Abstract National statistics point to the severe problem of hunger and undernutrition within indigenous communities in India. Several state interventions exist, in terms of both supplementary feeding and nutritional literacy, yet not much progress is visible. This paper explores the experiences of a participatory, educational, action research programme on nutrition for indigenous women and men in Eastern India. Spanning a period of three years, it examines the adult learning approaches involved in the process and their implications for gender relations as well as improved nutritional outcomes. It became clear, that to bring change, the facilitators needed to listen to women’s voices and question their own assumptions about ethnicity/caste, class and gender, as well as nutrition. Based mainly on their field reports, this paper seeks to highlight the emergent insights in terms of indigenous women’s priorities, their focus on the ‘collective’, and emphasis on recognition and reciprocity, vis-a-vis institutions of both state and society, articulated during the process of dialogue, reflection, action and learning.

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成人学习促进营养安全：通过印度东部的参与式行动研究挑战主导价值观

摘要国家统计数据指出了印度土著社区内部严重的饥饿和营养不良问题。在补充喂养和营养素养方面，存在几种国家干预措施，但进展不明显。本文探讨了印度东部土著妇女和男子营养方面的参与性，教育性，行动研究计划的经验。它跨越了三年的时间，研究了该过程中涉及的成人学习方法及其对性别关系的影响以及改善的营养结果。显然，要带来变化，主持人需要听取妇女的声音并质疑自己对种族/种姓，阶级和性别以及营养的假设。主要根据他们的现场报告，