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Gender Productive Choice
NAME OF THE CENTRE : Centre for Women Development (CWD) (NIRD)
TITLE :Poverty, gender and reproductive choice: An Analysis of linkages
PROJECT LEADER : Seetharaman, Sridhar
STARTING DATE : November, 2001
DATE OF COMPLETION : February, 2002
OBJECTIVES :1. To understand and explore the relationship of gender inequality in households with poverty and the interface of that relationship with reproductive behaviour of rural households in general and rural women in particular; and 2. To delineate the overlap between poverty, gender inequality and reproductive choice as manifested through observed fertility behaviour.
STUDY AREAS : Karnataka & Uttar Pradesh
KEYWORDS:WOMEN;POVERTY;GENDER;REPRODUCTIVECHOICE;KARNATAKA;UTTAR PRADESH
Girls Education
NAME OF INSTITUTION : Madhya Pradesh Institute of Social ScienceResearch
TITLE : Impact of various schemes related to elementary education: A comparative study of girls' literacy in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
PROJECT LEADER(S) :Singh, Yatindra.
STARTING DATE : March, 1999
DATE OF COMPLETION :March, 2000
NAME OF SPONSORER : Planning Commission, Government of India.Yojana Bhawan, New Delhi.
PROJECT ABSTRACT:
Objectives:1. To find out why the various schemes introduced in two or more states have succeeded in one and failed in the case of the other state? 2. To identify the causal socio-cultural, administrative, managerial and financial factors/circumstances for the success or the failure of the scheme? And 3. To examine the scheme introduced/implemented in the States has some inherent weaknesses and requires any modification suitable to the socio-cultural peculiarities of the region? etc.
Methodology: Information is collected from 484respondents of Pune and Ratlam districts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh respectively through separate Interview schedules.
Study area: State: Madhya Pradesh; District: Ratlam block: Jaora;State: Maharashtra: District: Pune;
PRESENT STATUS : Completed:Project data recalls that girls literacy in Madhya Pradesh is lower than Maharashtra as Madhya Pradesh has 37.82% SC and The Statesman population where as Maharashtra has only 12% population of SC and The Statesman. In Madhya Pradesh, theurban population is 23.21% whereas in Maharashtra, it is 38.73%. Efforts are being made in both the states for improving girls literacy after 73rd Amendment Act.
PLANNED OUTPUT : Report.
KEYWORDS : EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; GIRLS EDUCATION; LETERACY; MAHARASHTRA; MADHYA PRADESH
Peasant Women
NAME OF INSTITUTION : Centre for Women's Development Studies (CWDS)
TITLE: Partnership with peasant women: The Bankura story.( Action Research)
PROJECT LEADER(S): Banerjee, Narayan
PROJECT ASSOCIATE(S): Ray, Lokenath et al.,
STARTING DATE: 1981
DATE OF COMPLETION :Ongoing
COLLABORATOR: Nari Bikash Sangha, Bankura Ranibandh Banabasi Sangha, Bankura and their afficiliate members.
PROJECT ABSTRACT: Objectives: 1)To examine CWDS' self chosen role as a Catalyst In search for new knowledge to influence dominant knowledge systems that marginalised or distorted women's contribution at various levels of social/historical transformation;2) testing the feasibility of alternative development strategies being debated in India to expand its own capacity for advocacy;and 3) to work towards a broader democratic base for the women's movement.
Methodology: Mobilisation of one village or cluster of villages level organisations and the establishment of a participatory process in which CWDS and peasant women's organisations jointly plan, execute share and monitor all programmes and activities.
Study Area: State West Bengal:-- Medinipur - Binpur Block; Bankura - Ranibandh, Khatra I II, Raipur Blocks; Purulia - Bandwan and Manbazar Blocks.
