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Making rights real: Access, resilience and community systems
Issue #5
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Marking one year of our quarterly newsletter, this edition reflects a more focused commitment to long-term, community-led change rooted in Sahariya experiences.
Through stories about disability entitlements, water, electricity, farming and dispute resolution, we consider what it takes to make rights real while strengthening local agency, dignity and systems of collective life.
Stories in this newsletter
One intervention that paved the way to lasting normalcy
Nikhil’s family learns to access disability documents, pensions, scholarships and travel support with guidance from Zenith’s field team.
A struggle for water and dignity
Pardhi and Mogiya families in Gwalior organise for water access after years of exclusion, forcing public systems to recognise their rights.
Shankarpura's fight for electricity
Sahariya families in Shankarpura organise for electricity, turning years of administrative delay into safer and more dignified daily life.
Winter: A Sahariya farmer's longest season
Harendra Khandel’s winter farming season reveals the debt, crop loss, delayed support and relentless labour behind survival on the land.
Dispute resolution by the Sahariyas: A fading framework
As Sahariya panchayats weaken and formal justice remains mistrusted, communities face a widening gap in resolving everyday disputes.
One intervention that paved the way to lasting normalcy
Nikhil’s family learns to access disability documents, pensions, scholarships and travel support with guidance from Zenith’s field team.
A struggle for water and dignity
Pardhi and Mogiya families in Gwalior organise for water access after years of exclusion, forcing public systems to recognise their rights.
Shankarpura's fight for electricity
Sahariya families in Shankarpura organise for electricity, turning years of administrative delay into safer and more dignified daily life.
Winter: A Sahariya farmer's longest season
Harendra Khandel’s winter farming season reveals the debt, crop loss, delayed support and relentless labour behind survival on the land.
One intervention that paved the way to lasting normalcy
Nikhil’s family learns to access disability documents, pensions, scholarships and travel support with guidance from Zenith’s field team.
A struggle for water and dignity
Pardhi and Mogiya families in Gwalior organise for water access after years of exclusion, forcing public systems to recognise their rights.
Shankarpura's fight for electricity
Sahariya families in Shankarpura organise for electricity, turning years of administrative delay into safer and more dignified daily life.
Winter: A Sahariya farmer's longest season
Harendra Khandel’s winter farming season reveals the debt, crop loss, delayed support and relentless labour behind survival on the land.
Other newsletter issues
Building a life with dignity: Land, livelihoods and community leadership
Our fourth newsletter explores how land, livelihoods, entitlements and local leadership shape dignity in Sahariya communities.
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Issue #4
The right to live freely: Resisting caste, displacement and bonded labour
Our third newsletter explores resistance to caste injustice, displacement and bonded labour through stories of dignity and freedom.
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Issue #3
Change from within: Women, youth and communities shaping justice
Our second newsletter explores how women, young people and Sahariya communities build agency, define justice and lead change from within.
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Issue #2
Justice from the ground up: A decade of community action
Our inaugural newsletter reflects on a decade of grassroots justice, community action, locally rooted legal support and collective change.
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Issue #1
Building a life with dignity: Land, livelihoods and community leadership
Our fourth newsletter explores how land, livelihoods, entitlements and local leadership shape dignity in Sahariya communities.
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Issue #4
The right to live freely: Resisting caste, displacement and bonded labour
Our third newsletter explores resistance to caste injustice, displacement and bonded labour through stories of dignity and freedom.
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Issue #3
Change from within: Women, youth and communities shaping justice
Our second newsletter explores how women, young people and Sahariya communities build agency, define justice and lead change from within.
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Issue #2
Justice from the ground up: A decade of community action
Our inaugural newsletter reflects on a decade of grassroots justice, community action, locally rooted legal support and collective change.
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Issue #1