tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15235887012254762252024-03-05T15:36:41.367-08:00CouleurPurvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.comBlogger242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-72088943655796263682024-02-19T11:37:00.000-08:002024-02-19T11:37:31.886-08:00One district, four schools and 250 adolescents: Building the new definition of Human Rights<p> <b style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘I don’t think every human being is
equal because there is lot of discrimination between boys and girls. People
discriminate on the basis of caste; they look down upon those who are
supposedly lower in caste. Some people get opportunity just because they have
money while poor people don’t have access to them.’</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">We have been working with adolescents since the
inception of Sahas on the issues of gender, sexuality and challenging gender
based violence, over time we worked with different sections of society to build
gender equitable ecosystem and that led us to our roots – our village
Khushipura located more than 50 kms from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhr23h2npX7GcH8D1x-CQ3Vrjqb0q-7N9BG1ZMbaKxNON7-NUIyLgsT60-FB9dXwwMs0XG6emlRniRhhSsx-Z_HT8Waq4dlwP3rnojyvWRzC3QvHfj4XMohM2ApqlLWuLRfCf42UEQBrGpwE7VD2evC6LuhSii50VbeDKgOA7O5b0VrJ9zQNTze-V/s943/IMG-20240213-WA003522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="943" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhr23h2npX7GcH8D1x-CQ3Vrjqb0q-7N9BG1ZMbaKxNON7-NUIyLgsT60-FB9dXwwMs0XG6emlRniRhhSsx-Z_HT8Waq4dlwP3rnojyvWRzC3QvHfj4XMohM2ApqlLWuLRfCf42UEQBrGpwE7VD2evC6LuhSii50VbeDKgOA7O5b0VrJ9zQNTze-V/w400-h254/IMG-20240213-WA003522.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Deeply disturbed by violation of Human rights at international
level, growing apathy and lack of global leadership in combating crisis and
growing discriminatory narrative at national level, we at Sahas decided to take
responsibility and do our part. In these times, it becomes even more crucial to
understand what are Human rights, what our constitution says and how do we
navigate Fundamental rights in day to day lives? We need to move from the
definition and content given to us and redefine it for ourselves – Are we the
mere spectators or are we the once who would take action against discrimination,
violence and this growing indifference. With this objective in mind, we decided
to conduct workshop with Sahasi girls, and three schools in the nearby villages
in Aligarh district. The idea of engaging on Human rights, constitution and
fundamental rights was welcomed by everyone and considered as need of the hour.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Before understanding the meaning of Human rights and
how important it is – we thought to engage on what it means to be a <b>Human
being, what all qualities they possess and what do they need to live a life of
dignity and feel alive.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘Human is someone who can distinguish between right
and wrong, who inspires and gets inspired, who mentors the younger people,
hardworking, who doesn’t discriminate between people, the one who respect
others, find joy in small things, intelligent, who knows how to live life fully
