ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the rationale behind examining two indicators – education and marriage – as the lenses to examine intergenerational impact, and literature on the topic, the ways in which the study measured these two dimensions, both quantitatively and qualitatively. It explores the process by which MS engaged with the next generation of women with respect to education. The chapter also examines the engagement that MS had with educational institutions, both in terms of creating alternate non-traditional institutions as well as trying to influence existing institutions to cater to the aspirations of the next generation. It explains the institution of marriage as an important indicator of intergenerational impact. Women’s empowerment programmes and development policies implicitly assume that empowering women will translate into improving their children’s outcome in terms of education, health, marriage, labour market and well-being. The chapter describes the difficulties encountered by MS and sangha women during this journey.
