THE ART OF LIVING -Mahadevi Varma
THE
ART OF LIVING
-Mahadevi
Varma
The
Art of Living is passionate about empowering women and making them self-re like
in many developing countries, change at the grassroots is slow while the
challenges abound. A girl child is seen as a liability, giving an impetus to
practices such as selective gender abortion and marriage of the girl child.
Educating a girl child is given a lower priority as she is considered to take
on the role of a homemaker after marriage.
Those
women who want to engage in economic activities face further roadblocks in
learning a skill or getting funding to start their micro-venture. Nevertheless,
the relentless efforts of agencies, individuals, and progressive thinkers have
resulted in several changes. When seen together, these Like in many developing
countries, change at the grassroots is slow while the challenges abound. A girl
child is seen as a liability, giving an impetus to practices such as selective
gender abortion and marriage of the girl child. Educating a girl child is given
a lower priority as she is considered to take on the role of a homemaker after
marriage. Those women who want to engage in economic activities face further
roadblocks in learning a skill or getting funding to start their micro-venture.
Nevertheless,
the relentless efforts of agencies, individuals, and progressive thinkers have
resulted in several changes. When seen together, these little drops of progress
is changing the socio-economic landscape of thousands of
women across India. Drops of progress are changing the socio-economic landscape
of thousands of women across India. Our approach to empowerment is driven by
several parameters. A change in mindset. Our awareness and sensitization
campaigns have positively changed mindsets and have brought 1 million to pledge
to protect the girl child in the past.
Better
access to health: We’ve organized medical camps for disadvantaged women both in
rural and urban areas. Provision of training: Our central approach to women
empowerment is providing life-skill, trauma-relief, knowledge and skill development
training. Providing a support system: A strong sense of community that develops
with our training programs works as a support system throughout a woman’s
journey towards self-dependence and after.
Comments