There are 2.3 million separated and abandoned women in India, the number is huge, and approximately two times the number of divorced women as per the last census. There are close to two million Hindu women who are abandoned and separated. They are struggling to survive.

2)DISASTER SURVIVORS:

A disaster gives rise to mass casualties - a large number of wounded and dead - within a short span of time. It disrupt the normal social life. The vulnerability of women and children to natural disaster can be further aggravated by other elements of discrimination such as race, poverty and disability