Past Events
GEMS (Gender, Equity, Mobilization, and Sustainability) Lecture Series: Initiatives from the Global South
Friends of Kalangarai is launching a series of FREE virtual lectures that will be hosted by experts leading innovative programs that address poverty, women’s rights, environmental injustice, and socioeconomic development in South Asia
Environmental Justice and Well-being: Improving Energy Access to Empower Women in Rural India
The webinar will discuss a recently published study demonstrating the impact of providing skills-based training through a solar lamp initiative on women’s empowerment. Longitudinal data from 313 women associated with the solar initiative in the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh, were collected to predict three indicators of women’s empowerment — assertiveness, decision-making, and satisfaction. The study found that women’s perception of assertiveness, satisfaction, and decision-making ability significantly changed.
Speaker: Dr. Praveen Kumar
GEMS (Gender, Equity, Mobilization, and Sustainability) Lecture Series: Initiatives from the Global South
Friends of Kalangarai is launching a series of FREE virtual lectures that will be hosted by experts leading innovative programs that address poverty, women’s rights, environmental injustice, and socioeconomic development in South Asia.
Muslim Women’s Quest for Legal Justice
Speaker: Dr. Noorjehan Safia Niaz
Muslim women in India continue to be marginalized and disenfranchised due to patriarchal systems that significantly impact personal law—marriage, divorce, inheritance and custody issues. Dr. Safia-Niaz founded the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) as a national platform for Muslim women to present an alternative progressive voice. In this webinar, Dr. Safia-Niaz describes BMMA’s strategy to empower Muslim women in India, give them an identity and voice, and assume leadership roles in their communities.
