Dr' V Rukmini Rao

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Dr. V Rukmini Rao
Gramya Resource Centre for Women
Struggling Together / Moving Ahead
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Our Vision

• Is to create a just society which will provide
  political,social and economic opportunities for
  women, especially tribal and dalit women
  (untouchable), to help them achieve their rights,
  to improve their lives and livelihoods and to
  realise their full potential.
• To promote a society where child survival,
  protection and development among the most
  impoverished communities is achieved.

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All Girls In School
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Mothers Promise to educate their daughters
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Issues We Focus On

• Securing the rights of women and girls, to
  confront violence through organizing and capacity
  building.
• Eradication of female infanticide and sale of
  girl babies.
• Education for tribal and dalit children with a
  focus on girls
• Create access to credit through self-help
  initiatives

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Issues We Focus On Contd

• Improvement of livelihoods for women and their
  families.
• Developing models of sustainable agriculture.
• Creating access to health care system to ensure
  womens reproductive rights.
• Making government accountable to ensure
  development reaches the most vulnerable.

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District Judges and activists learning together.
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We Are

• A group of women activists from the womens
  movement and development professionals.
• made stronger by a dedicated team of volunteers
  and community leaders in the field who work
  towards achieving common goals.
• Supported by a small team of teachers and field
  staff.
• We work closely with like-minded NGOs and other
  civil society organizations.

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Gramya Team With Film Crew
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Our Working Area

• Gramya is working in the poverty stricken regions
  of Nalgonda district.
• In Khammam district we work in partnership with
  five NGOs among Lambada and dalit families
• We promote state, national and international
  advocacy on child rights and to prevent violence
  against women.

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Advocacy for Child Rights
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Our Initial Achievements

• Exposing the practice of infanticide and sale of
  girl babies in Nalgonda and ten other districts
  of Andhra Pradesh. Our campaign led to change in
  government policy and development interventions
  in the region.
• Organised 800 women into self-help groups and
  linked to government development programmes.

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Bujji Provided with a cow to feed her infant
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Our Initial AchievementsContd

• Groups now save and revolve funds for income
  generation.
• Through loans from sanghas women now take up
  income generation activities.
• A womens Resource centre for counseling and
  legal aid set up to support women in distress.

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Self Help groups reviewing their work
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Our Initial AchievementsContd

• Ten schools set up to bring working children back
  to school. Now handed over to government. More
  than thousand children mainstreamed.
• A bridge school set up for girls in vulnerable
  situations. 120 girls currently enrolled in
  bridge school. Three batches completed middle
  school.
• Children campaign through street theatre to
  prevent child labour.

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Our Initial AchievementsContd

• Promoting Sustainable Agriculture-- concepts
• Through training and exposure visits.
• Soil and water conservation and management
  techniques
• Nursery raising
• Food security through local production.

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Growing Millets for the home
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Our Initial AchievementsContd

• Success in influencing Policy.
• Changes in adoption policies in the State of A P.
• Better governance and financial outlays in the
  area.
• Improvements in infrastructure due to Gramya
  advocacy
• Expanded the scope of girl child protection
  scheme.

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Girls Demanding Human Rights
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Dariyai Provided With Goats
Lost her husband to Cancer, care for single women
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Our continuing needs

• We need core support for ongoing programmes.
• Support staff and counselors/women activists to
  prevent violence against women.
• Support to bridge school at Devarakonda. Need
  school building.
• Nutrition for children.
• Uniforms.
• English teachers.
• Play materials.
• Computer.
• Health and nutrition education.
• Financial Support to self help groups.
• Financial support to strengthen income generation
  activities.
• Out reach at present to 12,000 women
• Annual Budget required Rs 2 Million

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About the Organization

• Gramya is a registered society established in
  1993. Registration no. 986\93
• It is registered to receive foreign
  contributions. FCRA no. 010220066
• Contact Person Dr. V .Rukmini Rao

Address 12-13-440,St. No 1,Tarnaka, Secunderabad
- 500017 ,India Email vrukminirao_at_yahoo.com
gramya.hyd_at_gmail.com Tel No 0091-40-27002947 Mob
ile 9440860271