Professor Peter Quartey, the Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research (ISSER), recently led a networking session in New Delhi, emphasising ISSER's dedication to building global partnerships.
Local women may be the key to effectively disseminating flood warnings to communities
by Ayush Jain and Hamsini Ravi
May 31, 2023
“During the flooding season, when the floods come, there is fear in everyone’s hearts,” Anjana Kumari said. “There are many kinds of difficulties we have to face.”
It is a key safety net in times of economic, agrarian distress and provides women with an income but the low wages and hard labour make it a last resort.
Even as the rural employment programme provides low wages, it is a source of income and opportunity for women who have few other avenues of work in rural India and face barriers in migrating out of the village for work