Interfaith Coalition For Peace - Let us seek mutual help and friendship and stand firm in constancy and patient perseverance, ICP India, Zafar Mahmood, Dr Zafar Mahmood, Dr. Zafar, Dr Zafar, Dr. Zafar Mahmood, Zafar Mehmood, Zafar Mehmud, Dr. Zafar Mehmoo

Women Interfaith Journey November 2007, India Creating Spaces, Connecting People, Changing Lives

“We have got wings which inspires to fly high, higher, highest”

“ My eyes are closed and it seems that I am watching a beautiful dream wishing that it continues for long”

“ Nothing can be greater than the feeling that there are no eyes constantly staring at you and keeping a check. God! I am breathing in fresh air”

Objectives

Participants
	Name: Gulshan Age: 48 Hometown: Saharanpur Faith: Muslim A single, confident community worker in Parcham. A victim of domestic violence herself Family support helped to overcome the trauma

	Name: Anita Singh Age: 24 Hometown: Fatehpur Faith: Hindu She looks after the administration of office and child labor school Travelling out for the first time its her first introduction to the world of women around

	Name: Magdalini Murmu Age: 26 Hometown: Madhupur Faith Faith: Christian A community worker in Jharkhand she works on the issue of Tribal women’s rights specially health and literacy Has faced resistance from family in her decision to work

	Name: Afroz Jehan Age: 38 Hometown: Dhakrani Faith: Muslim A victim of domestic violence still recovering from illness. Support from maternal home helped her to start afresh Works with community women on issues like domestic violence and women’s resource rights

	Name: Anita Singh Age: 24 Hometown: Fatehpur Faith: Hindu She looks after the administration of office and child labor school Travelling out for the first time its her first introduction to the world of women around

	Name: Magdalini Murmu Age: 26 Hometown: Madhupur Faith: Christian A community worker in Jharkhand she works on the issue of Tribal women’s rights specially health and literacy Has faced resistance from family in her decision to work

Destination	Partner Organization	Conflict in Questions	Dividers
Dehradun (Uttarakhand)	Disha Samajik Sanstha	Women and Violence	Illiteracy,] Alcoholism Lack of ownership of resource, Who does uttaranchal belong to- settlers and hilly people
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)	Bahin	Political Participation Cultural divide (dev)	Fast pace of development Political power struggles
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)	Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group	Women as farmers Trafficking	Resources –in names of men Geographical location-border
Muzaffarpur (Bihar)	Adithi Women	Women & livelihood Natural Disaster	Migration Feudal vs Democratic ways of governance Who is greater sufferer and who is the beneficiary)