P.T. Jamal: Making Positive Changes
P.T. Jamal is a 49-year-old Chief trustee of the Grand Mosque of Islamafath village in Kalmunai. Apart from his day to day activities, he has chosen to be an active part of ‘We Can’. “ I try and speak out against early marriages, girls dropping out of schools, restricting the mobility of girls and laws that discriminate against women. I see women who work with NGOs being pressurized by the community members to give up their work. I am trying to lobby with the local authorities to help stop this harassment. I also talk to the villagers and make them understand that these women are working to benefit the men, women and children of the village and should be allow to work without interference. I feel I am making positive changes in my community.”

