Dear All,
Valmikis – especially those engaged in scavenging work - are
by far the most oppressed and
marginalized community in the Indian sub-continent today.
This scavenging work is
predominantly done by Valmiki women. Unfortunately, while
the general Dalit situation and caste
ideology has been researched quite comprehensively, the
plight of the Valmikis (who are referred
to as Safai Karmacharis if they are salaried employees of
municipalities or wage laborers with
contractors) have not been understood adequately. When it
comes to the situation of Valmiki
women the knowledge deficit is even more pronounced.
In terms of direct action, the scenario has been more
encouraging. HDRC has engaged with
the Valmiki communities in the rural areas since 1988,
resulting in the formation of Antyodaya
Vikas Shikshan Centre, in the Khambhat region. Many other
organizations like Navsarjan also
have made significant contributions towards highlighting the
plight of manual scavengers and
sewage workers. Janvikas and Manav Garima have addressed
serious issues of the Valmiki
communities since over a decade. HDRC currently has been
trying to reach out to Valmiki women
in ahmedabad city through efforts to organize them and build
leadership and capacities to break
out of bondage.We believe that social interventions based on
social research and scientific
assessment of the situation of communities have tremendous
potential to trigger transformation. In this context we are organizing a one
day seminar on the 19th of July, 2014, bringing together
civil society organizations, academics and the people from
the valmiki community to understand
socio-economic and human rights situation of the community
here in the city. This is a
collaborative effort of the civil society organizations
SXSSS, Janvikas, Manav Garima and
Prashant working in the the city.
It is our pleasure to invite you to this seminar, to share
your experience of working with
the Valmiki community. Your participation and contribution
will help us to understand the
community better and engage with it in a more meaningful
way.
Kindly confirm your participation or participation of a
colleague from your organization on the
following email id or phone numbers:
hdrc@sxnfes.org 079-263-04928, 079-263-03577
See overleaf for a tentative schedule of the seminar.
Looking forward for your confirmation,
Warm regards,
Priyanka Christian
Research Associate, HDRC
(On behalf of)
Dr. Jimmy Dabhi Vijay S. Parmar Parshottam Vaghela
Research Director, HDRC CEO, Janvikas Director, Manav Garima
Prasad Chacko Fr. Rajeev Fr. Cedric Prakash
Director, HDRC Director SXSSS Director, PrashantTentative
Time schedule of the Seminar
Sr.No Timing Details
1 9.30 to 10.00 Registration and Tea
2 10.00 to 10.15 Welcome and Overview
3 10.15 to 10.30 Study
4 10.30 to10.45 Presentation of Pilot study of the community
in Ahmedabad
5 10.45 to 12.00 Valmiki Community - Raju Solanki
Situation of Valmiki Women of Ahmedabad City - Manjulaben
Involvement of Valmiki women of Ahmedabad city in
keeping Ahmedabad clean - Parshottam bhai
Possibilities for valmiki women of Ahmedabad city, to
change their socio-economic life - Ms.Gurjar
6 12.00 to 1.00 Open Forum and discussion
1.00 to 2.00 Lunch break
7 2.00 to3.00 Inputs by participants
8 3.00 to3.45 Action Plan
9 3.45 to 4.00 Conclusion
10 4.00 to 4.10 Vote of Thanks
Venue: Human Development and Research Center
St. Xavier’s College Campus
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