India showcases SHGs work towards enabling women's empowerment at UN-Women meet
timesofindia.indiatimes.com 31-year-old Ankita Parmar, elected representative for nearly 88 villages from rural Gujarat, was India's voice from the grassroots on "women led development " at an event o...
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31-year-old Ankita Parmar, elected representative for nearly 88 villages from rural Gujarat, was India's voice from the grassroots on "women led development " at an event on the sidelines of the Asia - Pacific Ministerial conference on the Beijing +30 review that started in Bangkok with member countries making statements about progress made towards gender equality and women's empowerment. India showcased its work with self help groups (SHGs) to enable economic empowerment and how its panchayat leaders were trying to make a difference at the grassroots. Read full article
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