with fun and entertainment.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">On asking what all do we need to live life fully and
have these qualities, it took some time for participants to respond. In most of
the cases, there was silence – why? Because no one has ever asked them what do
they need? In Indian households especially in the villages where life isn’t easy
as urban spaces, the children pick up from their surroundings – they live a
life where they follow what is told to them verbally or non verbally. They work
hard in fields, help in household chores, refrain from asking for something
expensive and many a times drop out due to poor economic situation. The
conditions are invariably tough for girls. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN7fQTxtVP4fhBWmm5LiXam2DpI6EjqGqKZ5fZm6tGIQOohKeo-s6_IpOuc0MMfGO6lpT1kJSBqWom9ZKHT5WuYcD6_4I9CdosqMBYAw4a5gnQ11yM-6b4EfMpmCw5IqflSkWaYb6CaJUPCD3oPBQ5b0oBShwoK4J73ftDdpLNnAZq0341CgjzMvM/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN7fQTxtVP4fhBWmm5LiXam2DpI6EjqGqKZ5fZm6tGIQOohKeo-s6_IpOuc0MMfGO6lpT1kJSBqWom9ZKHT5WuYcD6_4I9CdosqMBYAw4a5gnQ11yM-6b4EfMpmCw5IqflSkWaYb6CaJUPCD3oPBQ5b0oBShwoK4J73ftDdpLNnAZq0341CgjzMvM/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0006.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmd3nFmPI0IkafL7kQ52UUTNA2f-mJ3oG804F5AlCIDWmI36jRU4Eo634k3Xhw54fYK4dFY644QzVFNWQTJHJUSaSVS6l7elKTaQnebFQMmJ5fYKRAA79RhgrYD5C6juJaf72Qi4zAjeDxbzxWneMiSMSqhrUg8MI2wW54XeTYDSkxmDUe4Oec6HW/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmd3nFmPI0IkafL7kQ52UUTNA2f-mJ3oG804F5AlCIDWmI36jRU4Eo634k3Xhw54fYK4dFY644QzVFNWQTJHJUSaSVS6l7elKTaQnebFQMmJ5fYKRAA79RhgrYD5C6juJaf72Qi4zAjeDxbzxWneMiSMSqhrUg8MI2wW54XeTYDSkxmDUe4Oec6HW/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0007.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Few words that came out frequently <b>were being patriot
(<i>deshbhakt</i>), cultured or having good manners (<i>acche sanskar</i>),
good and bad people (<i>acche aur bure log</i>)</b>. There are many reasons why
these words are said again and again but do the students really understand the
meaning behind it? For past few years patriotism has been synonymous with
following a specific line of thought propagated by current political
environment that demands not asking questions, blind following without
reasoning and not having a critical lens to what is happening. That’s not
patriotism and we don’t want the younger generation to have this mindset. The
same applies to be being cultured – it is imperative for adolescents, young
people to be able to understand, question and have a mindset that sees things
for what they are instead of labeling good and bad based on what they are being
instructed. The consequence of this discussion was seen immediately in all the
group where they stopped using this good and bad language rather explained what
according to them is right or wrong and simultaneously built conversation on
