Dear All,

Thank you for making this event such a success. It is amazing how you all remotely walked and shared your moments via phone calls with me, walking at Virginia Water. 

Thank you for your king and generous donations. In total we have raised £5298  👏 👏 👏

Hope to see you in 2021 at Virginia Water for the walk and a picnic.          

Pallavi  🙏

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Join me for this year's Walk for Women 2020 on the 5th of July to support disadvantaged women and girls in rural India.

In response to the effect of Covid-19, this year walking together as before will not be possible. However, this does not mean that we cannot come together remotely to enjoy a warm summer day walking and continue supporting women who are in need and their families.

You will receive a music playlist from Indian female singers as well as a small selection of podcasts/interviews on Women’s rights in India and of easy-to-pack Indian recipes from the upcoming Madras Café Cookbook 2 for your end of walk picnic.

I have contributed £1001 towards this appeal because it is much needed in these difficult times. I hope with your support we are able to raise much more than this. 

The Cause:

Since 2005, every year walkers have been coming together to
spend a day walking in the stunning location of Virginia Water to raise funds for helping disadvantaged women in rural India. Last year walkers raised over £1,500. Thank you all.

Action Village India (AVI) works with local Indian partner organisations with the belief that every man, child and woman in rural India has the right to take control of their lives and prosper in fair, equal and inclusive communities.

Some of the ongoing projects on women and girls’ rights delivered by AVI’s partners include:

• Supporting women living with a disability to ensure they know their rights, can access benefits, combat stigma and through Self-Help Groups, are able to save money and access loans.
• Supporting girls who would otherwise have dropped out of school due to domestic duties and marriage, to continue their secondary education. 
• Supporting women to fight for their rights and achieve control over their means of livelihood, in particular their land rights. With over 75% of Indian women working as farmers, and only 13% of them owning their own land, this struggle for land reform is of immense importance to women.