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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 13 2021 | None
ROLE OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
T. Ahila, Dr. K.K. Thanammal
Pages: 1408-1412
Abstract
The Non- Governmental Organizations response towards the empowerment of women in the Kanyakumari district.Motivation programs for the rural women were organized in different villages, to create critical understanding among the target group so that they could take up positive actions for their development. Palmyrah Workers Development Society worked for the socio-economic empowerment of the rural poor, destitute, and other vulnerable women. To achieve their interest in the power of people who lack it Women's Empowerment refers to strengthening women’s position in the social, economic, and political power structure of society. As per the statistics available from the education department, the sex ratio of primary school students enrolled in 19561957 was 923 girls for 1000 boys in Kanyakumari district. A recent survey by the Education Commission found that nearly 65 parishes and 75 substations in the Diocese of Kottar did not have qualified and professional doctors, engineers, lawyers, and IAS and IPS officers. Kottar Social Service Society from its very inception, had taken upon itself the noble task of bringing success to different sections of people in District. Women, agricultural laboers, fishermen, and others became the target groups. The Self-Help Groups in Kulashekaram contributed greatly to bringing about social awareness among people. Several social reforms were initiated through their organizations, Diocesan schools, institutions, dispensaries, and social service centers which had made a significant contribution to the upliftment of the population particularly in Kulashekaram. The Social Awareness and Development Organization for Women (SAADOW)is another NGO functioning in Kanyakumari District. Its primary objective to enhance the economic status of Muslim women and its major objective to alleviate poverty by imparting additional skills to the women members, who were unemployed. This program was started in 2015 and aims to prevent transmission of HIV or AIDS from mother to child. The target for this program is 27,000 ANCs per year. AthencottasanMuthamizhKazhagam identified 22,000 mothers and conducted blood checkups. Family Health Awareness Campaign was conducted from 14th to 28th November 2005 under the sponsorship of TANSACS-Chennai. FHA camps were conducted in 59 villages.
Keywords
Empowerment – development – women – children – training – capacity building – non-governmental organizations – government initiatives –programmes
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