that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nKAGZBEvaxDOOZC4xGS1VdnxF5aYDl8ko0xbj6N6ReAGCbMDb5gHFP7f0fh3ty56c2xsZHe_XKOMbraLXY-FYMMB631J623Hhj4D5436IyOTV_kaqIsETcdIieTkyeC875qH4D3FYg2JrCi62GI9TN3oAeGIA2egXNBgjlde67NoeknR_mwGPN6h/s1600/IMG-20240204-WA0031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nKAGZBEvaxDOOZC4xGS1VdnxF5aYDl8ko0xbj6N6ReAGCbMDb5gHFP7f0fh3ty56c2xsZHe_XKOMbraLXY-FYMMB631J623Hhj4D5436IyOTV_kaqIsETcdIieTkyeC875qH4D3FYg2JrCi62GI9TN3oAeGIA2egXNBgjlde67NoeknR_mwGPN6h/s320/IMG-20240204-WA0031.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEr6C-5wqYwU_amgBDeNL0h3QFVFGV9_2g2lOZE7WEnDa_kbGNfqWjYdFXN0s9Mt2uSUmIVOHkMHKZYKKZwtmHDJwXy8s9ZwbteDmgZMfpH3y3MROICtZPutHwR7xwW3rsjpMQbOmAOxFkRtFdOOQ5ZqxaSNWH6HYpNAEd2pV1ZAhkGwS8-oGex5c/s3472/IMG_20240204_111604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEr6C-5wqYwU_amgBDeNL0h3QFVFGV9_2g2lOZE7WEnDa_kbGNfqWjYdFXN0s9Mt2uSUmIVOHkMHKZYKKZwtmHDJwXy8s9ZwbteDmgZMfpH3y3MROICtZPutHwR7xwW3rsjpMQbOmAOxFkRtFdOOQ5ZqxaSNWH6HYpNAEd2pV1ZAhkGwS8-oGex5c/s320/IMG_20240204_111604.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Moving forward to the needs for living a life of
dignity, the participants shared – ‘parental support, a guide/mentor, right to
education, sound financial situation, time to study, respect, right to live
with one’s choice, self confidence, experience, right to information <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and so on.’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDq9RF2k-6h0NQsZj9MY7IRoIPK6GT7rhYmXkyWVkIyTPU2O5j2P2ik5sQ-6oNVrJeu2wkWQUZDs-ut_hmGfH_i17I0raf62LJcMbMBWSqHX1ig9LI6CP0_aQFi1ndHFUCUasu2S7ta_rhrCPkdiEBVmScXkgyOzCCDyagh2jxkcqZL0C9tUg0HXb/s1280/IMG-20240213-WA0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDq9RF2k-6h0NQsZj9MY7IRoIPK6GT7rhYmXkyWVkIyTPU2O5j2P2ik5sQ-6oNVrJeu2wkWQUZDs-ut_hmGfH_i17I0raf62LJcMbMBWSqHX1ig9LI6CP0_aQFi1ndHFUCUasu2S7ta_rhrCPkdiEBVmScXkgyOzCCDyagh2jxkcqZL0C9tUg0HXb/s320/IMG-20240213-WA0015.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHcyi1edXEmQNbWCv1xAOC9gmUB1B3UHn2EB-T63hpRBaXN_xwEGi0iXJETE_FdHrsdnJi9hCSXx9nlfBSnyn7eN_NifNaXmQCvJ7yKehp2dAndIkUfHdEPAQgsEoLnVgfJCAabNXlQwX-8LxNny7w3dNw6H8LI63yjT0R8aySClDzAjQ3cMvjv-6/s3472/IMG_20240213_112618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHcyi1edXEmQNbWCv1xAOC9gmUB1B3UHn2EB-T63hpRBaXN_xwEGi0iXJETE_FdHrsdnJi9hCSXx9nlfBSnyn7eN_NifNaXmQCvJ7yKehp2dAndIkUfHdEPAQgsEoLnVgfJCAabNXlQwX-8LxNny7w3dNw6H8LI63yjT0R8aySClDzAjQ3cMvjv-6/s320/IMG_20240213_112618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzHzPpmHyY6_YDa0iXjqDS75MlNqh4XkUWnJps66xUiUkDzX2E1uma52DEtT7zClwgGCDbVpkQx67n5hh9fza31YmMos2X6qbBi8S3j1HFzWknFi40D4KLc4DqI_AzpfbCfTqxoufhXWXjCLN8tYodAO6AIaHgbQOA7EzfjHk39FM8aBaFxCXanpN/s3472/IMG_20240213_113402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzHzPpmHyY6_YDa0iXjqDS75MlNqh4XkUWnJps66xUiUkDzX2E1uma52DEtT7zClwgGCDbVpkQx67n5hh9fza31YmMos2X6qbBi8S3j1HFzWknFi40D4KLc4DqI_AzpfbCfTqxoufhXWXjCLN8tYodAO6AIaHgbQOA7EzfjHk39FM8aBaFxCXanpN/s320/IMG_20240213_113402.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">One of the conversations was about academic
excellence – getting good marks or achieving first rank in the class. Some of
the girls said that if you work hard or have good brains, may be pay more
attention in the class will lead to having good marks. On probing further as to
who generally gets good marks, the discussion shifted to need for time!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘We girls have to do household chores, help our
mother at home after we come back from school. Many a times we have to take a
