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Gayatri Markam - Demonstrating To do so, she supported them

Community Leadership to demand benefits from
various government
Samnapur, Dindori schemes, starting and
establishing their own
livelihood activities, resolving
drinking water issues by
starting NalJal Yojana,
electrified two hamlets where
there was no power supply,
sensitized the women to stop
child marriage and dowry
system and support
education for every child. Her
efforts lead to more women
started participating in Gram
Sabha which accounts 60%
of participation in the
Gram Sabha.

In one such gram sabha,
women from Bamhani shared
the discomfort they face in
the market place due to not
Gayatri is associated with TRIF through regular having public toilets as the

training on Panchayati raj which also helps her panchayat is a central
marketplace of numerous
deepen her understanding as well as regularly tribal villages in the area, it

reflecting her experiences in the journey of becoming hosts a huge weekly market. Transforming Rural India Foundation ANNUAL REPORT 2021-22
Many local women come to
a better leader. shop and sell their goods but
they face problems as there
was no public bathroom in
the vicinity. Gayatri
understood this issue and
pursued departments for the
Bamhani Panchayat (Samnapur Block) is situated 40 km from the construction of public toilets
district headquarter, Dindori. Gayatri Markam is the Sarpanch of the in the marketplace. This is
Panchayat. Fighting all odds, she won the position and made sure to managed by SHG women and
create a safe space for other women in her leadership. is used by all.

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