Women are the key agents of sustainable development and women’s equality and empowerment are seen as central to a more holistic approach towards establishing new patterns and processes of development that are sustainable. IIRD maintains that it is crucial that women empowerment should be a key aspect of all social development programs. It has also worked for Improved Maternal and Child Healthcare with intent to facilitate innovation in the delivery of maternal and child healthcare services.
To allow women to the means which will allow them to play an active role in their own development and society through empowering women representatives and adolescent girls, by raising awareness and building capacity. The program at a glace
Program | Area and Time | Supporting Agency | No of lives affected (approx) |
Mahila Mandal Representative Training (MMRT) | Rajasthan, 1997- 1998 | Department of Women and Child Development, (GoR) and UNICEF | 3787 women trained |
Empowerment and Capacity Building for Adolescent Girls of Slums in Jaipur | 2001-2002 | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | 120 girls trained for various livelihood generation |
Life Skill Education and Counseling to Adolescent Girls | 2001-2003 | Save the Children Fund (SCF) | 100 girls trained for various livelihood generation |
Women Livelihood Restoration Project – WLRP | Bhachau, Kutch (Gujarat), 2002 | Government of India, Government of Gujarat | 105 women |
Maternal and Child Health Programs (Aanchal se AanganTak) | Khanpur, Jhalrapatan, 2006-7 | UNICEF | 300 villages |
SHG Formation and microfinance | Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh | Various agencies | 45000 |
Leading Women Empowerment and Child Development Discussions | Ongoing studies, research and monitoring | Various partners | Awareness raising campaigns and research studies co-ordinations |