Project Sakhee is a student led initiative by ENACTUS Kent that has the aim of empowering women in Seelampur, India by developing a biodegradable and affordable sanitary pad that the local women can produce themselves. This will not only help the women involved in production by providing them with an income, but it will also help the wider community by improving menstrual health and spreading awareness.
Seelampur is one of three sub districts of Delhi, India’s capital territory. It is a predominately rural area that was established in 1993. Today Seelampur plays a big role in the recycling of E-waste. Almost a quarter of India’s three million tonnes of e-waste generated every year is dumped there. Women, men and children work in this industry. They work from 9am to 6pm for a daily income of 300Rs, equivalent to £3.30, whilst enduring toxic fumes. Despite the involvement of women in the E-waste industry, this area of work is dominated by men. In fact, Seelampur is the district with the least number of working women in Delhi, a city that has the least number of working women in all of metropolitan India. According to the 2011 census, only 5% of women in Seelampur had done a day’s paid work that year. The Project Sakhee social enterprise would help some of these women by providing them with a safe environment to work in whilst they earn a steady income and develop their business skills. By allowing women to support themselves, they are given increased freedom as their reliance on their husband or family is reduced. Written by Racheal Brangan References: https://factordaily.com/seelampur-indias-digital-underbelly/ https://thewire.in/economy/photo-story-the-e-waste-workers-of-delhi https://www.rhsupplies.org/fileadmin/uploads/rhsc/Uploads/Other/Aakar_-_Empowering_Women___Girls_Through_Menstrual_Hygiene_Soluons.pdf https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2013/08/delhis-seelampur-has-the-least-number-of-working-women-in-the-capital-heres-why/
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