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Stories of Change

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Illustration of women's group
Gender Justice

19 Mar, 2019

Odisha

United Voices agains...

This is the story of Kandhamal District, Gunjigaon, Odisha where Oxfam India's partner ISD is working with a women's group. While discussing with this particular group, it was notic... Read More

Breaking disability barriers. Devkali teaching children of her community
Education

12 Oct, 2020

Uttar Pradesh

Breaking Barriers of...

Devkali is an active member of School Management Committee (SMC) of Primary School Terahimafi in Banda district. She holds regular monthly meetings with SMC members and teachers and... Read More

Sonali in a meeting
Gender Justice

03 Dec, 2018

India

Paving the way for c...

Sonali Naik, 23, accesses support services through Oxfam's Creating Spaces project. Sonali married at 17 and unknowingly entered into a relationship filled with violence and abuse. ... Read More

A potrait of Arpit
Gender Justice

31 Dec, 2018

Uttar Pradesh

A champion of change...

Arpit, 26, is an advocate for women’s rights and gender equality. Arpit was exposed to violence and gender inequality from a young age, seeing the way that his father ill treated hi... Read More

A group of women in Bucchabasti Village, Uttar Pradesh
Gender Justice

31 Dec, 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Stronger Together

Sunita, Rekha, and Ramesha (L to R) are members of the Creating Spaces Women’s Group in Bucchabasti Village, Purkazi Block, Uttar Pradesh], where they learn about gender equality an... Read More

Julie sitting on her motorcycle
Gender Justice

01 Dec, 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Broken but not defea...

Julie,18, is a community mobilizer working with the Creating Spaces project. She is a strong advocate for women’s rights and gender equality and works to get the girls in her villag... Read More

Potrait of Shakuntala Harpal
Gender Justice

01 Dec, 2018

Odisha

Being the voice of h...

Shakuntala Harpal, 45, is a Dalit leader in Harichandrapur Village, India. Shakuntala has worked for many years to help the women and girls in her village exercise their basic right... Read More

Potrait of Vishaka Kashyap
Gender Justice

01 Dec, 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Being a trailblazer

Vishaka Kashyap, 28, was 22 years old when she was married and went to go live in her husband’s village, Bucchabasti in Uttar Pradesh. She has a 4-year-old son. Unlike many of the w... Read More

Nandini sitting in her classroom
Education

19 Mar, 2019

Bihar

Nandini's mother hel...

9-year-old Nandini was born into a family of Musahars in Bihar. The Musahar community belongs to the Hindu scheduled caste which now falls under the term 'Mahadalit’ or the most mar... Read More

Illustration of women's group
Gender Justice

04 Feb, 2019

Chhattisgarh

Strengthening Pancha...

Unaware by the change which was emerging in their lives, Phoolkumari and her friends along with other villagers of Sushi village of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh headed to... Read More

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