"Men's outlook towards women has changed because of awareness and legal aid work."
–  Somi, a 35-year-old woman from Ferozabad village in Sarsawa block

"There is definite decline in violence against women. Now many men think twice before raising their hand on a hapless woman. Continue work to prevent violence against women."
– Phoolkali, a 45-year old woman from Chalakpur village in Sarsawa block

"Disha's work is even helping us – the law enforcers. We have difficulty in handling cases pertaining to family violence."
– Jaimal Negi, the station in-charge of Chilkana police station

"Frequent trainings have sharpened our skills as a result of which we have become strong and skilled."
– Semari, a 60-year-old woman from Fatehullapur village in Sadholi Qadim block

"My blessings! May your work improve with every passing day. Morcha should be strengthened in the villages.
An 80-year-old man Ghasi from Gathera village in Sarsawa block

"We should also form our morcha at the village level so it may come handy in the moments of happiness and sorrow."
– Mahendri, a 35-year-old woman in Badgaon village in Sarsawa block

"My situation has improved ever since I became associated with the organisation. Disha and its workers have given me full cooperation."
– Premlata, a 40-year-old woman from Fatehullapur village in Sadholi Qadim village

"We want to engage ourselves in some employment activities. We have made efforts too but did not succeed because some women did not agree (to take up employment activities). But even those women have now agreed."
– Premvati, a 42-year-old woman from Sikri Kala village of Sarsawa block

"The point is how these groups will be run in future because work and accounting will increase. Hence please give more accounting information."
– A concerned 27-year-old man, Ompal, from Todarpur village in Sarsawa block

"Morcha should be re-organised."
– Sheela, a 40-year-old woman from Gyazuddinpur village

"Education programme should go on otherwise our sisters will not be able to study further."
– Fatma, an 18-year-old girl, from Pather village in Sarsawa block, who studied in one of the educational centres run by the organisation

"Women's education programme is needed more in Ghad area. We shall make all out efforts towards this."
– Savita, a 36-year-old woman from Jattowala village in Sadholi Qadim block

"Why do not organise puppet-shows in the village?"
– Ramesh Kaur, a 30-year-old woman in Chalakpur village

"We expect from the organisation and its workers to work in all the villages (in the same fashion they are working in our village). We also expect that they remain associated with us, otherwise our groups will disintegrate. We are illiterate. We expect that Disha will conduct an education programme for us."
– Kamla Sultan, a 60-year-old woman from Fakarpur village in Sadholi Qadim block of Saharanpur district

"Disha should arrange training for employment."
– Kusum, a 20-year-old woman from Ibrahimpura village in Sarsawa block

"More information, job-oriented training, employment."
– Surji, a 60-year-old woman from Sucheladeva village in Sarsawa block

"Promote people's organisations in the villages. Only then Panchayats and government officials can be made to work in a right manner."
– Kashmira, a 45-year-old man in Sultanpur township in Sarsawa block

"Make efforts to further strengthen morchas so it can play political role too."
– Pawan Singh, a 52-year-old man from Todarpur village in Sarsawa block

"We look forward to training in Panchayati Raj every month."
– Mohammad Haroon, a 32-year-old Gram Pradhan from Khushalpur Gram Panchayat in Sarsawa block

"Up-to-date information regarding 73rd Amendment to the Constitution and Panchayati Raj are imperative. At the same time trainings should go on."
– Arun Kumar, a 37-year-old man from Kheda Mewat village in Sarsawa block

"More information regarding Panchayati Raj is called for."
– Mangeram, a 28-year-old man from Sucheladeva village in Sarsawa block

"Launch schools at the village level so the children may get proper education."
– a 40-year-old woman Kunta in Katlakala village in Sarsawa block

"All the programmes should impart training to the women."
– Mewa, a 30-year-old woman from Pairagpur village in Sarsawa block

"More books should be made available for information regarding Panchayats. Disha should cooperate in planning at the village level."
– Dhir Singh, a 38-year-old Gram Pradhan in Bhojpur village

"We expect Disha programmes will lead to an improvement in our level of living."
– Rishipal, a 35-year-old man from Kheda Mewat village in Sarsawa block

"Extension of the programmes at the village level is the need of hour. More contact with the villagers is also needed. The villagers should be given information regarding other sectors."
– Bijendra Singh, a 48-year-old man from Udalka village in Dunda block of Uttarkashi district

"I expect that like other villages Disha will demonstrate earthquake resistant technology for construction in Dadmali village too. I also expect it to organise training programmes for poor weaker sections so as to enable them self-employment. Interventions in health and children’s education are also called for. When all this is done, it will lead to all round development of the village."
– Dinesh Chandra, a 45-year-old man from Dadmali village in Dunda block of Uttarkashi district

"We are interested in taking up employment. We expect that the organisation will take up some income generation activities for our benefit."
– Nirmala, a 35-year-old woman from Chalakpur village in Sarsawa block

"All those who have befitted from the organisation's programmes will have to discard the habit of dependence and use the learning for their wider benefit."
– Rukhsana Begum, a 40-year-old woman residing in Ferozabad village in Sarsawa block

"Some of the programmes like education programmes should never be stopped. Since education programme has been stopped in my village, girls educated by me have been left out. I would have preferred to continue teaching the girls without any remuneration had I got support in running the school."
– Shahjad, an instructor with an education centre

"Proper utilisation of loans and suitable checks for the proper use of loan money were necessary."
– Mr BK Arora, manager, UCo Bank

"Economic improvement was not up to expectation because SHG members were largely uneducated and untrained. To improve the situation education and proper training for self-help group members were necessary."
– Mr TC Bajaj, manager, State Bank of India, Mirzapur.

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