Garima: training manual on women’s economic, social and cultural rights

Abstract

This training manual (in Hindi) is meant for trainers interested in conducting women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights training in the community level. It focuses on human rights and provides issue-based explorations on poverty, vulnerability, marginalisation, and discrimination from a gender perspective. Gender, patriarchy and feminism,feminisation of poverty, dignity, the key principles and procedures of human rights such as equality, non-discrimination, and state obligation are some of the themes covered in the manual. The manual has been designed in a user-friendly and interactive way. With its various activities and icebreakers described in a simple language, trainers can easily train others and adopt various methodologies to make their sessions vibrant. The approach adopted provides for experiential sharing and learning from each other.