The Hunger Project

THP in India is committed to strengthening women's leadership & political participation in gram panchyats. #genderjustice #empowerment #deepeningdemoc #ruralgov

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

Join us on December 7th, from 12.30 pm to 13.45 pm (CET/MET), 5PM IST for a webinar on "Female Empowerment: Essential in the Fight against Poverty & Hunger" organised by @hungerprojekt . @HungerProject @HungerProjectNL @hungerprojectse

[Kuviraa_Ind @kuviraa_ind]

We are so proud to bring you our labour of love. We have been working on this #report on the #gendergap in #Indian adolescents' political interest & engagement with researchers from #UCLA, @SaraBWilf @WrayLake for over a year
#AcademicTwitter #IndependenceDay2023

[Surbhi M @surbhim_]

an important piece on how Dalit women sarpanches relentlessly face and fight caste discrimination while carrying out the daunting task of governing and fearlessly standing up for people's rights.

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

Whether in parliaments or village councils here at home or globally, violence against women in politics continues unchecked and unabated, leaving women leaders exhausted and, in some cases forcing them to leave.

[Helen Clark @HelenClarkNZ]

Shocked to see another senior #woman leader driven out of politics by hateful elements in society. @SigridKaag brought huge experience to her roles as #Netherlands 🇳🇱 Deputy PM & @D66 leader. #Women politicians globally are targeted disproporionately:
https://t.co/ToGhkeMwCn

[The Third Eye @thirdeyeportal]

The Caseworker’s Dictionary of Violence introduces a vocabulary around gender-based violence (GBV) that emerges from the grassroots, from those at the frontlines, within a deeply Indian context.

Join us in building it.

https://t.co/s9kI4ChD8q

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

Replugging the essay that documents stories of Dalit and Adivasi woman panchayat leaders encountering and fighting caste and gender discrimination, and yet continue to leverage public office to secure rights, entitlements and justice for marginalised communities.

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

@HungerProject Back to the roots, Dalit and Adivasi elected women representatives who are constantly fighting a system that perpetuates violence and inequality #confront the nasty politics of caste and gender in the village councils.

#EndGBV #EndVAWP #electedtolead

https://t.co/B4iZoVKkJo

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

Dalit women sarpanches/ward members work under tremendous pressure once elected to office. Everyday they confront deeply ingrained discriminatory attitudes 'cause of their gender & caste. They often work with meagre resources/support & still have the phenomenal will to continue.

[Ajay Krishnan @haramitheatre]

The caste of a chair: how chairs serve as symbols of the discrimination that Dalit women panchayat presidents face after being elected to office.

@Johanna_Deeksha reports for Common Ground:

https://t.co/Ug3taYPlEE

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

#womeninpolitics
#indigenouswomen
#deepening democracy

[Binalakshmi Nepram @BinaNepram]

Hearty Congratulations 🎉 to my dear friend ⁦@Hekani⁩ who has scripted history by becoming first woman legislator in #Nagaland More #IndigenousWomen be in decision making positions-Socio,economic,political for democracies to deepen #WomenHistoryMonth https://t.co/l1A0znG8Di

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

"Criminalisation of underage marriages only leads to suppression/falsification of info on matters of age and age at marriage. It will only make women more vulnerable, encourage concealment, strengthen prejudices against minorities & the poor."- Mary E John https://t.co/L4078Su6UD

[Naila Kabeer @N_Kabeer]

It served as an example of a social protection measure that combined a safety net function with developmental potential and state accountability.

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

reduced govt. spending on social protection schemes like MGNREGA, PDS, anganwadis, ICDS etc., is doing the opp. of addressing hunger/poverty levels exacerbated by the pandemic. we MUST do more to ENSURE people can live with DIGNITY. basic RIGHTS of the vulnerable must be SECURED.

[Right to Food, India @rozi_roti]

The union budget 2023 is completely unresponsive to the needs of the majority of the people who are still struggling to earn a decent livelihood and is biased towards reviving the economy for the big corporates.
@PMOIndia @nsitharaman @PiyushGoyalOffc @MoRD_GoI

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

For Sabita Nayak (ward member, Bastriguda GP, Odisha), for instance, MGNREGS has been like oxygen. "Working at a village road construction site paid me and my husband Rs 298/day" (a critical bump from Rs 207 introduced by the state govt as part of the special package in 2020).

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

absolutely atrocious! we have seen time and again, esp during the pandemic, how crucial accessing jobs became under the largest govt livelihood scheme. #MGNREGS work brought massive relief to many in these dire times.

[The Mooknayak English @TheMooknayakEng]

MGNREGA allocation slashed to 60,000 crores from 89,400 crores in the previous budget. A reduction of 32%. Biggest cut since the Modi government came to power.

https://t.co/6EYFP6vcKG

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

speaking to our elected women representatives in panchayats who also toil the soil in agriculture fields, build anganwadi centres, check dams, roads and toilets, etc., we learned:

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

how women, and especially women from marginalised indigenous communities, are prevented from participating in politics.

#womeninpolitics

[surajyengde @surajyengde]

in this #Dalitality read the limitation of jal jeevan mission policy of the govt of india & the nexus between water and caste.

by researcher @WaghreAbhijit

https://t.co/SLKXasLNSS

[NCDHR @DalitRights]

The Supreme Court has violated constitutional prohibitions barring discrimination by excluding economically disadvantaged SC/ST/OBC people while preserving the EWS quota (on the pretext that they have received benefits) devaluing the fundamental principles of social justice.
#EWS

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

THP India annual report 2021-22 can be accessed here. https://t.co/jQwezLFMi1

#womeninpolitics #localgovernance #representationmatters #grampanchayats #girlschangetracks #girlsaspire

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

@HungerProject @hungerprojectse @GirlsNotBrides @ajws @kuviraa_ind Watch the full film #GirlsAspire - Voices, Dreams, Aspirations here: https://t.co/kHLiu892qp…

There is a real sense of urgency, a sense of longing for something that takes them beyond the defined lines of what they can do and achieve.
#GirlsChangeTracks
#SayNOToChildMarriage

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

"I have a dream!"

#GirlsAspire brings you a short film where girls articulate the possibilities of a future. They don't know how things will turn out, but they hope and dream of better futures, bright and full.

Follow https://t.co/I82RmGGqK9 for more stories.

[The Hunger Project @THP_Ind]

@HungerProject @hungerprojectse @GirlsNotBrides @ajws @kuviraa_ind

[Diana Delgadillo Ramírez @ddiandell]

I want to live a happy life. See this beautiful and inspiring video from @THP_Ind.

As easy and as difficult as girls imagining their future.

#DreamBig @EllasDecidenMx

#GirlsAspire - Voices, Dreams, Aspirations https://t.co/S9sp4pKtOz a través de @YouTube