Activities of the Centre

Key Activities:

• Capacity-building programs on women empowerment, gender equality, gender budgeting, legal awareness, and health and nutrition.
• Training for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development functionaries, elected representatives, NGOs, and SHG women.
• Development of training materials on gender, gender-friendly governance, SHG-PRI convergence, and child rights.
• Maintenance of “Blooms Crèche” for TGIRD employees’ children and program participants.
• Formation of an Internal Compliance Committee to ensure a safe working environment

Activities Organized in the Centre:

On Going Activities

• Nodal Centre: CWCD is the designated Nodal Centre for Gender Budgeting in Telangana, recognized by the Department of Women and Child Development & Senior Citizens.

• Training Programs: Programs include Social Defense Issues, TG Act 2019, Healthy Village (LSDG Theme-2), Maternal & Child Health, Drug Abuse Prevention, Child-Friendly Villages (LSDG Theme-3), and Engendered Development (LSDG Theme-9)

• Empowerment Initiatives: Leadership and communication skills for EWRs, workshops on agricultural entrepreneurship for women under the “Mahila Krishi Udayamita” initiative.

Key Projects / Programmes

• UN Women Project (Phase II) (2016–2018): Implemented in Adilabad and Mahabubnagar. Focused on gender-responsive governance and access to rights and entitlements.

• Bala Sabhas & Women Gram Sabhas: Implemented in collaboration with NIRDPR and UNICEF in Bhadradri Kothagudem

• STRC-NACO (2010–2013): Trained 11,934 NGO staff working under APSACS on HIV/AIDS prevention for high-risk groups.

• CHETANA Project: Trained 43,500 SHG women on HIV/AIDS awareness with the State AIDS Control Society

• AASHA Phase-I: Training of Trainers (ToT) for one lakh AIDS prevention activists.

• ICDS Teachers’ Training: Refresher training for Anganwadi Teachers in tribal areas.

• Evaluation Study: Quality care analysis of family planning surgeries in 23 districts of the former Andhra Pradesh.

Resources

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