A House for Surekha Ben (Part 2): Accommodations for Work as Priority

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Educational materials in development. Contact us if you are interested in being a partner (equityproject@ISUH.org).

Teena B. Dhabale is a community architect in Ahmedabad, who works with Mahila Housing Trust (MHT) to assist women from the community to design and build homes that can function as muti-functional spaces that to support both work and domestic life.

Deep Dive 3 - Community Architect: Teena B. Dhabale,

Section 3 - Deep Dive

Deep Dive - Building Better Spaces for Home-Based Workers,

Making Money and Paying for Things

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Bhanuben Solanki lives with her husband and daughter in Bhagwatinagar, an informal settlement in Ahmedabad, India. She had a very challenging childhood, and was forced to marry at 13, but excelled in school. She earns a living as an ASHA (health) worker, teaching English, and doing sewing work. She is also an influential Vikasini (Community Leader) who has worked for numerous years supporting women in the community with government paperwork, and petitioning for services and neighborhood improvements from local government (with support from Mahila Housing Trust). She led a an awareness campaign to educate people about importance of voting, what to look for in the candidate when voting to empower community members to participate in the elections.

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Everything is Happening By God’s Wish Only

Everything is Happening By God’s Wish Only: Daily Life

Summary

Bhanuben describes her daily life (housework, multiple jobs, community leader) and her drive to persevere despite challenges of life in an informal settlement.