Essays about: "manual scavenging"

Found 3 essays containing the words manual scavenging.

  1. 1. Of Legal Mobilisation and Active Citizenship: Examining NGO Litigation in India to Eradicate Manual Scavenging

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Alena Kahle; [2022]
    Keywords : active citizenship; Dalit rights; legal mobilisation; litigation; manual scavenging; neoliberal governance; public interest litigation; sanitation; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : For decades, manual scavengers – people cleaning and engaging with human faeces as part of the sanitation chain, most of whom are Dalits – in India have been protesting against the severe health risks and exploitation associated with their work. Despite the enactment of stricter laws and high-profile court cases and wins, manual scavenging persists rampantly. READ MORE

  3. 2. Stories from the grassroots : Garima activists about their fight for freedom and dignity as Dalit women in Indian Madhya Pradesh

    University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation, medier och it

    Author : Anna-Carin Svensson; [2012]
    Keywords : Garima campaign; manual scavenging; India; Dalit women; empowerment; Bourdieu; symbolic violence; human rights; grassroots level; rhetoric;

    Abstract : This research is a result of a nine week field study during spring 2012, with the purpose of highlighting the stories of Dalit women in Madhya Pradesh, India. Together with a fellow student at Södertörn University, I investigated the Garima Campaign, an ActionAid project working with Dalit women forced to endure the illegal practice of manual scavenging, the manual removal of human excreta from dry toilets. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Slavery to Dignity : How critical thinking and empowerment among Dalit women working with manual scavenging is implemented

    University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation, medier och it

    Author : Jenny Schauman; [2012]
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    Abstract : This bachelor thesis is a result of a 9 week Minor Field Study that was performed in Madhya Pradesh, India in spring 2012. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the Garima Abhiyan (Campaign for dignity) rhetorically implements critical thinking and empowerment among Dalit women working with manual scavenging. READ MORE