Women's Leadership
Our Approach: Rural Women's Leadership Program
The Rural Women's Leadership Program is a visionary endeavour dedicated to empowering rural women from poor and marginalised communities to be catalysts for community development and social change. Rooted in the conviction that women are pivotal to driving progress, this initiative aims to equip them with the tools, skills, and confidence needed to lead effectively within their local contexts.
The Rural Women's Leadership Program forms Women's Collectives in villages aimed at empowering rural women from socially and economically backward communities to become advocates for development and social change. we believe that change is possible and sustainable only when there are leaders and collectives who believe and implement the change agenda in their local contexts. In its first year Democratic Sangha has successfully formed 25 women's collectives that are led by women from economically and socially marginalized communities in Karimnagar District of Telangana.
The Women's collectives will meet once a month for a year-long program which will empower them to implement a change agenda in their villages. The program will empower them in the topics of self-awareness, understand democracy, Constitutional Framework and rights, human rights, gender rights and equality and inter-sectionality of issues such as food, health, violence, livelihoods, education and property rights. The program aims to create thousands of grassroots women leaders who are eager to develop their villages and enhance their well-being.