Support to leverage work on sexual and reproductive health of adolscent girls through capacity building of village health workers for enhanced acess to public health care for young girls and boys

Working with adolescents is an investment for future. Today's young people are tomorrow's responsible citizens, leaders and decision makers

This project is being funded by The Ford Foundation.The grant will help Sakhi in doing life skill education for adolscents in 10 panchayats of Trivandrum district and in the third phase of the project we have plans to do pre-marital course for young men and women.

Safe Cities Free of Violence against Women and Girls Initiative: Pilot project in Thiruvanathapuram

Crime and violence have become defining characteristics of modern cities. In addition to actual crime, women face the fear of violence, sexual violence and harassment as a constant threat to their general well-being. Violence impoverishes victims and fear of violence structures women's ability to live, inhibits their democratic right to move freely around and work in the city. This is a critical barrier to women's participation in city life.

This is a project where the ultimate goal is to create cities where girls and women are safe and able to access their rights. This is a project in which Sakhi is working in partnership with Jagori New Delhi and is funded by UNIFEM, South Asia Office.

A Project on Maternal Protection Study-A Methodology Note

Maternity protection is a significant intervention that recognizes women's reproductive rights whether they are in the formal or in the informal sector or non- workers. It is a key instrument in promoting equal opportunity for women. The Ministry of labour & Employment (MoLE), Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the International Labour Organisaiton(ILO), New Delhi are keen on reviewing whether the current maternity schemes in India are functioning to meet the demand and providing the necessary support to women.

A Study to be conducted with the stewardship of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, has been specially commissioned to provide broad policy, programmatic and legislative directions in order to achieve quality maternity protection for all. Sakhi is conducting this study in Kerala for TISS, Mumbai

This project is being funded by MoLE, ESIC, and ILO, New Delhi