day off as well so we don’t get enough time to study at home as much as boys
get. While we work at home, they either study or loiter around. If both of us
were to do chores, then get equal time for studies – the results will obviously
be different.’<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘At School,
we get equal opportunity to study but not at home. There are still people who
don’t believe that girls should be educated.’<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwTHDQj2X1vgvax4kx3vX0JSH7Yltv4RGpoHe5MLY3KE6tLXA1TyZrtyQ00Vw7fGnVEDo-5lL8hICozUeN2PEvdnkimdtSjj7xJYCtvfdliRLS11JZ3cgGO6-_t5ktXtFGEM-Tm_q_WOCnynVsUFUyobjON5jy3hbvRawzY5rKsgaJn8dR0YIjlIm/s3472/IMG_20240214_105146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDwTHDQj2X1vgvax4kx3vX0JSH7Yltv4RGpoHe5MLY3KE6tLXA1TyZrtyQ00Vw7fGnVEDo-5lL8hICozUeN2PEvdnkimdtSjj7xJYCtvfdliRLS11JZ3cgGO6-_t5ktXtFGEM-Tm_q_WOCnynVsUFUyobjON5jy3hbvRawzY5rKsgaJn8dR0YIjlIm/s320/IMG_20240214_105146.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8Bt5W526toDcwPyEgpjgnf51kz6g5XMVMVdeA674yOJNUGuiSGenzE7Xn3I-TKQr0M-s3j9k1WoGt0dQON5xEfejDz29FnRaMwgqaIaHdugGFGV70xz5s4s0UNmbnVVIUur3YNGY3qWtHgCbMA-3jjaLwBPxVkERuqJVdk87Bl1_OOqEwgA38TPz/s3472/IMG_20240214_105211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip8Bt5W526toDcwPyEgpjgnf51kz6g5XMVMVdeA674yOJNUGuiSGenzE7Xn3I-TKQr0M-s3j9k1WoGt0dQON5xEfejDz29FnRaMwgqaIaHdugGFGV70xz5s4s0UNmbnVVIUur3YNGY3qWtHgCbMA-3jjaLwBPxVkERuqJVdk87Bl1_OOqEwgA38TPz/s320/IMG_20240214_105211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The responses
clearly brought out the intersection of academic excellence, gender and human
rights which neither government, educational institutions take in account.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In the group activity, where the different groups
were given two different questions – many interesting, thoughtful and
compelling answers came up<b>. For the first question on what does it mean to
be fully human and whether there is any difference between being alive and
merely surviving? <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘A human must know how to navigate a life full of
struggle and challenge because whenever someone tries to walk ahead, people
around tried to pull them down. They should have rights’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘A human gets happiness from their family. If you
don’t have parents, life is full of sadness, because there is no one to support
them. We are happy when we are children but when we grow up we have to face
sadness and lot of challenges’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUl7p58qIlj0VDolsXH1Z4V-f4KzjLBBXmZ9y6_7MRbTvXE1cqsMetD8B6I2A_oHuB_mL5lOUjQ4sYthKtqpkkSVVi6UaYxh6fbFdpQgdvs-Wg7oJQ02tEEYTxjFV9m0miMAur73pBf0KurfOWyNFsVjbdD3uv0eQYBEl7-AO97-v4QpjDkd0XXex/s3472/IMG_20240214_110245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUl7p58qIlj0VDolsXH1Z4V-f4KzjLBBXmZ9y6_7MRbTvXE1cqsMetD8B6I2A_oHuB_mL5lOUjQ4sYthKtqpkkSVVi6UaYxh6fbFdpQgdvs-Wg7oJQ02tEEYTxjFV9m0miMAur73pBf0KurfOWyNFsVjbdD3uv0eQYBEl7-AO97-v4QpjDkd0XXex/s320/IMG_20240214_110245.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20ImfS9-W9tk-LnnV-aruQs1C3iJroqUSmJGVSEXg6Vocu3Qcu5_NsK1_kE1so_abksObUNVrbAI_tYsJ2xWN4_b-nhSqer4Q7hAjpdBinXBeEU4aHA8pDhA_gUTKwbm3aR1aADQKfUyIT44NGCMtCbTw1xS7vVWNrEGR56mKw57hHLrE4_eJT7U-/s3472/IMG_20240214_112212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20ImfS9-W9tk-LnnV-aruQs1C3iJroqUSmJGVSEXg6Vocu3Qcu5_NsK1_kE1so_abksObUNVrbAI_tYsJ2xWN4_b-nhSqer4Q7hAjpdBinXBeEU4aHA8pDhA_gUTKwbm3aR1aADQKfUyIT44NGCMtCbTw1xS7vVWNrEGR56mKw57hHLrE4_eJT7U-/s320/IMG_20240214_112212.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘To live a life of happiness, one must have food,