PLANNED OUTPUT: Article, Book
KEYWORDS: WOMEN;PEASANT WOMEN;WOMEN DEVELOPMENT;WEST BENGAL
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Centre for Women's Development Studies (CWDS)
TITLE: RMK credit: Impact on the economic and social status of the beneficiaries
PROJECT LEADER(S) :Buch (Mrs), Nirmala
PROJECT ASSOCIATE(S) :Muikherjee (Mrs), Anuradha Sen
STARTING DATE :1998
DATE OF COMPLETION :Ongoing
NAME OF COLLOBORATOR :Mahila Chetna Manch, Bhopal; Gramya, Hyderabad; INSPARC, Kalyani, West Bengal; Research Centre for Women's Studies. SNDT University, Mumbai; PRDIS, Hyderabad
NAME OF SPONSORER: Department of Women and Child Development,Government of India, New Delhi
PROJECT ABSTRACT :Objectives: To explore the impact of RMK credit and its related processes on the economic and social position of women. A related objective is to develop indicators and tools to assist in the future monitoring of the qualitative impact of the RMK credit particularly on borrower women's social position, attitudinal shifts, awareness and consciousness levels and demand and use of hierarchy of crucial basic needs and services.
Methodology: The study is making use of the structured, schedules for five different categories -- Borrowers, Non-borrowers, Family Members of Borrowers, Family Members of Non-Borrowers and NGO staff. This will be supplemented by observation of selected group meetings of SHG's and observation of a few NGO staff, visits for monitoring, counselling, loan recovery, delivery etc.
Study Area:Jammu Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam,Manipur, Nagaland, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi
PLANNED OUTPUT :Report
KEYWORDS:WOMEN;RASHTRIYAMAHILAKOSH; WOMENDEVELOPMENT;CREDIT;SOCIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Women Development (CWD) (NIRD)
TITLE: Comparative study of Rastriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) with commercial banks
PROJECT LEADER: Hemalatha Prasad, C
STARTING DATE : August, 2001
DATE OF COMPLETION : November, 2001
OBJECTIVIES :1. To understand the accessibility to credit from RMK and commercial banks and operational constraints;2. To examine the utilization of credit for productive purpose and its impact in terms of income and repayment
METHODOLOGY : Information was collected through semi structured schedules from a total sample of 50 women members
STUDY AREAS : Karnataka
KEYWORDS:WOMEN;WOMENDEVELOPMENT;RASHTRIYAMAHILAKOSH; COMMERCIALBANKS;KARNATAKA
Rural Women
NAME OF INSTITUTION : Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD)
TITLE : Towards economic participation of rural women in Orissa: A need based policy perspective and approach to productive support
STARTING DATE :1999
DATE OF COMPLETION : Ongoing
NAME OF SPONSORER : The Netherlands Organisation for International Development Co-operation, (NOVIB), The Hague
PROJECT ABSTRACT : Objectives:The study was to analyse the situationand needs of rural women in the context of their economic participation along with their other works of family front and also to come out with alternative approaches for their betterment in four districts of Orissa.
Methodology:The methodology was based on administering questionnaires with sampled respondents, using Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)tools to collect critical information from the community as well as from focus groups.
Study Area: Orissa
KEYWORDS : WOMEN;RURALWOMEN;ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT: PARTICIPATION;ORISSA
NAME OF THE CENTRE: Centre for Women Development (CWD) (NIRD)
TITLE : Process of empowering rural women in Karnataka under Swa-shakti project : A study
PROJECT LEADER : Yadappanavar, A V
STARTING DATE : January, 2003
DATE OF COMPLETION : March, 2003
OBJECTIVIES : 1. To examine the static and dynamic concept of empowerment with reference to Swa-skakti project 2. To examine women’s different strategies adopted by Swa-skakti project
METHODOLOGY : Information would be collected through case study method from the members of selected SHGs
STUDY AREAS : Chitradurga district of Karnataka
KEYWORDS:WOMEN;RURALWOMEN;WOMENEMPOWERMENT;SWASKAKTI PROJECT;KARNATAKA
Women
NAME OF INSTITUTION : Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research
MAILING ADDRESS : D.B.Rodda Road, Jubilee Circle,Dharwad--580 001
TELEPHONE NO. 0836-447639
FAX : 0836-447627
E-MAIL ADDRESS : cmdr@bgl.vsnl.net.in
TITLE : Assessment of women's economic contribution to the farm sector : An intra state analysis
PROJECT LEADER(S) : Debi, Sailabala
STARTING DATE : August, 1999
DATE OF COMPLETION : On-going
NAME OF COLLOBORATOR :Ministry of Human Resource Development
MAILING ADDRESS(C) : Government of India, New Delhi
PROJECT ABSTRACT : Objectives: To assess the Contribution of Women in the agriculture sector, particularly after structural adjustment programmes(SAP) in Karnataka
Methodology: The data were collected from 1800 sample respondents of three districts in Karnataka.
