International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2014

International Women’s Day, is a global day of celebration where women from all Adhikar villages and of different economic, social and ethnic backgrounds join together. They reflected on the struggle for equality over the past centuries, and to celebrate the achievements to date and identify the challenges for the future. We believes that women's empowerment is the key to success and impact of the project. On this occasion women shared their successful intervention on bringing different issues like related to gender inequality.   

 

Information Education Communication (IEC-Expo) Kotdwar, Uttrakhand 3-5 February 2014

                FIRST PRIZE

Adhikar Lucknow team kept their innovative products which they use for facilitate communities for the better access to their rights and entitlements. The products were very simple but very creative which can be easily used with the rural community. Products were like block games, snake and ladder, magic cards etc. Award given to implementing partners Fr. Melwin, Director, Mr. Vimlesh, Project Coordinator. 

                                                                                              FIRST PRIZE

Adhikar Gorakhpur team shared the first prize with Lucknow. Adhikar Gorakhpur brought very practical model to facilitate communities to access their rights and entitlements. The products were very simple but very user friendly which can be easily used with the rural community. Products were like helpline numbers, mobile applications, simple formats for registering grievance etc. The team shared their successful attempts using this government mechanism. The team in this process also enabling the community to follow the mechanism on their own to access their rights and entitlements. The Award was given to implementing partners Fr. Jose, Director, Mr. Pawan Kumar, Project Coordinator. 

          SECOND PRIZE

Adhikar Buxar team got the second prize. The team has brought very innovative and user friendly model of MNREGA ‘Suvidha Kendra’. In this Suvidha Kendra the Adhikar Buxar team is facilitating the smooth implementation of MNREGA. The Suvidha Kendra provide information related to MNREGA. They also facilitate for the service like job card, work demand, pending wages etc. Suvidha Kendra is equipped with Internet enables computer which provide access to NetNREGA for villagers. The facilitator helps the villagers to know about their MNREGA account. The Award was given to implementing partners Fr. Anil, Fr. Sahay, Mr. Ashok, Project Coordinator.                                                                      

                                                                                                     SECOND PRIZE

Adhikar Ajmer team shared the Second prize with Buxar. Adhikar Ajmer brought very practical products to facilitate communities to access their rights and entitlements. The products were very simple but very user friendly which can be easily used with the rural community. Products were like handbooks, posters, Cartoon stories etc. The Award was given to implementing partners Mr. Mahadev Kumar, Project Coordinator.