Ensuring safe motherhood for migrant women
Asma, a migrant woman from Assam, 5 months pregnant, represents the struggles many women face when navigating pregnancy in an unfamiliar city. Moving to Bengaluru’s Siddapura Labour Colony, she found herself isolated and unaware of how to access maternity services due to lack of information about the Public health centres, unfamiliarity with the language and […]
Migrant Women’s Digital Literacy in Bangalore
Reducing the Gender Digital Divide: Voices of Migrant Women in Bangalore on the Knowledge and Use of Technology in their DailyLives Reducing the Gender Digital Divide: Voices of Migrant Women in Bangalore on the Knowledge and Use of Technology in their Daily Lives More than 2 billion migrants don’t have access to the benefits of […]
Bridging India’s Digital Divide: Why Inclusion Matters
India’s leap into digitization is exciting, but there’s a glaring issue we can’t ignore—the digital divide. According to the India Inequality Report: Digital Divide (2022), only 38% of the population is digitally literate. For the poorest 20%, just 2.7% have access to computers and 8.9% to the internet. That’s a huge gap for a country […]
Empowerment in Slums and labour colonies
This summer I did an internship with an NGO that was extending a helping hand to marginalized groups and was working on improving their living condition. After some research, I learned about Sampark and soon enough I landed in their office in Jakssandra. They gave me an in-depth overview of their work. After my orientation, […]
Empowering Women in the Workforce: The Key Role of Childcare Assistance
As we push towards gender equality and embrace progressive values, one significant obstacle remains: the persistent gender gap in labour force participation. Despite progress in many areas, the data from 2022 paints a concerning picture—only 50% of women worldwide are employed, compared to 80% of men. This imbalance isn’t just a statistic; it’s a structural […]
Voices of Compassion
Empowering Voices of Compassion: Stories from the Frontlines of Social Sector In today’s fast-paced world, finding meaning in our careers is crucial. Many individuals are fortunate enough to choose their profession, but few embark on the path of social service with a clear sense of purpose and dedication. While words like happiness, satisfaction, and fulfillment […]
Importance of Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) in the World with a focus on the vulnerable section of India
Research from Harvard University shows that “In the first few years of life, more than 1 million new neural connections are formed every second”¹ (InBrief: The Science of Early Childhood Development, 2007). The graph below also aptly sheds light on the rapid escalation in the development of various functions in the brain of a human, […]
Sampark Recommendations for Future Policy Action and Rights Advocacy for Devadasis
Devadasis face many challenges when it comes to accessing their rights. These challenges present themselves in every sphere of their lives – employment opportunities, access to education, savings and security, healthcare, and even extend to familial tensions and lack of support systems for their children. Where governmental schemes exist, their execution within the community is […]
Children of Devadasis: Challenges and the Need for Future Reforms
While the existing devadasis continue to suffer repercussions of their dedication, the children of Devadasis too face and grapple with the undeserved struggles that have become bitter remnants of the past – a past which risks ruining their present and future. Present Challenges According to a study conducted by Sampark, 62 of 70 Devadasi respondents […]