This confidence also stems from being involved in a successful project. Initially we could not talk with people but now we do not have much inhibitions. Therefore we are not ashamed of working here. For Azadpura to progress further, men need to become more involved in processes of change. Men also need to have improved access to employment, adult education, and other resources.
Some women see their children as the future of progress in the village.
They see change coming through the next generation. Otherwise they have to do the same thing as we were doing. From the time he starts studying I shall leave everything and teach him.