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This novel initiative of 2 NGOs- RSCD & ISHAD which are working in the area of education, training & empowerment etc of elected representatives in Local Governments, catering around 20,000 representatives. It is now being increasingly recognized that the essential services like education, health, sanitation, water supply, environment protection etc can be best provided to all the citizens only through the education, training & empowerment of the elected representatives of the concerned Local Self Governments i.e. Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Municipal Corporations/Councils, the 3rd tier of our democratic structure.
It is in-line with the strategies suggested by UN for achieving 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Accordingly revolutionary 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts were enacted in 1993 giving minimum 33% reservation to women in more than 3 million elected seats in Local Self Governments, besides conferring Constitutional status on them. ISHAD which is working in the areas of holistic human development has recently launched . Grassroot Democracy Platform (GDP) for achieving the above objectives with the help of like- minded people and organizations. Grassroot Democracy Platform (GDP) has been launched by Shri J S Saharia (Chairman ISHAD) .
Education and empowerment of the elected representatives (more than 300,000 in Maharashtra and 3 million in India) of which nearly 40% are first timer women and persons from weaker sections of society, is a huge task which ISHAD & RSCD believes can be achieved only by the support of all including Government, Corporates, Universities, Civil Society organizations etc.
We would like to spend fund raising amount to build capacity of the Elected Women Representatives of the Maharashtra state. This fundraising support will help us to design women empowerment programs towards achieving SDG's goal no 5 that is Gender Equality. Also, we will utilize this fund for research, trainings, alliance building & developing IEC material.