A Voice For the Voiceless

The Advocacy Project helps marginalized communities to tell their story, claim their rights and produce social change. We recruit graduate students to volunteer as Peace Fellows with partners.

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"Speaking with locals and living in a country is the best way to learn about the real lives of citizens, not just the stories in the mainstream media. I will be more critical of what I read as a result of this experience. I also feel even more grateful for my education, and I feel a stronger responsibility to assist others who do not have resources or access to opportunities in their communities."

Maria Skouras (New York University) volunteered in 2011 as a Peace Fellow for eHomemakers in Malaysia.

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Agar Devi Shah

Agar Devi Shah was doing work in the field when she first felt her uterus fall. She does not remember exactly what she was doing when she first felt it, but it was possibly lifting sacks of rice or weeding the rice patties.

 “I felt like something had come out from inside,” she said.
Agar now suffers from discharge, pulsing pain, and backaches. This has caused difficulties standing, sitting, and lifting.

Her husband has not been as understanding and supportive as some of the others. He is blaming her for her condition and for doing nothing besides sleeping and eating. He says she doesn’t do work or  do anything. Intercourse is painful for Agar, but her husband does not care.  Agar’s husband has responded negatively to a situation caused by the arduous daily work that women in Nepal must do to survive.

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