Claiming Entitlements: The Story of Women Leaders' Struggle for the Right to Health in Uttar Pradesh, India

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dc.contributor.authorAbhijit Das
dc.contributor.authorJashodhara Dasgupta
dc.coverage.spatial12 Districts of Uttar Pradesh
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-22T12:09:05Z
dc.date.available2025-05-22T12:09:05Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionA story of evolution of a group of women from extremely marginalized section of society to becoming community leaders of the Organization- Mahila Swasthya Adhikar Manch (Women's Health Rights Forum).
dc.description.abstractThe Case Study documents the evolution and role of women community level leaders from MSAM (Mahila Swasthya Adhikar Manch) in Empowering the Dalit and Backward Caste women in rural areas, by making them aware of and demanding and claiming the health related entitlements, nutrition and food security, social security, prevention of violence against women and political participation at the local levels.
dc.identifier.urihttps://resourcerepository.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/handle/apurr/1783
dc.provenanceRural
dc.provenanceUttar Pradesh
dc.provenanceIndia
dc.subjectDalit and Backward Caste
dc.subjectMarginalized Women in rural areas
dc.terms.bibiliographicCitationDas, A., & Dasgupta, J. (2013). Claiming entitlements: The story of women leaders’ struggle for the right to health in Uttar Pradesh, India. CHSJ, India and COPASAH.
dc.titleClaiming Entitlements: The Story of Women Leaders' Struggle for the Right to Health in Uttar Pradesh, India
dc.typeCase Study
dcterms.coverageEmpowering Marginalized Women through Creating Women Leaders at the Community Level
dcterms.coverageCommunity Monitoring of Health Rights
dcterms.coverageSocial and Political Entitlements
dcterms.coveragePolitical Empowerment of Women
dcterms.coverageDeepening of Democracy at the Grassroot Level
dcterms.coverageRole of Grassroots and Community based Organizations
dcterms.coverageEnabling Right to Health
dcterms.coverageRights and Entitlement Based Approach
dcterms.educationLevelCivil Society Interventions in Health
dcterms.educationLevelSocial Accountability
dcterms.educationLevelParticipatory Methods
dcterms.educationLevelGender and Health

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