Work in India

Association For India's Development - Projects Database
India
Karnataka
Vimochana holds Court on Dowry and Violence against Women

Daughters of Fire : The Indian Court of Women on Dowry and Related Forms of Violence Against Women is organised by Vimochana and Asian Women’s Human Rights Council in partnership with JAGORI, other women’s groups and civil societie.

AID has signed on as a Friend of the Court and expresses solidarity with the women who have spoken out against Dowry and Related forms of Violence against Women.  AID supports Vimochana's work in extending Services to Women in Prostitution.

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Services for Women in Prostitution
Services for Women in Prostitution

Coordinators work with sex workers' self-help groups offering crisis intervention, filing cases, and educational opportunities for their children. 

Boston, Rs. 1,50,000 (2009)
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Saathiship Bhargavi

Bhargavi


 NGO: Environment Support Group
 Location: Karnataka
 Chapter: Austin

Local communities affected by a project have very little information about the process of land acquisition, their rights, the entire process of Environmental decision-making and therefore feel helpless to defend themselves against a proposed project in their locality.

Bhargavi's work will educate, guide and empower people to access legal provisions using which they can protect their land, livelihood and environment from forceful intrusion by industrial and infrastructure projects.

 

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Empowerment of rural people

SPSprojectNGO: Samaja Parivartana Samudaya(SPS)
Location: Dharward, Karnataka
Chapter: Boston, Cincinnati
Budget: Boston- $3000, Cincinnati-$5450

SPS fosters rural livelihood development and protection of natural resources through capacity building programs for women,farmers and tribals and aims to find employment to thousands of rural citizens in Karnataka.
 

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