I am Angie Portel, Juris Doctor Candidate Class of 2018, working with Maitri for the Summer Semester 2016. As part of my Hinckley International Clinical requirements, I am writing a paper about Maitri’s outreach work with migrant rickshaw pullers in Ranchi, Jharkhand. So far, Maitri has assisted me with interviews of seventeen rickshaw pullers at three different garages in Ranchi. … More Right to Identity for Migrant Workers
Sumitra Naiyya who was born and raised in a big family of 12 siblings in the state of Bengal lived in poverty throughout her life. She was married at the age of 17 to a 20-year-old Nav Kumar. Her husband worked as a farm labourer and earned very little to make ends meet. Being unskilled … More Hoping for love and support
By: Shweta Singh | Project Manager | Maitri Menstrual Hygiene is an issue mostly affecting the social, psychological and physical well-being of Adolescent girls. Though, a natural biological process, it is surrounded with stigmas, stereotypes and social taboos. A girl goes through drastic transformation physically, which is natural, however the rigid and age-old social pressure … More Menstrual Hygiene Day 28th May, 2016
Mahananda, 65, is a deeply religious person. She used to devout most of her time in chanting prayers and doing bhajan-kirtan. Some of her family and friends thought she was indulging unnecessarily but for Mahananda, it was deeply personal. She had faith in her prayers and it was a great source of peace for her. … More All that an ageing mother wants is freedom to be herself
Written by Tara Rana, Communications & Fundraising Officer Satya lost her husband at a prime age and has been living life of a widow for last forty years. Married at thirteen, she became mother to five children by the age of twenty-five. Her children were very young when her husband passed away. At such a young … More Life As a Widow For 40 Years
Written by Shweta Singh, Project Manager & Tara Rana, Communication & Fundraising Officer Maitri collaborated with an organisation called CEQUIN (centre for equity and innovation), that works towards women empowerment and their rights, to organise a two-day training workshop on Mahila Panchayat for a group of 35 women from two of the target communities, Nehru Ekta … More A Workshop on Mahila Panchayat for 35 Community Women
Written by Tara Rana, Communications & Fundraising Officer Jaya lost her pillar of strength when her husband passed away due to sudden high blood pressure. By this time, her son and daughter both were already in marriageable age. Eventually, her son got married and went to live with his wife’s family while Jaya lived with her … More A widow mother found weeping in streets
Dhanvatti, 65, was married to a farmer at the age of 16. Together they had two children, and were living happily. Only a month after the birth of her daughter, however, husband died suddenly from a heart attack. At 20 years old, she was already a widow. Dhanvatti worked as a housekeper, doing hard … More
Not very far from iconic Connaught Place Inner Circle, in the outskirts of Delhi, is a hub of migrant workers engaged in informal labour, mainly as rickshaw pullers. It is also known as the Mata Sundari Slum in Delhi. Maitri’s Project Awaaz, which provides Targeted Intervention to Reduce HIV/AIDS vulnerability among rickshaw pullers and their … More Free Health Camp in Delhi: Awareness and Testing for HIV/AIDS
On the 30th of March, Maitri celebrated the graduation of its sewing course after 9 months of hard work. The sewing centre had started with 26 enrollments last year. We are glad 12 of these women successfully completed the course despite many challenges and pressures from their families. Maitri supporters and teams came together to support … More Celebrations in Soniya Vihar
