Claiming Entitlements: The Story of Women Leaders' Struggle for the Right to Health in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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AuthorAbhijit Das, Jashodhara Dasgupta
Area12 Districts of UP
Date Accessioned2024-11-07T07:16:07Z
Date Available2024-11-07T07:16:07Z
Date of Publication2013
DescriptionA story of evolution of a group of women from extremely marginalized section of society to becoming community leaders of the Organization- Mahila Swasthya Adhikar Manch (Women's Health Rights Forum).
AbstractThe Case Study documents the evolution and role of women community level leaders from MSAM (Mahila Swasthya Adhikar Manch) in Empowering the Dalit and Backward Caste women in rural areas, by making them aware of and demanding and claiming the health related entitlements, nutrition and food security, social security, prevention of violence against women and political participation at the local levels.
Identifier URIhttps://resourcerepository.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/handle/apurr/719
ProvenanceRural
ProvenanceUttar Pradesh
ProvenanceIndia
KeywordDalit, Backward Caste and Marginalized Women in rural areas
CitationDas, A., & Dasgupta, J. (2013). Claiming entitlements: The story of women leaders’ struggle for the right to health in Uttar Pradesh, India. CHSJ, India and COPASAH.
TitleClaiming Entitlements: The Story of Women Leaders' Struggle for the Right to Health in Uttar Pradesh, India.
StatusReady (Well-Structured)
CoverageEmpowering Marginalized Women through Creating Women Leaders at the Community Level. Community Monitoring of Health Rights and Other Social and Political Entitlements. Political Empowerment of Women and Deepening of Democracy at the Grassroot Level. Role of Grassroots and Community based Organizations in enabling Right to Health through Rights and Entitlement Based Approach.
Course TagCivil Society Interventions in Health. Social Accountability. Participatory Methods. Gender and Health.
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