Essays about: "Garima campaign"

Found 2 essays containing the words Garima campaign.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. 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