IWWAGE at the convening organised by the National Commission for Women – India, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)INDIA, and UN Women. “Building Resilient Communities: Women and Sustainable Ecosystems” on July 30, 2024
On July 30, 2024, at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in New Delhi, Moumita Sarkar, Co-Lead of SWAYAM, IWWAGE, participated in a thought-provoking panel discussion at a multi-stakeholder convening organised by the National Commission for Women – India, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) INDIA, and UN Women.
The session, titled “Social Protection through NRLM – Creating an Enabling Environment through Strengthened Community Institutions: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM),” featured an exceptional panel, including Dr. Sarita Anand from ROSHNI – Centre of Women Collectives Led Social Action, Sarbani Bose from PRADAN, and Seema Bhaskaran from Transform Rural India.
Moumita Sarkar explored the intricacies of gender-intentional design within DAY-NRLM, shedding light on SWAYAM’s technical and learning partnership. She shared valuable insights on gender-transformative pilots across various Indian states, emphasising the opportunities they create for grassroots women’s leadership and the pressing need for convergence.
The panel also addressed ongoing initiatives to standardise training resources, provide gender integration advisories, and develop gender operational strategies within DAY-NRLM.
Empowering Women at Work: Advancing the Care Economy
In an interview with People Matters, Sona Mitra underscores the importance of creating a care economy that empowers women. Despite being indispensable, the care economy—which includes childcare, elder care, and domestic work—often remains undervalued and overlooked.
Mitra emphasises the need to recognise and fairly compensate unpaid care work, which is predominantly undertaken by women.
