New Delhi, Mar.17 (ANI): CARE India held a day-long multi-stakeholder consultation on advocacy issues related to Adivasi women and girls in India yesterday.
The focus of the meeting was on critical approaches and future solutions affecting Adivasi women and girls in the country.
The following recommendations were made:
· Formation of a specific wing in the National Commission for Women that would specifically address violence related cases from different Adivasi belts in the count
· Ensure effective implementation of the Forests Rights Act 2006
· Education: Encourage learning of Adivasi languages (similar to the three language formula) in schools in Adivasi belts. In addition, infusion of adivasi stories, folk tales, narratives, stories by Adivasi writers in the mainstream curriculum.
· Streamline efforts towards legal and constitutional recognition of domestic/household work, including its incorporation under the National Classification of Occupation.
· Political Empowerment: Encourage representation of women leaders not just at block and the district levels but also at National commissions and forums for adivasis.
· National level alliance/network for Adivasi women and girls
· Sustainable Livelihoods: Creation of women resource zones in the Sustainable Development Programmes. Besides agriculture, identification of alternate livelihood opportunities.
Source ANI
The focus of the meeting was on critical approaches and future solutions affecting Adivasi women and girls in the country.
The following recommendations were made:
· Formation of a specific wing in the National Commission for Women that would specifically address violence related cases from different Adivasi belts in the count
· Ensure effective implementation of the Forests Rights Act 2006
· Education: Encourage learning of Adivasi languages (similar to the three language formula) in schools in Adivasi belts. In addition, infusion of adivasi stories, folk tales, narratives, stories by Adivasi writers in the mainstream curriculum.
· Streamline efforts towards legal and constitutional recognition of domestic/household work, including its incorporation under the National Classification of Occupation.
· Political Empowerment: Encourage representation of women leaders not just at block and the district levels but also at National commissions and forums for adivasis.
· National level alliance/network for Adivasi women and girls
· Sustainable Livelihoods: Creation of women resource zones in the Sustainable Development Programmes. Besides agriculture, identification of alternate livelihood opportunities.
Source ANI