Women and liveability – best practices of empowerment from India

How to survive and make ends meet and how to improve the quality of life are daily and persistent livelihood issues and liveability challenges preoccupying disadvantaged communities in underdeveloped and developing countries. In politically volatile and environmentally hazardous India life struggl...

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Main Authors: Amriah Buang, Suryandari, Ratnawati Yuni, Habibah Ahmad, Kaseh A. Bakar, Hamzah Jusoh, Mastura Mahmud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2015
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9202/
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/9202/1/4x.geografia-women-mei15-india-edam2.pdf
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Summary:How to survive and make ends meet and how to improve the quality of life are daily and persistent livelihood issues and liveability challenges preoccupying disadvantaged communities in underdeveloped and developing countries. In politically volatile and environmentally hazardous India life struggles could be complex and challenging for womenfolk who more often than not are left on their own to cope with daily liveability problems. Through examining the findings from secondary information sources this paper illustrates three cases of how women helped make the best of empowerment projects geared to make the livelihood and liveability of themselves, their family and community better and more meaningful. It also highlights the institutional and organizational traits that were the success factors of the empowerment projects.