Advancing Gender Equality in India

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) believes the root causes of early and child marriage can be most effectively addressed through a comprehensive “Four A’s” approach: Aspirations: Change cultural beliefs about gender roles and encourage women and girls to consider futures that previously seemed out of reach; Agency: Help girls and young women develop the ability to choose and to act independently so they can take action to advance their own goals; Availability: Increase the availability of institutions, policies and services that enhance the ability of girls and young women to pursue jobs and education and realize their sexual health and rights; Access: Ensure girls and young women can access resources and services and work to overcome resistance from their families and communities.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

South Asia

India

Activity URL

https://ajws-americanjewishwo.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ECM-strat_brochure_web.pdf

Government Affiliation

Unknown

Years

2014 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

N/A

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Rights/empowerment education

Quality

  • School-related gender-based violence

Cross-cutting areas

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Early/child marriage
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Other cultural practices
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • N/A

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Other

  • Other activities to address/end violence (not captured above)
  • Other activities to end child marriage (not captured above)

School-related gender-based violence

  • Anti-violence policies and codes of conduct

Women's empowerment programs

  • Advocacy/action
  • Empowerment training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased knowledge of rights
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Reduced child marriage
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)