Commemorating Womens Day, the Sarvodaya Youth Organisation conducted various competitions for rural women and awarded prizes at Machhapur village in Geesukonda mandal here on Wednesday.
Joint director of women and child welfare, Y. Sailaja exhorted women to assert their rights and ensure their girl children are educated. “Don’t send your girl children to agriculture labour but send them to schools,” she said.
SYO secretary P. Damodar said with the help of NGOs of Germany they came up with several interventions to empower them economically.
ASM women college Prof. K. Rama Lakshmi urged women to be confident.