Empowering Santhal Tribal Women for Land Rights
From October 2022 to June 2023, Darpan implemented the Meri Mitti Challenge in Hazaribag with support from The Nudge Foundation, focusing on 500 Santhal tribal women. The programme aimed to facilitate the issuance of forest land leases in the names of tribal Santhal women, strengthening their land rights, livelihood security and economic self-reliance. Through the intervention, 370 women submitted demands/applications for land pattas, helping them take steps towards securing their rights over forest land.