Fellow: Alicia Tauro Grant Year: 2019 Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Organization: Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA) Project title: Activating Ward-Level Child Protection Committees in 3 Wards of Mumbai for Safe and Violence-Free Communities Project summary: Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA) is working to activate women and girls’ groups to demand protection under the Child Protection Committees … Read More

Fellow: Sunil Maske Grant Year: 2019 Location: Cantonments across Maharashtra State, India Organization: Sadhana Institute for Sustainable Development Project title: Awareness, Advocacy & Compliance of “Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment at Work Place Act” Project summary: Sadhana Institute for Sustainable Development aims to improve workplace safety and health for women across the state of Maharashtra. Officially, about two women … Read More

Fellow: Natty Lopes Grant Year: 2019 Location: Palghar District, Maharashtra, India Organization: Nirmala Institute Project title: Advocating for Eliminating Gender-Based Violence in Vasai Taluka of Palghar District Project summary: Nirmala Institute is working to end violence against women by developing implementation mechanisms for the Domestic Violence Act (2005) along with the financial resources to support it. They will train personnel … Read More

Fellow: B.P Suryawanshi and Dillip Alla Rathod Grant Year: 2019 Location: Nanded and Latur District, Maharashtra, India Organization: Kalapandhari Magasvargiya and Adivasi Gramin Vikas Sanstha Project title: Facilitating Transportation of Students Thereby Impacting School Dropout and Child Marriage for Girl Students Project summary: The project aims to reduce school dropout among girls and boys in the drought-prone Latur district by … Read More

Fellow: Tejaswi Sevekari & Anu Kaimal Grant Year: 2019 Location: Maharashtra, India Organization: Saheli HIV/AIDS Karyakarta Sangh Project title: Protection of Rights of Sex Workers and Redressal of Complaints Project summary: Saheli HIV/AIDS Karyakarta Sangh aims to improve the rights of sex workers and protect them from harassment. They help sex workers communicate their grievances and advocate with state decisionmakers … Read More

Fellow: Tania Fernandes Echaporia Grant Year: 2019 Location: Satara District, Maharashtra state, India Organization: Red Dot Foundation Project title: Bal Suraksha Project summary: Bal Suraksha aims to protect children, especially girls, from sexual abuse in schools by advocating for the effective implementation of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (2012) in 20 schools in the Satara district. In … Read More

Fellow: Bharati Ramteke Grant Year: 2019 Location: Nagpur Division, Maharashtra, India Organization: Jagrut Mahila Samaj Project title: Change Initiative Towards Gender Equality in Girl’s Residential Schools Project summary: Jagrut Mahila Samaj aims to improve the safety of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribal girls in residential schools by creating successful and supportive learning environments for marginalized girls in rural areas. They … Read More

Fellow: Vrushali Sawant Grant Year: 2019 Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Organization: The Naz Foundation (India) Trust Project title: Tarangini (‘full of waves’ and ‘river’, India girl’s name) Project summary: Adolescent girls from economically disadvantaged backgrounds in India have limited or no opportunities to play sports and miss out on their many benefits, including developing life and leadership skills, experiencing teamwork, … Read More

Fellow: Amita Jadhav Grant Year: 2019 Location: Konkan Region, Maharashtra, India Organization: The Committee of Resource Organizations (CORO) For Literacy Project title: Building Network of Community-Based Women’s Organizations from Konkan Region and Advocating for Enhanced Access to Women’s Property Rights Project summary: The Committee of Resource Organizations (CORO) For Literacy aims to enhance the property rights of women in the Konkan … Read More