"Earlier, men worked as 'raj mistris', and it was challenging to convince them to construct toilets since they said it was a small job that would not pay them much.
#Inspiration #WomanMason #BreakingStereotypes #ODF #Award #WomenEmpowerment
#Inspiration #WomanMason #BreakingStereotypes #ODF #Award #WomenEmpowerment
So, when the district officials contacted our Gram Panchayat and asked for volunteers, I stepped in.", says Sunita Devi, who embarked on a #ranimistri (woman mason) career to build toilets urging other women to join in.
Sunita is a postgraduate in political science and lives in Udaypura village in the Latehar district of #Jharkhand with her husband and two children.
She encouraged other women to identify their inherent skills and contribute to making their villages #opendefecationfree (ODF), having trained over 1600 women as masons.
Adhering to her village women’s health and sanitation, Sunita led a campaign to bring everyone under the purview of #SwachhGaon and was awarded the #NariShaktiPuraskar in 2018.
"People have now started to respect and appreciate my work.
"People have now started to respect and appreciate my work.
There has also been a change in the mindset of families, as some are now allowing female members to work as masons. Today, every house in my village has a toilet, but more mindsets still need to change,” notes Sunita.
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