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Title: WOMEN DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTRE


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WOMEN DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTRE MADURAI,
TAMIL NADU, INDIA PARTICIPATORY IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
WELCOME
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  • GOAL OF WDRC
  • ? WDRCS main goal is PROMOTION OF GRASS ROOT
    WOMENS MOVEMENT WITH THE AIM OF ACHIEVING
    WOMENS RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT.
  • ? IT FURTHER WORKS FOR GENDER JUST SOCIAL ORDER
    TO FIGHT AGAINST SOCIAL, ECONOMICAL, CULTURAL
    AND POLITICAL OPRESSION OF WOMEN.

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OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES ? Conscientization of
women through trainings ? Promote Credit and
cooperatives, formation of Women Labourers
Bank ? Involving women in decision making
through political participation ? Involving in
systematic study and research , documentation
and publications ? Organizing of problem based
campaigns, conferences, consultations ?
Accessing government social welfare programmes
? Under taking advocacy and legal aid
programmes ? Releasing bonded labourers
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PIA FOCUS ? TO EXAMINE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AS
AN OUTCOME OF ORGANIZING INTO BASE LEVEL
ORGANIZATION FOR THIS TWO VILLAGE COMMUNITIES
WERE SELECTED ? VILLAGE A -JAKKAMPATTI, A DALIT
VILLAGE IN THENI DISTRICT , TAMIL NADU,
INDIA -Integration of two sub castes of
Dalit community PARAYAS and SAKKLIYAS ?
VILLAGE B -PALLANGIKOMBAI, A TRIBAL VILLAGE IN
KODAIKANAL HILLS, TAMIL NADU,
INIDA -Living in unreachable and remote
village -Landless labourers -Bonded to the
rich farmers -Living in oppressive condition
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PIA OBJECTIVES ? Learning ? Reviewing and
Analyzing WDRCs interventions in its target
community ? Involving of the stake holders
and Analyze the Changes, the impact and
difference made in the lives of women at
different level ? Integrate the learning from
the PIA in to programme and actions of WDRC ?
Evolving of future plan of action
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METHODOLOGY ? PRELIMINARY VISIT BY FACILITATOR
? DELHI WORKSHOP ? PIA PLANNING VISIT WITH CWS
PARTNERS AND FACILITATOR ? TRAINING MEETINGS ?
PRIORITISING THE INDICATORS ? GROUP
DISCUSSION ? SOCIAL MAPPING ? ROLE PLAY ? ONE
TO ONE INTERACTION AND INTERVIEW ? ANALYSIS
MEETING
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INFLUENCE OF PIA IN WDRC ? It helped to assess
the strength, weakness, opportunities and
hurdles. ? It provided an opportunity to check
out strategies for the implementation of plans
in the future. It created confidence that we
could adopt strategies in keep with the
circumstances to achieve success. ? It also
helped to understand the extent of impact created
among target groups by the policies of
globalization and new economic policies.
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INFLUENCE OF PIA IN PRIMARY STAKE HOLDERS ? They
realize that they are strengthened through the
PIA process ? They felt energized to move
forward in changing their future ? They were
able to understand the nuances of proper
approach ? They had opportunity to evaluate the
impact of their own activities ? It has created
an atmosphere for them to understand their
position and conditional changes ? They were
able to understand the strategies needed for
future action
9
INFLUENCE OF PIA IN SECONDARY STAKE HOLDERS ?
The men in the trade union expressed that they
will succeed only if they work in join hands
with women ? The husbands of sangam members
introduces themselves with pride as husbands of
women leaders ? The land owners and the men
and women members of nearby sangams , non sangam
members have developed a feeling of confident
that women even dalit women are capable of
achieving anything ? The PIA process has
brought out an attitudinal change
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GENDER ISSUES ADDRESSED IN PIA ? The women were
consulted in the PIA Planning ? Environment is
created for effective participation ? Women
coming with their children was not a hurdle ?
Views of women were given importance ? Women
attended the meetings as a team ? Women went in
groups and ate in hotels ? Greater number of
women participated ? Women encounter the views
of men ? Men introduced themselves as husbands
of members ? Adequate arrangements were made for
womens stay
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KEY FINDINGS ? Co-operation between sub caste
of 91 dalit women ? Creates confidence among the
women of two villages ? PIA process strengthen
the relationship of WDRC and target women ?
Promotes learning ? Promotes active involvement
of women ? It helps to evolve their need based
future plan ? It promotes integrated approach ?
Promotes gender relation and gender planning
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WHAT WORKED WELL WHY? ? The exercises
followed in PIA process helped the individual
woman and the target women of the two villages
and the wider public brought out their
Inspiration spontaneously ? The exercise of
social mapping with enacting of women and the
role play were the appropriate tool for the
illiterate women
13
LESSONS LEARNT The application of PIA process
with other groups , We should consult and plan
with one people from the starting itself and also
it is better to equip the staff and the target
community people through training on PIA method.
14
ON GOING ACTIONS AND CHANGES AS A RESULT OF
PIA ? The women proposed programmes and
suggestions ? Promotion of campaign
activities to address - Sustainable
livelihood needs of women - Political
participation of women at local
government - Action against violence on women
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  • CONCLUSION
  • ? The PIA process urges WDRC to constantly
    update the activities towards womens rights and
    empowerment
  • ? WDRC realized its limitations , and under took
    the PIA process initiated by the NZ Government
    very successful with full co- operation by the
    stake holders , community people, NZ NGO and
    with the facilitator
  • ? We wish to thank the scores of women, who were
    involved in the process who invited us to their
    homes and very simply shared their stories and
    experiences. Their lives and struggles continue
    to inspire and sustain us in our work
  • ? We thank NZ Government for enabling this to
    happen successfully

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