Women manage auto stand in Kochi
Kochi,
Sep
27,
2007:
In
the
latest
instance
of
empowerment,
women
in
Kochi
city
are
managing
and
running
an
exclusive
all-women
auto
stand.
In
a
small
village
called
Thrikkakkra,
nearly
a
dozen
women
have
taken
on
the
task
of
running
auto
rickshaws
and
providing
transportation
to
locals.
The council is working in conjunction with a self-help group for women called the Kudubashree. Their aim is to create more opportunities and uplift the status of women in the society, particularly in their own village.
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Story first published: Thursday, September 27, 2007, 15:38 [IST]