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Improving Gender Equity Through Sustainable Livelihoods w/Sanjay Sharma
Sanjay Sharma is a founder of Manjari Foundation based at Dholpur Rajasthan. He holds a B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering from Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana, Punjab, India and Masters in Sustainable International Development majored in Development Economics from the Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Waltham, Boston, MA, USA. Over the years he has been instrumental in shaping favorable and socially inclusive policies at the state and centre level with a mission of poverty eradication and women empowerment. He has been working as a committee member in various groups with rural development department, livestock and dairy departments, cooperative departments of the government of Rajasthan.
Coming from an economically not well off background, and the experiences he had growing up, Sanjay wanted to contribute back to the society using his skills and education and give them a better life. As he grew up in a conservative society, he was exposed to challenges and disadvantages that women had to face in the patriarchal society. This is why he decided to mobilize these women into some institution so that they will feel comfortable coming out of their closet and exercise their choices.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:
● Finding meaning in life through rural women empowerment
● Creating a generational impact in conservative society
● Women are initiators and change agents
● Not only empowering but enabling women to daily livelihoods
● Rising of entrepreneurial women in a conservative society
Subscribe To Everyone A Changemaker
● Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WXoA5uYcYUtiu0KO8AQm6
● YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ashoka
● Website: https://www.ashoka.org/en-in
QUOTE: “Women empowerment in rural areas is not only about personality and leadership development but it's about uplifting their skills and adding their values in the society.”
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By Ashoka Innovators For The PublicSanjay Sharma is a founder of Manjari Foundation based at Dholpur Rajasthan. He holds a B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering from Punjab Agriculture University Ludhiana, Punjab, India and Masters in Sustainable International Development majored in Development Economics from the Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Waltham, Boston, MA, USA. Over the years he has been instrumental in shaping favorable and socially inclusive policies at the state and centre level with a mission of poverty eradication and women empowerment. He has been working as a committee member in various groups with rural development department, livestock and dairy departments, cooperative departments of the government of Rajasthan.
Coming from an economically not well off background, and the experiences he had growing up, Sanjay wanted to contribute back to the society using his skills and education and give them a better life. As he grew up in a conservative society, he was exposed to challenges and disadvantages that women had to face in the patriarchal society. This is why he decided to mobilize these women into some institution so that they will feel comfortable coming out of their closet and exercise their choices.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:
● Finding meaning in life through rural women empowerment
● Creating a generational impact in conservative society
● Women are initiators and change agents
● Not only empowering but enabling women to daily livelihoods
● Rising of entrepreneurial women in a conservative society
Subscribe To Everyone A Changemaker
● Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2WXoA5uYcYUtiu0KO8AQm6
● YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ashoka
● Website: https://www.ashoka.org/en-in
QUOTE: “Women empowerment in rural areas is not only about personality and leadership development but it's about uplifting their skills and adding their values in the society.”