SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN IN MEDIA - South Asian Women in Media

সোমা ঘোষ: পুরুলিয়ার লালমণি সোরেন, শিখারানি এখন স্বনির্ভর। রাজমিস্ত্রির কাজ করে সংসার প্রতিপালনের অন্যতম কাণ্ডারী তাঁরা। একটি স্বনির্ভর গোষ্ঠীর হয়ে তাঁরা শৌচাগার নির্মাণ করেন। প্রথমের এই বাক্যগুলো যত সহজে পড়ে ফেলা গেল, তাঁদের শুরুটা কিন্তু…

In Dubalia we were welcomed in a traditional way with innovative hand-made crowns of flowers and a pleasant folk song. I was introduced to a new concept of Raj mistries and Rani mistries who took a great initiative in Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan…

रांची के दो गांव की तसवीर जिनके बदलने में रानी मिस्त्री के साथ गांव के लोगों की जागरूकता भी नजर आयी़ इस गांव के बदलते रूप को देखने का मौका यूनिसेफ के सहयोग से प्राप्त हुआ है़ दोनों गांव में महिलाओं की जागरूकता और उनका सहयोग दिखा़ रातु ब्लॉक…

Menstruation is still a subject of gender disparity in India. Myths about menstruation are largely prevalent, forcing many girls to drop out of school early or be ‘ostracised’ during the five days every month. Even if they use sanitary…

Menstruation is still a subject of gender disparity in India. Myths about menstruation are largely prevalent, forcing many girls to drop out of school early or be ‘ostracised’ during the five days every month. Even if they use sanitary…

Jharkhand’s trained women masons have built over 15 lakh toilets in one year When Seema Khujur’s husband died in 2010, leaving her with three young children to raise, the young woman had little choice but to take on daily wage…

Sawm India - Unicef India Media Initiative on Gender and Sanitation 2018

In order to capture voices on adolescents, UNICEF has partnered with the South Asian Women for Media (SAWM INDIA), a pan-South Asia network of women journalists working in – print, TV, web and radio to cover adolescent stories and voices…

Azara Keotpara LP School is situated in the outskirts of Guwahati where mostly children from the backward fishermen scheduled caste community studies. Earlier, the dropout rate after the primary school level was high but this has almost…

Journalists had a discussion on the women's health issues in North East, malnutrition, Maternal mortality rate and so many things related to gender and sanitation. They spoke to AASHA worker and few patients there. was a visit which gave an…