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THE HUNGER PROJECT INDIA

Elected To Lead: Women in Local Governance

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Who we are

A Global, Non-Profit, Strategic Organisation

The Hunger Project (THP) is committed to ending hunger and extreme poverty. It runs programmes across 12 countries in Africa, Latin America and South Asia.

In India, the aim is to encourage transformative leadership through a holistic approach. THP India firmly believes that the active participation of women in decision-making processes related to local governance will deepen democracy and ensure inclusive development, which is socially just and gender equal.

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Our Objectives

Towards Empowered Elected Women Leaders In Local Governance

Our strategies and interventions recognise the unique problems that are faced by the most vulnerable and marginalised communities in accessing their rights and entitlements, and we focus on how elected women representatives can exercise their power to address these.

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 elected women, and the other on creating and strengthening the support structures for elected women to function effectively. These are firmly rooted in the core principles of – gender equality, social justice, inclusion, collaboration, accountability, and decentralisation.

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Where we work

Our Outreach Spans Across Five States

We have successfully engaged with 1,97,121 elected women representatives with the aim of strengthening women’s quality participation in rural governance.

Our engagement outreach
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    898Gram Panchayats

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    31Districts

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    45Blocks

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Karnataka

 
Districts Blocks Gram Panchayats Elected Women Representatives Adolescent Girls
7 20 290 1704 1200

Rajasthan

 
Districts Blocks Gram Panchayats Elected Women Representatives
6 6 184 828

Odisha

 
Districts Blocks Gram Panchayats Elected Women Representatives
12 19 293 2394

Bihar

 
Districts Blocks Gram Panchayats Adolescent Girls
4 4 40 1400

Madhya Pradesh

 
Districts Blocks Gram Panchayats Elected Women Representatives
4 4 118 1053

Uttarakhand

 
Districts Blocks Gram Panchayats Elected Women Representatives
4 10 293 1653
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