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18-11-2009
By reviving an old farm practice of pata, women in this western Indian district are ensuring food security in times of drought by growing vegetables, fruits, sorghum and pigeon peas. Traditionally, pata signifies a woman’s space in agriculture, which had lost its significance after Green Revolution and commercialisation.
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Image: Lalitabai plucks long beans in her pata for the evening meal/ Aparna Pallavi/ DTE
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14-11-2009
A Women’s tribunal on climate justice in the Indian capital aims to bring in gender equity in the climate debate. OneWorld South Asia met some of the women, who traveled from far flung parts of the country to voice stories of survival and adaptation.
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Image: Gouri Bai from Bundelkhand speaks at the public hearing/ Photo credit: Mahipal Singh Rawat/ OWSA
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10-11-2009
New innovations in Nepal have provided an incentive for poor rural girls to enroll in schools and pursue higher education. Initiatives like One Laptop Per Child and installing computer labs in public schools are helping more girls to get familiar with new technology.
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Image: Nepali girls learn ICT computer skills during a One Laptop Per Child training/ Photo credit: CSM
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09-11-2009
Pulka and her friends after receiving training under a DFID programme in solar power technology came back to bring light and power in their villages. Known as India’s female barefoot solar engineers, today these tribal women are engaged in spreading solar power far and wide, writes journalist Alex Renton.
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Image: The barefoot solar engineers of Tinginaput, India. Left to right: Talsa Miniaka, Pulka Wadeka, Meenakshi Dewan and Bundei Hidreka/ Photo credit: DFID/ Abbie Trayler-Smith
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06-11-2009
The National Assembly of Pakistan has unanimously passed a bill to provide for a higher punishment for sexual harassment. In a rare show of concern for women without a dissent, the lawmakers have expanded the definition of the crime to facilitate prosecution.
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Image: The draft by women activists was introduced in the house early this year by then information minister Sherry Rehman/ Photo credit: APP
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29-10-2009
Women and Media Collective, an NGO, recently showcased the struggles of Sri Lankan women, their progress in a male-dominated and conflict-ridden country for 25 years. Many feminists believe that women’s movement has been more involved with policy making than mobilising rural women to fight for their rights, writes Feizal Samath.
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Image: A tea worker at Agrapatana tea plantation near Hatton in Sri Lanka's central hills/ Photo credit: IPS
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26-10-2009
At a recent public hearing, Indian women farmers voiced their helplessness in dealing with the ramifications of global warming. While men are increasingly migrating to towns in search of employment, women are left to struggle against erratic weather patterns, rising temperatures and decreasing groundwater levels to support their families.
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20-10-2009
‘Give peace a chance’ may just be another cliché for many. For women in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan – who have suffered the ravages of war, endless strife and other forms of conflict – joining hands to find meaningful solutions to their collective aspiration lends the phrase a whole new meaning.
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Image: A collective aspiration for peace brings together women from India, Pakistan and Afghanistan/ Photo credit: Roshan Sirran/ IPS
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19-10-2009
Landmines continue to pose serious threat to the lives of civilians living close to Indo-Pak border. The repeated assurances by the army have failed to allay the fears of people in Punjab, who are now struggling with disability and poverty in a region known for its soil fertility.
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18-10-2009
Women in India are making it big in their professions, putting to good use their education, experience and ambition. However, security and disturbance in personal life still remain a paramount concern for many of them.
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