clothes, adequate finances and a comfortable house. A human is someone who understands
problem of people and support them. To live a difficult life means no access to
education, food and house.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘Leading a good life means a life that has less problems
and challenges. People respect us, happiness filled life is a blessing while in
surviving – life is full of difficulties with no way out and we fail to fulfill
our wishes’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘To live a life fully means there is no discrimination
between boys and girls. Life where girls get love, respect and opportunities equivalent
to boys is the life they truly desire.’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwC4ePfey_vzN28fTheoqRpUfTg5IzF3wThii43vTvb53moEKo6e6P0KMWGWv8b5yCVQ5y1oOIsMnRpAk04xOaYjoCdRLaaWNwu6a860nGEmnuDL4zezpv3xmMVUwyidZf6JShm7P3jYnzgHyWdbs87hvlJF0C442BDsYqSYkzfoaFSY4Pp8NvfKG/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwC4ePfey_vzN28fTheoqRpUfTg5IzF3wThii43vTvb53moEKo6e6P0KMWGWv8b5yCVQ5y1oOIsMnRpAk04xOaYjoCdRLaaWNwu6a860nGEmnuDL4zezpv3xmMVUwyidZf6JShm7P3jYnzgHyWdbs87hvlJF0C442BDsYqSYkzfoaFSY4Pp8NvfKG/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0019.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1MyCY6jo3ruMMyOknr_0wBGtY7JTdAEehVEUeHYGIclyj5pX60hqyMf8kBxHeqv3AE57LUtLNxaj4uAnDSKXTL-7T8rRb0xxzn2VYf6YiKRBki3UuAD5GJPM4Xg0uW7L6l-ZASpsYIEP67yEQFbzi_d57vrNd7Fz7hhGNcqSzKST6CcCZpF0dz5x/s3472/IMG_20240215_112933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1MyCY6jo3ruMMyOknr_0wBGtY7JTdAEehVEUeHYGIclyj5pX60hqyMf8kBxHeqv3AE57LUtLNxaj4uAnDSKXTL-7T8rRb0xxzn2VYf6YiKRBki3UuAD5GJPM4Xg0uW7L6l-ZASpsYIEP67yEQFbzi_d57vrNd7Fz7hhGNcqSzKST6CcCZpF0dz5x/s320/IMG_20240215_112933.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzQa09_RWEDg19jXYu5JcyZ2d21v6IrF2XuRzYfw71-JlO7XgiXEcUN8d9jwuRryiGrl_I6QIkPokQ9xIm7IHsFBawQkyYAQl7qcM7vyeiebhoRlTgCwAiXfh4a62Ks_Z7U_pVI2Y3S8yNLxMblrG_76aI6EqOAcXQBWrHIFcIQaXvuNhleriXXf0/s3472/IMG_20240215_113711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzQa09_RWEDg19jXYu5JcyZ2d21v6IrF2XuRzYfw71-JlO7XgiXEcUN8d9jwuRryiGrl_I6QIkPokQ9xIm7IHsFBawQkyYAQl7qcM7vyeiebhoRlTgCwAiXfh4a62Ks_Z7U_pVI2Y3S8yNLxMblrG_76aI6EqOAcXQBWrHIFcIQaXvuNhleriXXf0/s320/IMG_20240215_113711.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">On the second question – <b>Are all humans equal? And
if all humans should be respected</b>, the answers given by different groups
led directly to the conversation on rights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">I don’t think all humans are equal because some are rich and some are
poor. Rich people exploit and disrespects poor people. We need to respect
everyone and try to show the right way to the people making wrong choices.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘Not everyone is equal because they have different
