooking, housekeeping and caretaking. ILO, from the data collected from 64 countries has stated that unpaid workers up to 16.4 billion hours per day. For a population of 2 billion people, this would result in 8 hours of work per day. Moreover, from the research done by the UN, WHO and other human welfare organizations, we come to know that 30% of a countries GDP could be contributed by unpaid work. All these workloads are often c