Women domestic workers give voice to real stories of harassment and discrimination, asserting their right to a safe workplace The fear of losing their livelihood prevents women domestic workers from making a formal complaint. The shame that society puts on them bury these stories deeper. But when these stories come together to become a collective voice, their vulnerability transforms into something powerful and dynamic.
View OnlineThe Bleeding Tides documents the impact of climate change in the low lying islands of Sundarban, India and its disproportionate impact on the women’s health and well being. Presenting the various lived experiences of women from the island villages of Patharpratima & Gosaba blocks, which are some of the worst affected villages of climate change, the film takes us into their daily lives. The impact is multifaceted and complex. Increasing salinity and rising sea levels are directly affecting women’s menstrual and reproductive health. A public health crisis that needs our attention.
View OnlineChhattisgarh presents a poignant case of climate change influenced challenges in the lives of its farming community. Agriculture and its allied sectors provide income to around 80% of the rural population in Chhattisgarh and constitute 16% of state’s GDP. Of this agriculture- dependent population, more than half are marginal farmers, reliant on rain-fed mono-crop agriculture, making them most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) has ben working extensively in 10 villages of Baikunthpur block, Korea district, Chhattisgarh, aimed at enhancing climate resilience among agricultural-dependent tribal communities. Simultaneously, the project also seeks to foster sustainable alternative livelihood sources, while improving the health and nutritional well-being of women and children, thereby increasing female contributions to the local economy and ultimately improving the community’s standard of living.
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