rural women

Xavier University organized workshops to enhance the economic conditions of rural women.

"One has to know how to overcome one’s adversity to improve one’s life," says Mrs. Deuri

The International Day of Rural Women is celebrated on October 15.
Women play an active role in rural economies, involving themselves in crop production, livestock care, and many other activities to diversify their livelihoods.

Pastoral leaders worry that students in rural Myanmar may get married even before their official age because schools and learning centers are closed due to the pandemic. The leaders say some students already contracted marriage who were below the mandated age.

It is necessary to protect women during the coronavirus pandemic. These measures applied to the current pandemic can be integrated into crisis response policies.