perspectives, lifestyles, some people are egoistic while some people believe in
supporting each other. We should respect each other however I believe in
treating the people same way as they treat me’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘I don’t think everyone is equal some people have
good nature while others don’t. There are people close to you who don’t think
well about you.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">‘We should respect everyone irrespective of their
caste, class or religion and must not discriminate at any cost. We all have the
right to equality.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">One of the groups said, ‘We should respect everyone
irrespective of their behavior. Even if they indulge in disrespectful behavior,
because if we behave as they do then what is difference? They will find the
right way.’ <b>This conversation led to the discussion on discrimination and
gender based violence.</b> Many a times people close to us in family, friends
even someone who doesn’t know misbehaves, raises hand or abuses – many a times
people let them because why respond to someone who is violent? Many time people
don’t know how to fight back because they never thought that they can respond
back. People who use violence – verbal, non verbal or violate your boundaries are
making a choice to do so. They use the silence of victim as a tool for their
benefit. It’s no point behaving nicely, because waiting for them to take responsibility
of their behavior doesn’t happen, you need to stand for yourself to challenge
the violence/misbehavior. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In the next part of the session, the participants
deciphered the meaning of rights – mainly what does rights mean to them
personally – ‘<b>Girls must get equal right as boys, right to play sports,
access to technology and phone, right to education, to freely go outside,
respect irrespective of caste and religion, right to speak their minds, live a
life on our own terms, right to make decisions for their own life, to raise
voice against injustice.’<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnZavqxmvZ6MtOR2trBalQJOBsmHB1nJsdQ5Gd2KnCXDzzwJL43sJkk3W1y2efrYpV3DXkDd6isf_xbx1jttZRxIbK_duTSk9qs7JKSB02OJKWvEuJT9Uz1Ybn2Lj5HMAmaWAgjEZnj03zWHdC5KLcgyw97YZ5b-da9VTYTkm5hXSIuG5tP2FHS2u/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnZavqxmvZ6MtOR2trBalQJOBsmHB1nJsdQ5Gd2KnCXDzzwJL43sJkk3W1y2efrYpV3DXkDd6isf_xbx1jttZRxIbK_duTSk9qs7JKSB02OJKWvEuJT9Uz1Ybn2Lj5HMAmaWAgjEZnj03zWHdC5KLcgyw97YZ5b-da9VTYTkm5hXSIuG5tP2FHS2u/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0021.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfPsU3hV-vifr1HEEjV3eURDQCPH8okJqptP4w6dYADhxefd-R2vYF17mG-uBMZzgRJzPo4hKLRv68Jhv10sqozIMucIoIxg7RW6A0oePya1EgagFrKBVSEWBxaEo8blDoO782WIHkAs3H6NX3KH8d_FtlY9BbTDs6ed-UYkPtipXGAn1bQY6Bqox/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpfPsU3hV-vifr1HEEjV3eURDQCPH8okJqptP4w6dYADhxefd-R2vYF17mG-uBMZzgRJzPo4hKLRv68Jhv10sqozIMucIoIxg7RW6A0oePya1EgagFrKBVSEWBxaEo8blDoO782WIHkAs3H6NX3KH8d_FtlY9BbTDs6ed-UYkPtipXGAn1bQY6Bqox/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0016.