Empowering women to claim their forest rights in India
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In the heart of Chhattisgarh, India, a transformative movement has been brewing among the forest-dwelling women of Baloda Bazar district. By the end of 2021, a significant change took root as the women of the region became actively engaged and stood up to claim their forest rights.