Women’s Property Rights
Supporting women’s empowerment through strengthening awareness of and access to property-related processes.
This started as a community initiative in the Konkan region initially, but soon spread to other regions, with the realization that the need for equal access to property and assets, was one of the most critical, but also most neglected area for interventions in empowering women.
The programme brings together grassroots organisations and individuals to support women with information and guidance on property and asset-related matters in Maharashtra. The initiative focuses on awareness, community learning, and connecting women with relevant information and services.
The Women’s Property Rights (WPR) Approach
The broader goals of the program are:
Core Areas of Work
Community
- Awareness Building
- Support for Property related systems and processes
- Community Engagement
- Leadership development for sustainability
Social Organisations
- Perspective Development
- Knowledge, Skills & Motivation
- Simplifying legal Information pertaining to property
Local Authorities
- Promoting engagement and knowledge sharing
- Clarifying Roles & Responsibilities
- Policy and Programme Development
- Helping formulate clear guidelines on WPR-Related Issues
The WPR Program Process
Identify individuals and organisations and finalise priority WPR issues.
Strengthen the knowledge, perspectives and skills of selected leaders and organisations through workshops.
Gather and analyse information to inform programme planning and action.
Engage communities and build awareness around WPR-related issues.
Support communities to navigate property-related systems, provisions and documents and address relevant issues.
Facilitate joint planning, strategy development, role clarity, action and learning among participating organisations.
Engage media, legislative, executive and judicial stakeholders and promote greater institutional accountability.
Document the process, successes and challenges and share key learnings.