sustain themselves. How to make women understand the real scenario/facts about the pandemic and influences on new rituals? In this context the study looks into these angles (1) Contradicting roles of women in the ritual landscape (2) Psychological conditioning of women (3) Transformation of the ritual landscape (4) Reasons for the transformation (5) Vat Savitri @ MP (6) Corona Maayi - Goddess. 4. The Culture of Spiritual Connectedness to Nature: Towards Sustainable Water Management in South India Rondine Twist, Esq., Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Highlights The study focuses on sustainable management of water. Water is connected to nature and us. In this context does spiritual understanding impact this connectedness. A spiritual connectedness to nature implies reverence towards nature. In South Indian water-based communities, the livelihoods, and economic, social & cultural activities revolve around the water bodies. There is a traditional culture of reverence towards the water bodies. The study looks into communities at a village level that live near water bodies, and how their culture and spirituality are connected to water. The research proposes plans to use culture and spirituality in the training and intervention processes at a community level. The anecdote from Amma’s life, and related research, suggest that spiritual connection to water can leverage sustainable water management. However, in recent times, spiritual practices have been lost, and the connectedness with nature/water has also been lost. Where spiritual connection has been lost, reconnecting the people with nature can play a vital role in addressing the sustainability challenges. This theory will be tested through further field research. There has been a strain on water resources. The study plans to use culture and spirituality in the training and intervention.
Highlights This study seeks to explore the different post-pandemic roles of female refugees and how these roles have influenced and shaped household livelihood and migration aspirations. There has been a reported increase in women participation in labour among the refugees. There is a growing incidence of transactionality (stay in one region and do business in another). This study further advances the growing literature on the post-pandemic effect on women and the resilience strategies they have adopted to cope with the growing household need. Based on these, recommendations for further study are suggested. The author suggests that further study should be carried out to investigate the health and nutrition status of children at the Adagon refugee settlement. Further study should also be carried out to further investigate the flow and intensity of internal migration among the refugees in Nigeria. 6. Perceptions And Attitudes Towards Women Employment And Leadership As Onboard Maritime Officers In India Matov Baker, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Highlights Spatial and temporal complexities in enforcing gender inclusion are ‘wicked paradoxes’ in scaling up women seafarers. A pragmatic gendered framework that seeks to incorporate and enforce practice through laying out robust practices of commitment and intrinsic sociological transformation is urgently needed in India. This could be done relating to the AWESOME framework and systems thinking approach. Inclusion of women in various sectors of maritime. Research about how to improve women’s decision-making capacity and engagement through the Awesome framework is looked into.
Pa r a l l e l S es s i o n 2 (B r e a ko u t Ro o m 1) 5. Internal Migration and Feminization of Labour among Refugees: The Post-Pandemic role of Female refugees in Adagon Refugee Settlement Bernard Attah Otu, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri
Moderated by Dr. Joost Monks, Lecturer, University of Geneva 1. Art and Stories of Expressing Being and Feeling Safe in Disaster Support in Japan: Popoki’s Friendship Story and Popoki’s Mask gallery. 18
