Fig.65 Drawing, if we would continue the project
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LONG TERM Ensuring that the proposals are sustained and managed over time is crucial to meaningful change. The true measure of success for which to measure the proposal is whether it can be generated and taken over by the girls in the area following our departure from the city. For this to happen, a connection between the Bhopal i-Clean Time and more women in the area is crucial. This could be done by one or several girls living in the hostel who could be in charge of encouraging more women to attend the i-Clean events. Including other women’s organizations or other groups that focus on women’s issues could add even more value to the events. For example the Shakti Squad could improve their outreach, visibility, and rapport in parts of Bhopal. Their presence in the area and collaboration with other women’s group could signal to women that they should not shy away from appropriating their space.
WAY FORWARD Consequently, if we could continue, we would like to go to every girls hostel and coaching center, and talk with women about this gender equality as it relates to space. After that, we could create a group with people who feel concerned and want to invest some time. Working with them could lead to a new proposal, and why not start to draw the interactive map together? The target is to build the women community in this area, first to have a group to represent females, but also to make other people mindful of the issue and allow them to join this community. In this way creating a group could give more weight to the proposed activities and the advocacy.
Fig.66 Picture of message on wall
Fig.67, Fig.68, Fig.69 Pictures of workshop with Bhopal i-Clean Team
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PROPOSALS
reclaiming gendered spaces with an organization that deeply cares about the future of the city, the women can gain a sense of pride and begin caring about the city’s environment, both ecological and social. As an extension to this, the women can participate in shaping the city in ways they are not often afforded the opportunity to do.