Empowering Rural Women Through Knowledge, Confidence & Civic Participation 🇮🇳
A Social Welfare Department–Supported Initiative (Government of Uttar Pradesh)
The Women Awareness Programme was a focused grassroots initiative of the Foundation for Social Care (FSC), implemented with support from the Social Welfare Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
The programme was designed to strengthen rural women through:
Particularly in villages with limited access to institutional support and formal guidance.
Transform awareness into agency, enabling women to make informed decisions about:
Strengthening Rural Women
Structured awareness camps focused on equipping women with essential knowledge across critical domains:
Encouraging learning for mothers and their children.
Foundational knowledge for disease prevention and healthy living.
Safe motherhood, family planning, and nutritional awareness.
Understanding legal protections and fundamental entitlements.
Facilitating access to public welfare schemes and local governance.
The approach prioritized active engagement over passive listening:
Sultanpur District (February 2007)
Rural Women Participated(20 per camp)
DurationPer Location
Grant Support(UP Social Welfare Dept)
Mrs. Gyanwati Devi(Lead Facilitator / FSC)
Sessions were supported by local experts in health, education, and legal rights, with a strong emphasis on dialogue, participation, and self-expression.
Though modest in numerical scale, the programme created meaningful behavioural and attitudinal change:
Participants gained critical awareness of legal protections and entitlements.
Encouraged proactive participation in Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and local village committees.
Increased confidence in independently accessing health services and government schemes.
Led to the emergence of peer educators within villages. Contributed to a broader cultural shift from passive participation to informed civic engagement.
While the structured programme was implemented in 2007, its spirit continues through FSC’s ongoing work across multiple verticals:
FSC Belief
Empowered women strengthen families, and strengthened families build stronger communities — forming the foundation of a resilient and inclusive nation.
Action successful.