Leading change: Women in Panchayats

Who we are

A Non-Profit, Strategic Organisation

The Hunger Project (THP) is a non-profit organisation guided by the vision of a world without hunger, a world where every human being leads a life with dignity and equality.

We are committed to empowering women and girls in panchayats. The aim is to encourage transformative leadership through a holistic approach.THP India firmly believes that the active participation of women in local governance decision-making will deepen democracy and promote women-led development that is inclusive, socially just and gender equal. When women have a meaningful voice in shaping development priorities and resource allocation at the grassroots level, governance becomes more responsive to community needs.

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Our Objectives

Towards Empowered Women-Led Development

Our strategies and interventions address the challenges faced by vulnerable and marginalised communities in accessing government entitlements, while supporting women leaders to drive development and secure welfare and wellbeing for their communities.

Women’s Leadership Initiatives
Promote and support women’s leadership in panchayats
Access to Entitlements
Ensuring last-mile delivery of governemnt social security schemes
Advancing Women’s Empowerment
Build a dialogue to advance and strengthen women’s agency and participation
Facilitating Learning and Exchange
Facilitating greater cross learning and exchange across multiple spaces

Core programme strategy

Strengthening Women’s Leadership

The core strategies of THP India have two broad thrusts – one focuses on developing the capacities and leadership skills of women in local governance, and the other on creating and strengthening the support structures for women to participate effectively. These are firmly rooted in the core principles of gender equity, social justice, inclusion, collaboration, accountability, and decentralisation.

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