Panchayati
Rule and Gender Awareness
Training Institute, (PRAGATI) has conceptualized by its parent organization, Rural Litigation and
Entitlement
Kendra (RLEK), a Non
Government Organisation based at Dehradun the Capital of the hill state of
Uttarakhand, India as
an extension for its vision towards Gender Equity through strengthening
the capacities of women to help women re-negotiate their
existence on an equitable basis. The work manifests itself in many
realms.
With
a firm belief on the Democratic Principle of "By the women, for
the women and of the women” PRAGATI as an organisation has been animatedly
functioningin the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal-Pradesh and Haryana. towards
breaking the Political Glass ceiling .The organisation for more than a
decade has created an extensive support structure to provide a package of
information “on political education and governance” for women and the
electorate to bolster the vision of Good Governance.
PRAGATI
feels that, when women and girls prosper, communities thrive, the world
becomes a better place for everyone.
In the
Political Arena, it takes the form of a struggle for a long deserved and ignored place in governance. On the
Social Front, it aims to achieve an equal footing with men in the midst of a deep-rooted strong patriarchal setup. On the
Economic Front, PRAGATI attempts to get recognition for
domestic work and to ensure that women are not discriminated in
organization and institutions.
PRAGATI is Registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, as a
non-profit
organisation, in the year 2000. PRAGATI is an all women's group, with
few members and volunteers from within the group, representing the
rural community. All the members in the group have gained expertise in
different fields pertaining to women in governance. The Board members
comprise of women with eminent backgrounds and experiences in
Governance, gender and development policies.
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