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Impact Assessment of Azad Foundation Programs
Report of the Consultancy Project
Prof. Rukmini Sen, Prof. Krishna Menon
The impact assessment study conducted by Ambedkar University Delhi evaluates Azad Foundation’s work from 2008 to 2022. Utilizing feminist research methodologies, the study explores how Azad’s Gender Just Skill Education (GJSE) framework has empowered resource-poor women through Skill++ training.
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Gender Based Violence and Women’s Work
Exploring the Complex Interrelationship
Paridhi Yadav, Amrita Gupta, Wriddhibrata Saha, Bhamati Sivapalan
This study generates a qualitative analysis on the correlation between women’s entry into work and the violence women face within the home, community and workplace, based on the testimony of participant women workers.
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The Case for Women in Non-Traditional Livelihoods
A Sociological Inquiry
Nisha Dhawan
This research examines how women from resource-poor urban communities engaging in non-traditional careers, like car driving, impact their surroundings and challenge patriarchal structures.
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Making Non-Traditional Livelihoods Work for the Marginalized
International Conference, January 2019
Azad Foundation
The International Conference brought together over 200 participants from 20 countries in New Delhi, addressing gender disparities in skill development and employment and highlighting NTL’s critical role in advancing equitable access to decent jobs through the lens of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Negotiating Spaces of Everyday Politics
An ethnographic study of organizing for social transformation for women in urban poverty, Delhi, India
Anne Sofie Fischer
This thesis explores the multifaceted and often contradictory processes of social transformation induced by a social enterprise, using Azad & Sakha’s driving skill training program as a case study.
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Breaking New Ground
Quantitative evaluation of the women on wheels programme for resource poor women.
Rahul Banerjee
This research paper examines Azad Foundation’s decade-long journey since its establishment as a Trust in 2008, focusing on its mission to provide resource-poor women access to non-traditional livelihoods. It leverages an extensive database to quantitatively assess the impact and evolution of its initiatives.
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Financing Options for Skills for Work of Marginalised Women
India Study 2017
Josefina YF Oraa, Adil Ali
Azad Foundation, in collaboration with ASPBAE, conducted this study to explore education, skills development, gender equality and decent work, highlighting ongoing non-traditional livelihoods initiatives for women in India.
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Asia Pacific Regional Workshop
Gender, Education, Skills and Work, 26-29 October 2015
Azad Foundation and ASPBAE
Co-organized by ASPBAE and Azad Foundation, the workshop brought together over 50 delegates to explore policies, field experiences, and strategies for influencing government agendas in light of Education Agenda 2030 and ASEAN 2015 plans.
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Young Women’s Livelihood Aspirations and Opportunities
Study of Urban, Resource-Poor Women
Azad Foundation
Azad Foundation initiated a study to explore the livelihood aspirations of young, resource-poor women in Delhi’s slum clusters. The study aims to map the factors influencing these aspirations to enhance its community and policy engagement.
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Directory of Organizations
Non Traditional Livelihoods for Women in India
Indira Pancholi
For Azad Foundation, the purpose of developing this directory is to make the information readily available for prospective organizations aspiring to work in non-traditional domains for livelihood and women as well as an attempt to bring existing organizations together for future collaborations for learning and advocacy.
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Integrating Women as Employees in the Public Transport Sector of Delhi
Opportunities and Constraints
Azad Foundation & The University of Western Ontario
This report examines the challenges and opportunities for increasing female participation in Delhi’s public transport sector, focusing on bus drivers and conductors. It highlights how overcoming barriers can lead to fair remuneration and improved social mobility for women.
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