Jan Sunwai
Hearing the marginalized: How Indian Jan Sunwais help the voiceless speak, learn and act
To uncover and heal grievances on public issues, Jan Sunwai use a public hearing format and skilled facilitators to guide debate and emotions.
Originally designed to fight corruption in rural India, a jan sunwai is a type of public hearing, part community meeting, part court hearing that brings together administrators and beneficiaries of a public scheme.
The dialogue is organized by facilitators from civil society organizations. It is moderated by a small group of experts sympathetic to the cause. The public session marks the culmination of a long preparatory process whereby facilitators collect and document cases of violation of people’s rights, identify emblematic cases and train families to speak in public.
To uncover and heal grievances on public issues, Jan Sunwai use a public hearing format and skilled facilitators to guide debate and emotions.
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