The community has a chemist shop a few meters that the residents rely upon. The government dispensary near Jal Vihar, a few kilometers away is frequented by the residents for issues like common cold and basic healthcare needs. For sexual and reproductive health, maternal care and neonatal care, an organization located a few meters from the settlement gives monthly campaigns …
Poor Sanitation affecting Women
“Things will remain the way they are until and unless you do something that changes the way the situation is around you,” says Kunta, a 50 year resident of JJC Indira Camp, Nehru Nagar in the eastern region of New Delhi. Located a few kilometers from Jal Vihar, one assumes that water; the most essential element for survival won’t be …
My Body My Rights (?)
I come from Delhi, India and have been working in the domain of SRHR for last 8 years. My first encounter of realising the leader in me happened as a volunteer in an organisation . Engaging In building youth leadership, this space made me equipped with the language and confidence to open up WRT truly knowing my rights as a …
Indian Childhood: The steady diet of sexism and objectification through entertainment and music.
The majority of premium international schools and government schools may be miles apart in terms of resources and perception of quality, but they share one thing in common – the subconscious objectification and sexism being built up in the mindset of the students. One may go and visit any school, there are students happily singing along to songs which seem …