On woman empowerment
According to Teeja, "There has been a lot of change in my life since the time I came to this village as a child bride. Women are in a better position today to improve their lives and also to fight for their rights, although I have been doing that from the very beginning. From personal experiences I can say that women have the capacity to fight for their rights. But unless they come out of their houses, meet other people, and voice their opinions, they will not be able to progress. I am just literate enough to sign my name but I am very much aware of my and other people's rights and am ready to fight for them."
"Women will have to find time from their household chores to mobilize together for removing social ills like alcoholism, child marriage, illiteracy, and even for ending corruption in governance."
Shobha Shukla, Citizen News Service - CNS
(This CNS article is part of a soon-to-be-released Oxfam India publication: "The Leader Lies In You - Success stories of women farmers in UP")
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