Expert Consultation:
What Works for Women's and Girls’ Economic Empowerment
Thursday, 18 January, 2018, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, YASHADA
AGENDA
- 10:00 am WELCOME
Geeta Rao Gupta, Executive Director, 3D Program for Girls and Women
Overview of the 3D Program for Girls and Women
Sia Nowrojee, Program Director, 3D Program for Girls and Women
Opening Remarks
R. Vimala, CEO, Maharashtra State Livelihood Mission
- 10:30 am RURAL PROGRAMS
Chair: Ravi Verma, Regional Director, International Center for Research on Women
Rural Women’s Livelihoods, Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and the National Rural Livelihoods Mission
Rekha Mehra, Senior Consultant, 3D Program
Discussion: Challenges and gaps for women’s empowerment in SHGs and rural livelihoods programs
Dinesh Doke, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Pune ZP*
Manisha Gupte, Co-Founder, MASUM
- 11:20 am TEA BREAK
- 11:30am Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and Women’s Livelihoods
Rekha Mehra, Senior Consultant, 3D Program
Discussion: Challenges and gaps in the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Vidya Chorge, MREG, Purandar Taluka
Ramesh Awasthi, Co-Founder, MASUM
- 12:00 pm GROUP WORK**
Small group discussions
Groups report back and discussion - 1:15pm LUNCH
- 2:15pm URBAN PROGRAMS
Chair: Geeta Rao Gupta, Executive Director, 3D Program for Girls and Women
Urban Women’s Livelihoods, NULM and Collective Action
Rekha Mehra, Senior Consultant, 3D Program
Discussion: Challenges and gaps in economic empowerment of urban women
Ms. Prerana Deshbhratar, Additional Commissioner, Urban Community Development
Lakshmi Narayan, Co-Founder, KKPKP and SWaCH
Job Skills Training for Adolescent Girls and Young Women
Rekha Mehra, Senior Consultant, 3D Program
Discussion: Challenges and gaps in economic empowerment of young women
Chetan Kapoor, COO, Tech Mahindra Foundation
Poornima Chikarmane, SNDT University
- 3:40pm TEA BREAK
- 3:50pm GROUP WORK**
Small group discussions
Small groups report back - 5:00pm WRAP UP AND VOTE OF THANKS
Geeta Rao Gupta, Executive Director, 3D Program
*Dinesh Doke was unable to attend the consultation.
**All discussions were held in plenary rather than in small groups, as participants preferred interacting with the whole group.
For additional information about the consultation, please see the consultation report.
Photos taken by the 3D Program for Girls and Women, 2018.