The brief on Trans-Inclusive Sanitation examines the existing legal and policy provisions for transgender individuals in India and identifies the gaps and challenges faced by gender and sexually diverse communities, particularly in accessing public restroom facilities. It highlights the need…
Sanitation needs and concerns are gendered, requiring law and policy frameworks to adopt a gender-sensitive approach to address the specific sanitation-related needs of women and girls. The brief, Right to Sanitation: A Gendered Perspective, focuses on the gendered dimensions of…
The Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns have had a devastating effect on communities and economies throughout the world. Exacerbating existing inequalities, the pandemic has exposed unique challenges with an unprecedented rise in numbers of child/early/forced marriages during COVID-19 pandemic.…
In 2019, CREA in partnership with Aahung (Pakistan), ARROW (Malaysia), Bandhu (Bangladesh), Hidden Pockets Collective (India), Youth Advocacy Network (Sri Lanka), The YP Foundation (India), and YUWA (Nepal) delved deeper into the impact of criminalizing young people’s sexuality on their…
In 2019, CREA in partnership with Aahung (Pakistan), ARROW (Malaysia), Bandhu (Bangladesh), Hidden Pockets Collective (India), Youth Advocacy Network (Sri Lanka), The YP Foundation (India), and YUWA (Nepal) delved deeper into the impact of criminalizing young people’s sexuality on their…
Feminist allyship is crucial for creating equitable, democratic, and sustainable alliances among feminist and social justice movements. Understanding and practicing feminist allyship means striving for equal voice, representation, and power for all members involved. In 2021, CREA embarked on an…
The Disability, Legal Capacity and Rights brief takes a look at how laws and policies deny the agency and decisional autonomy of persons with disabilities based on presumptions around disabilities, and specifically the perceived inability of persons with disabilities to…
Recently, new marriage incentive schemes for women with disabilities have been introduced in India. While marriage continues to be critiqued for its patriarchal structure and exclusionary character for many structurally excluded communities, it still serves as the socially accepted means…
As related by the Mentors and Mentees of the SAYWLM initiative Edited by Lavanya Mehra Feminist leadership is essential for transformation at the individual level, as well as organizations and movements, and has been one of CREA’s core strategies since…