Study Area: Dharwad, Gulbarga and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka
PLANNED OUTPUT : Book, Report
KEYWORDS:WOMEN;WOMENDEVELOPMENT;ECONOMICCONTRIBUTION;FARM SECTOR;KARNATAKA
NAME OF INSTITUTION : Centre For Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM)
TITLE : Integrated Development of Women in Kuttanad
STARTING DATE : 2000
DATE OF COMPLETION : On-going
NAME OF COLLOBORATOR : Department of Science and Technology (DST).Govt. of India, New Delhi.
PROJECT ABSTRACT :The main goal of the project is to evolve a strategy for the empowerment of women in Kuttanad, especially in the Water Management and utilization of land, water and other resources. This will be achieved through,(1)Bringing women to the mainstream of agro-economic activities suitable to Kuttanad; (2)Mobilising individual and community movements for adopting water harvesting techniques; (3)Creating and protecting community fresh water ponds for domestic water needs; (4)Mobilising women to adopt better sanitation and hygiene activities; and (5)sensitizing people of the area on gender equality and equity. With the above objectives in view 5 wards belonging to 5 local panchayaths in Kuttanad, which amply represent the peculiarities of the area, were selected for the implementation of the project.
KEYWORDS : WOMEN; WOMEN DEVELOPMENT; KERALA
NAME OF INSTITUTION : Centre for Women's Development Studies (CWDS)
MAILING ADDRESS : 25, Bhai Vir Singh Marg New Delhi--110 001
TELEPHONE NO. 3345530/336554/3366930
FAX : 91-11-3346044
E-MAIL ADDRESS :cwds@ndb.vsnl.net.in /cwdslib@alpha.nic.in
TITLE : Case study on women and water resource management: experiences and strategies for the future
PROJECT LEADER(S) : Banerjee, Narayan
PROJECT ASSOCIATE(S) : Mallick, Nilkamal and Choudhury, Swapan
STARTING DATE : January 1998
DATE OF COMPLETION : December, 2000
NAME OF SPONSORER : ICSSR, New Delhi
MAILING ADDRESS : Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110 067
PROJECT ABSTRACT : Objectives: To explore whether the confidence and power derived from innovative strategies like Pani panchayat, Ward Water Committees, Water harvesting or drip irrigation management, groups, expand to other areas of women's lives.
Methodology: Focus on women of poor households facing - drought proneness, scarce sweet water in the midst of saltwater, drinking water scarcity due to excessive use of ground/surface water in intensive agriculture. Case study method and Household survey.
Study Area: Purulia, Sunderbans, South 24 Parganas, districts of West Bengal.
PLANNED OUTPUT : Book
KEYWORDS : WOMEN;WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;WEST BENGAL
NAME OF INSTITUTION : Centre forWomen's Development Studies (CWDS)
TITLE : Changing political role of tribal women: A study of panchayati raj institutions in Madhya Pradesh
PROJECT LEADER(S) : Chauhan, Abha
STARTING DATE : 1999
DATE OF COMPLETION : 2000
NAME OF SPONSORER : Indian Council of Social Science Research
MAILING ADDRESS : Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110 067
PROJECT ABSTRACT : Objectives: Aims to study the background ,role and performance of hundred elected tribal women representatives in all the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Methodology: Examining the problems tribal women face in the political processes owing to gender differences and the status of their community. Survey, personal interview and case study method.
Study Area: Five districts of fifth Schedules Area of M.P.
PLANNED OUTPUT : Report
KEYWORDS : WOMEN;TRIBAL WOMEN;PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS;MADHYA PRADESH
NAME OF INSTITUTION : Centre for Youth and Social D
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