Together, they speak about their experiences as women, and the subjugation they face in their lives. The women develop strategic plans of action, translating seemingly impossible goals into finite, doable steps based on their own powers as leaders. In addition to the processes in the two-day workshop, there was great training in the interactions among the women. The experience of these women representatives revealed the power of the human spirit. Their courage, determination and joy stripped away the pessimism of everyone in the group.
Women lack role models for their leadership.
I was eager to meet women from other villages. By being together, and seeing other village women who express natural leadership, they experience a new space of possibility. The women in Bangalore were loving yet unyielding in pressing every woman to step into her leadership role. By the end of the workshop, the energy of being together as a team had transformed even the most shy women. The experience was just as powerful for the The Hunger Project participants.