Women and Inclusion

The Women and Inclusion Department (WID) aims to promote gender, caste, ethnicity and geographic inclusion within NFN and in the structure of its member NGOs. It also works towards the observance by the State of justice and equity for all. The WID strives to empower women, dalits, janaloti and people from marginalized communities and capacitate them to assert their rights and influence decisions. It primarily works with the AND, and also with other departments, for the effective advocacy and promotion of inclusion. Some of ifs major activities include:

• Facilitating training, workshops, orientations and discussion sessions on gender equity, inclusion, women empowerment, and on gender, caste and class based discrimination
  
• Reviewing and following up on NEN policies and programmes
  
• Enhancing the access of women to decision-making through lobbying and advocacy
  
• Lobbying sister organizations of all political parties, NGOs and other social groups for the meaningful participation and involvement of women in policy and decision making
  
• Assessing the governance especially of NGOs led by women and facilitating class, caste, ethnicity and geographical inclusion
  
• Media campaigning to educate the broader population of women and to end all sorts of violence against women including domestic violence and dowry related violence
  
• Lobbying to ensure the participation of women and to enhance their roles and responsibilities in the transitional phase and post-conflict scenario
  
• Lobbying and building international, national and local networks to guarantee the socio-political and economic rights of women and under privileged groups