Sara D.
India
- Geographic Location: Asia
About me:
I am a geographic researcher on rural women and sustainable community development in the Himalayas. I enjoy adventure, trying new things, dancing, learning on a daily basis, giving back, exploring - mentally and/or physically, travel and also appreciate the simple pleasures of life.
Exhibit change by:
Every day, I consciously work to empower and inspire others, particularly those with less power and advantages than myself to demand and utilize their human rights. I attempt to learn something new everyday so as to ensure change and growth in my own personal development.
I'm passionate about:
Women's rights, justice and equality, sustainable community development, human rights, eradicating poverty, empowerment
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From Women, Power and Politics:
The Uttarakhand Mahila Parishad [UMP] (Uttarakhand Women’s Federation) is an informal network of 15,000 women across 450 villages in the rural and remote central Himalayan areas of Uttarakhand, India which has been operating for nearly two decades. Whole village women’s unions are organized on the village level with all adult women of the village participating in them.
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