Once the community gets involved, the numbers and level of participation rises.
So a lot of our work starts by engaging the community. We engage local volunteers who have the trust of the community to influence the changes we seek and are passionate about change.
Once the badlao didi, or women who can create change, are able to influence peers and community leaders by demonstrating how change is beneficial for them, the change happens faster.
A big part of the community work involves creating awareness about the public services available to the community. But oftentimes, the community has very little awareness of what programs the state is supposed to deliver, so they never demand it.