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ANNUAL REPORT 2023-24 TRANSFORM RURAL INDIA

Embedding Gender Equity and Equality in Developing Institutional Mechanisms for
TRI’s Framework and Programs Gender Equity
TRI has developed institutional mechanisms
across SHGs and their federations, establishing
Nari Adhikar Kendras and Gender Resource
Centres (GRCs) in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
and Uttar Pradesh. Managed by Cluster Level
Federations (CLFs), GRCs address issues like
child marriages, education retention, and
gender-based violence. These centres interlink
with SHGs, social action committees, and gender
forums at various levels. In MP and Chhattisgarh,
cadres are trained for convergence with
stakeholders such as Panchayats, Women and
Child Development, legal services, and police.
Legal training is provided with support from
organizations like PLD, Majilis, Jansahas and Alli.
In Uttar Pradesh, a GRC and gender cadre policy
is being rolled out in 851 blocks, with 100 blocks
planned for 2024-25. Chhattisgarh has
established 19 GRCs and provided demonstration
training for CLFs.

TRI integrates gender into entrepreneurship
programming by training NAK and resource hub
managers in the Accelerated Entrepreneurship
Development Programme (AEDP). This program
focuses on mobilizing women through CLFs,
identifying women entrepreneurs, and
addressing issues such as mobility, domestic
TRI endeavours to integrate a gender with an emphasis on establishing institutional responsibilities, financial linkages, market access,
transformative approach within its framework, mechanisms in Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and their and family support. AEDP provides hand-holding
programs, and institutional culture, aiming to federations. TRI aims to strengthen systems support for business plan development and
improve the quality of life for deprived and through convergence with governmental and continuous virtual learning.
excluded communities. This approach involves private stakeholders to address practical and
embedding gender, inclusion, and diversity into strategic gender interests and needs. This gender-integrated approach has led to an
program design and implementation, along with increase in women entrepreneurs and their
building the capacity to critically analyse and Staff across CAL and PPIA have undergone sustained growth, with many engaging as elected
incorporate data on gender. capacity building to strengthen their representatives and experiencing enhanced
understanding of gender concepts, frameworks incomes and asset creation.
Gender Transformative Approach in Program for gender integration, and legal mechanisms
Design and Institutional Culture such as the Prevention of Sexual Harassment
(POSH). A gender facilitators program has been
TRI focuses on capacity building for staff on
gender equality and equity, embedding these initiated, where selected staff are trained in Scan to watch
concepts into the organizational culture and gender concepts and integration, who then
human resource policies. Gender integration facilitate gender-based learning within their
spans across themes like livelihoods, teams.
entrepreneurship, Panchayati Raj, and health,

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