Vocational training and skill-building remains critical for both women’s economic self-sufficiency as well as for their quest of dignity and empowerment. Sshrishti has reached out towards the empowerment of the women of Bhatti Mines, Delhi through an income generating venture - our tailoring unit Sshrishti Jagriti. Through Sshrishti Jagriti the underprivileged but very talented women of Bhatti Mines create a wide variety of tailored and handcrafted products. These products are ecofriendly, contemporarily fashionable and of everyday practical utility. The proceeds of their sales facilitate their livelihoods and enable them to lead an empowered and dignified life.
Household Horrors Shagun Kulshreshtha “At home”, a phrase that makes one feel relaxed, at peace, vulnerable and safe. Family can provide a kind of comfort that no one can match. But with the social norms that regard females as the “weaker” gender, there often are cases of domestic violence against them. Women face unfair treatment not only in their own families but also from their spouses or partners. Alcoholism, financial troubles, mental stress, need to assert physical power, and one’s insecurities are some factors that drive the dominant to abuse the submissive. All households, no matter from whichever walk of life, experience these issues. These heinous crimes take place behind closed doors and victimises wives, daughters, nieces, and even granddaughters. From the rural parts of India to the urbanized cities, gender-based domestic violence is an abusive expression of patriarchy. The use of physical force, mental torture, and even murders have deemed women’s homes unsa...




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