Dr.Ujwala Samant 
   
  It is true that in order to bring rapid social change all the external aided projects are directed to the disadvantaged especially the women . However the planners conveniently forgoten that in a traditional society like India the men are responsible for family income and the women  equally plays an important role in managing the home and members of the family leaving little scope for the  independent occupation or time or energy or  to pursue a new one . Of course of late  due to empowerment of women  they were forced to  ventured out side home in search of alternatives . Unfortunately all the developmental initiatives end up here with out any follow up  leaving the women in new situation with out any support or direction forcing them back to their original place with new unrest. What is required is to constant support and backup to sustain the movement.
   
  P.A.Reddy      

Ujwala Samant <lalumineuse at yahoo.com> wrote: 
  Hello,

I think these theses are valid for the world, not just
the "developing" world. But, as a matter of record,
the programmes we have worked with, in Andhra, in
Uttaranchal and in Pakistan, there has been some
serious advocacy within the first year of the
programme. Quite astounding, especially the project in
Andhra, where the five partners we work with are very
grassroots, and based on a strong system of community
networks. Of course women spearhead the action rather
than the men, which is unfortunate because our
partners do not want to be this change to be
one-sided.

Apropos being aware, having worked in the US, France,
the UK and in India, one thing is for sure: moving
beyond awareness requires investment of time and
money, which is not always available. So we need to
focus more on those issues.

Warm regards
Ujwala


--- potukanuma reddy 

wrote:


> 

> It is true that all most all the development

> oriented programmes in the developing world starts

> with awareness, with the hope of making the target

> as participants, to lead or to bring change in the

> existing structures or in the systems to facilitate

> their development in the spear intended. However

> majority of them ends up with out crossing the

> awareness limits.

> 

> P.ADINARAYANA rEDDY 

> 

> Ujwala Samant wrote:

> I work with the four basic primordial needs in all

> our

> programmes:

> 

> 1. Education and awareness and access

> 2. Health

> 3. Employment

> 4. Civil liberties

> 

> I see these as the four pillars of development and

> social justice. So everything begins with awareness,

> education/literacy and awareness. 

> 

> Regards

> Ujwala

> --- Katherine wrote:

> 

> > The first thing that comes to my mind is access to

> > healthcare. The mind is 

> > part of the body. When the body is not cared for,

> > the woman can't 

> > concentrate on anything more than survival. 

> > Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 

> > illustrates that point.

> > 

> > 

> > Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt

> > www.luxuriouschoices.net

> > ----- Original Message ----- 

> > From: "Daphne Greenberg" 

> > To: 

> 

> > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:42 AM

> > Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 1556] Literacy and

> > Economic Justice?

> > 

> > 

> > > The 2008 Summit on Economic Justice for Women

> will

> > be held on April 11-12 

> > > in Atlanta, Georgia. The summit is dedicated to

> > "Bringing Together 

> > > Research and Advocacy--from Local to Global--to

> > Advance Economic Justice 

> > > and Empowerment for Women." This is a conference

> > dedicated to addressing 

> > > critical economic issues facing women in the

> U.S.

> > and abroad.

> > >

> > > One of the goals of the summit is to develop

> > recommendations and 

> > > strategies for enhancing women's economic

> > empowerment. I was wondering 

> > > whether subscribers on this list saw a linkage

> > between literacy and 

> > > women's economic justice and empowerment. If

> yes,

> > how would you describe 

> > > the linkage? If you were to give a presentation

> at

> > this conference 

> > > describing literacy recommendations and

> strategies

> > to help enhance women's 

> > > economic empowerment, what would you say?

> > >

> > > Daphne

> > >

> > >

> > >

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