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The ICRW Asia Regional Office in New Delhi applies ICRW's mission to the needs of women in the region, and produces new research evidence to inform ICRW's policy recommendations both in the region and globally.
The ICRW Asia Regional Office works collaboratively with local and regional partners to conduct research, provide technical support, build capacity and use research evidence to engage in policy dialogue.
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Beyond Positive Support for Key Populations at Higher Risk
ICRW examines support mechanisms for female sex workers living with HIV
Effective HIV programs must involve those most impacted – people living with HIV. Understanding their realities can improve uptake of HIV prevention, treatment and care services. ICRW’s Asia Regional Office is examining how sex worker groups, nongovernmental organizations and governments can better engage and support sex workers living with HIV at two sites at Andhra Pradesh.
A majority of women in India are exposed to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) because of the behavior of their spouses. ICRW’s Asia Regional Office is currently working on an innovative program to develop and evaluate culturally appropriate, health facility-based interventions to promote primary prevention of HIV and other STIs among married women in Mumbai.
Child Marriage in India Remains Rampant
Child marriage in the state of Rajasthan, India, remains rampant two years after the 2006 Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. In an article appearing in the April 28, Hindustan, ICRW expert Sreela Das Gupta, discusses the need for gender norms and livelihood to be addressed or the practice of child marriage will continue.
April 9, 2009
Findings Show Social and Business Benefits
ICRW is Gap Inc.'s strategic partner for P.A.C.E. (Personal Advancement for Career Enhancement), one of a growing number of corporate social investment programs that aim to empower women in their personal and work lives through life skills and technical training in the workplace.
April 9, 2009
Intervention Seeks to Decrease HIV Risk among Married Women
A community education program was launched March 8 in the project communities with a seven-mile walkathon in recognition of International Women’s Day. In Mumbai, nearly 600 men and 300 women joined the effort. Participants included neighborhood communities, nongovernmental organizations, community-based organizations and a coalition of Indian partners led by Community of Recourses Organization.
March 24, 2009
In memory of Trisha Apte
ICRW celebrates the life and spirit of Trisha Apte, who generously had planned to spend her summer as an intern in our Mumbai office in India to work to improve the lives of women there through the Prevention of STI/HIV among Married Women in India project.
Donations may be made in honor of her commitment
and service.
Feb. 27, 2009
ICRW Asia Regional Office Launches New Effort to Reduce Child Marriage in India
New Research Project Works with Communities in Rajasthan and Bihar
ICRW's Asia Regional Office today announced the launch of a new research project, supported by UNICEF, to delay age of marriage for girls in India. Working in select areas in Bihar and Rajasthan affected by this practice, the project will reach out to role models and influential community members to identify, replicate and scale-up proven strategies to change norms on child marriage.
ICRW's Asia Regional Office has found a new cost- and time-saving tool: handheld devices to collect survey data.
Staff in India, where the regional office is based, are using the devices to collect information on the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES), a standardized questionnaire to measure men's behaviors and attitudes on a range of issues related to gender equality. "The handhelds are great," says Ajay Singh, ICRW project director. "They not only help us save money and time, they also help to reduce human error."
Feb. 12 2009
ICRW to Probe New Questions to Better Understand, Stop Sex Trafficking in South Asia
ICRW's Asia Regional Office recently launched a new research project, Unpacking Trafficking, which will work to reduce girls' and women's vulnerability to trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.
Jan. 26, 2009
Gender Equity Program Progresses in Select Indian Schools
Teaches Young Men, Women to Question Unequal Gender Norms
Young men and women are challenging traditional gender norms through an innovative, comprehensive program designed to promote gender equality. ICRW's Asia Regional Office launched GEMS (Gender Equity Movement in Schools) in November 2007 with local partners in India. Since then, GEMS has attracted interest from nongovernmental as well as private-sector organizations. Last month, a few visited the program in a municipal school in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Program Works with Men and Boys to Reduce Gender-based Violence
ICRW's Asia Regional Office launched a program with the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) to reduce gender-based violence by working with men and boys through India's cricket system. This project continues ICRW's expansion of work to engage men and boys as partners for women's empowerment.
A review and analysis of evidence on the issue of son preference in India found that son preference is strong but not universal and can be significantly reduced through women's education. It also found that if parents already have sons, they are more likely to nurture a daughter.
To learn more, read ICRW's briefing report, which addresses son preference ideology and discrimination against girls, and identifies questions for future research.
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