WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTRE A Centre at the village level augmenting women's empowerment effort of Swadhina Village Womens Groups at the grass roots.
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| Saswati visiting Latia WRC, Mosaboni, Jharkhand |
Swadhina’s one of the main stake is the
concept of Women’s Resource Centre. In
all the working areas there are WRC which is primarily a support centre for women’s empowerment and livelihood enhancement activities .
WRC is run by local Swadhina Village Women’s
Group. Each WRC covers one or more such local village groups. Each WRC is managed by
a local volunteer staff of Swadhina. What are the functions of a WRC ?
1. - It is an oraganisinsg point for Swadhina campaign materials - like posters, flex, banners, charts, flash-cards on social issues, for the use of local women’s groups,
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| Kadamdih WRC |
2. - It provides documents and forms for various welfare
schemes of the government or other organisations, especially relevant to women
and children development,
3. -It displays the dates of forthcoming public events
like Aam Sabhas, Development Meetings, Block Level Events etc . on a Notice
Board and Blackboard,
4. -It holds a tin-trunk library of simple-to-read books,
magazines, booklets relevant to the women’s groups
5. -It stores study
materials, cut-outs, pictures, and other
audio-visual materials
6. -It is also the regular meeting and event room for the
local Swadhina Village Women’s Group.
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- -It is the place where Mahila Nabodoya (women's social learning) a two hour classes five days week held for social awareness building and literacy promotion for local village women.
Following
are details of the WRC: |
| Taladih WRC, Purulia district, West Bengal |
1.
LATIA WRC is located at Latia village which is near Mosaboni
and Ms. Papiya Sharma is the in-charge here. This WRC covers 3 Village Women’s Groiups - Latia, Badiya and Dungridih villages in the Mosaboni
Block, in East Singbhum of Jharkhand State.
2.
SOHDA WRC is located at Surda Crossing which is on
Mosasboni-Tata road and
Bhabesh Kumar Mahato is the in-charge.
This WRC covers Sohda village which is about half a kilometre away and it is in East
Singbhum district in Jharkhand state.
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| Motihari WRC, East Champaran, Bihar |
3.
KADAMDIH WRC is located at the crossing of Kadamdih and Amainagar
in Ghatsila Block in East Singbhum district of Jharkhand state. The WRC covers
the Swadhina Village Women’s Groups of the two villages. Karmi Kisku is the
in-charge.
4.
BORDIH WRC is located in the village of Bordih, in one of the rooms in Swadnhina field office, in the Patamda
Block of East Singbhum in Jharkhand. Women from in and around the village are
covered through this centre. Basumati Mahato is in charge of this WRC.
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| Bordih WRC, East Singbhum, Jharkhand |
5.
DHARGAAN WRC is in West Bengal state, in the district of Purulia,
in the block of Barabazar. It is also accessible from East Singbhum district of
Jharkhand as it is located at the border area. Usharani Mahato manages this
centre.
6.
TALADIH WRC is primarily a tribal majority village in the district
of Purulia in West Bengal. It belongs to Burrabazar block. Usha Mahato is the
Centre-in-Charge.
It coversTaladih, Bongora and Charrih villages.
7.
MOTIHARI WRC is Belbanwa area of East
Champaran District of the state of Bihar. The area is an amalgamation of
different castes. Vetran social worker Rambhabala Srivastav is in charge of the
WRC in the area.
8.
INDIRANAGAR
WRC is in Betnoti-Mayurbhanj district
of Odisha and located near the forest region. Nirmala Sahu is a powerful local
leader and in charge of the WRC.
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Sohda WRC, East Singbhum, Jharkhand
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9.
BHURUDABANI
WRC is in the tribal and forest
heartland of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha state. Manorama Tudu is the WRC head
here.
10.
VELLIYAVILAI
WRC is located as a support to the
women of the local fisher-folk community in the Nagercoil region of the state
of Tamil Nadu. D. Suganthi is a well-known local woman leader and WRC
in-charge.
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- Diptendu Mukherji
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