Keywords
Women Empowerment
National Development
Toto Tribal
Prisma-Based Study
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Abstract
Education is a transformational aspect in empowerment of the marginalized communities, especially tribal women who experience various socio-economic disadvantages. The Toto tribe is also one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India with low literacy and access to formal education. It is a systematic review, which follows the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items of a Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis) framework, to investigate the existing literature on the role of education in empowering Toto tribal women. The paper carries out the synthesis of the peer-reviewed articles, reports, and theses to examine the impact of education on social-economic status, decision-making power, health awareness, and gender equality among Toto women. The review indicates that education is very effective in increasing the level of awareness, self-reliance, and involvement in community development, but there are still structural problems, including poverty, cultural norms, and infrastructural constraints. The research concludes that sustainable empowerment requires specific educational interventions.
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