Unheard and Unseen: Indigenous Women's Path to Empowerment and Sustainable Development

The three country studies in this volume reflect the disempowerment of indigenous women, resulting from intersecting factors over time and space in heterogenous societies in a part of South Asia. The complex barrier created by overlaying sheets of colonial oppression and discrimination, patriarchy and feudalism...has yet to be addressed substantially if we are to achieve the goals set in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the present Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).


CONTENTS

BANGLADESH: Transforming Realities: Political Participation of Rural Indigenous Women of Chittagong Hill Tracts 
by Women’s Resource Network, Bangladesh


NEPAL: Participation and Representation of Indigenous Women in Decision Making,
from Home to Policy
by the Center for Indigenous People’s Research and Development, National Indigenous Women’s Federation and National Indigenous Women Forum


INDIA: Many Faces of Indigenous Women in India (Narrative of Struggles and Victory)
Lead Researchers: Alma Grace Barla (Mainland India), Monjib Mochahari (Assam) and Dr. Khumtiya Debbarma (Tripura); Research Contributors: Khesheli Chishi (Manipur and Nagaland), Dr. Vasavi Kiro (Jharkhand), Mamta Kujur (Chhattisgarh)

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The stories that emerge reveal that in various indigenous communities, indigenous women are hurdling barriers in arenas beyond their traditional domestic domain. Although still marginalized and burdened by multiple work, indigenous women are proving that they can actively engage in their community’s economic and political development, rather than remain passive receivers of programs and policies.


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PHILIPPINES: Ensuring Food Security
by Ruby Española and SILDAP (Silingang Dapit saSidlakang Mindanao) Southeastern Mindanao, Inc.


CAMBODIA: Protecting Land, Promoting Culture
by Loek Sreyneang and Cambodia Indigenous Peoples’ Organization


INDONESIA: Gender Injustice on Indonesia-Malaysia Border 
by Ansilla Twiseda Mecer, Krissusandi Gunui’, SilvinaWina, Tehersiana Duyung


THAILAND: Hurdling Barriers: Citizenship and Political Participation in Thailand
by Kanlaya Chularattakorn, Noraeri Thungmueangthong, Katima Leejan


VIETNAM: Fostering Climate Change Resilience and Sustainable Development 
by The Center of Research and Development in Upland Areas (CERDA)


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