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXANaj6Y5w_f8latMgJoZoCEM003XP1PE43lMEy2MoQIO5-2U-KJeF-UdgPkJ64VxbZ-IqCVqfrtQbMRiLo59UGQxdqoVqBCMqhfPezBurMf8GC0Q6LBgFEfWfRhEzrGog5YBj41olKAvJzRmLgSLmX0PtMYEPK-0qMrYjSTw7dqOCXsaix8uOEmox/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXANaj6Y5w_f8latMgJoZoCEM003XP1PE43lMEy2MoQIO5-2U-KJeF-UdgPkJ64VxbZ-IqCVqfrtQbMRiLo59UGQxdqoVqBCMqhfPezBurMf8GC0Q6LBgFEfWfRhEzrGog5YBj41olKAvJzRmLgSLmX0PtMYEPK-0qMrYjSTw7dqOCXsaix8uOEmox/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0005.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">250 young girls and boys from 4 different workshops
in schools and village then engaged on creating their own definition of HUMAN
RIGHTS. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For them, human rights are those
rights that should be and must be made accessible to each and every human being
irrespective of their gender, economic background, caste, religion or where
they are borne. <b>These must include right to equality, right to education,
right to free speech, right to equal opportunity to higher education and jobs. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQCAvREFCma7Ti4Eq3QCzOCSasHeJi3P6cinqf3iXvjDS3Zsm3ewQWVitVRHMi0OV7Ua4FS2nGDYCPZVXo1qn0zZqd6fbRs3uBON2NUJ63BbL536FQxQuSToyJ-z6GpTZwl_92qV7cQUHZEre1KQBxHVpL9KH6CZiSFIpHjLkb4ION_LG64V4yryb/s1280/IMG-20240214-WA0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQCAvREFCma7Ti4Eq3QCzOCSasHeJi3P6cinqf3iXvjDS3Zsm3ewQWVitVRHMi0OV7Ua4FS2nGDYCPZVXo1qn0zZqd6fbRs3uBON2NUJ63BbL536FQxQuSToyJ-z6GpTZwl_92qV7cQUHZEre1KQBxHVpL9KH6CZiSFIpHjLkb4ION_LG64V4yryb/s320/IMG-20240214-WA0017.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4BOf8LQSO5N9Nb73TLCy_zZliIrGqxjWspYYto04d-UHae6OoNJKrZ96mNVbnGDjB_q99B-UPMWCiaHCBFicmaKyHa6Poz0V_Y3Enwx9-RZf2j1OLzzhle13iXbhZuTXqvlx0x-cqlBNTLyGvWQSL7J_RvBougaCCXyVRi1VMD0U4eZg-KtoupGh/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4BOf8LQSO5N9Nb73TLCy_zZliIrGqxjWspYYto04d-UHae6OoNJKrZ96mNVbnGDjB_q99B-UPMWCiaHCBFicmaKyHa6Poz0V_Y3Enwx9-RZf2j1OLzzhle13iXbhZuTXqvlx0x-cqlBNTLyGvWQSL7J_RvBougaCCXyVRi1VMD0U4eZg-KtoupGh/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0002.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Among many conversations, one that stuck with me was
shared by a girl participant from Sahasi Girls program. She said, “Bad people
are those people in the village who spread rumors about the program and stop us
from coming to the sessions making numerous excuses.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">On asking, why do you think people spread these
rumors? She elaborated, “<b><i>These people are jealous because they know that
we are learning new things, understanding ourselves better. They are wary of
you and us, because we become aware of our rights then we will demand for them
and that is something that are society doesn’t want. We will excel better than
boys!” <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR88uzFa8LdfKypftWxXg6aEoW4QoXYJ2yDvJ-yS3A_a9dHQ7Fc_KrqTs_Qok178sPRXF2jzJ7k6wAfDLM2DOyJC-w3kIOaarUBeeQZopqvbLd6__k6ksVqM087MHhsXNGrYkgi3wGkiSRZ6CyVWf4TAfrJylh3lhgP0LZGTHxpRiiNfJSHgfwlxLf/s1600/IMG-20240204-WA0013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR88uzFa8LdfKypftWxXg6aEoW4QoXYJ2yDvJ-yS3A_a9dHQ7Fc_KrqTs_Qok178sPRXF2jzJ7k6wAfDLM2DOyJC-w3kIOaarUBeeQZopqvbLd6__k6ksVqM087MHhsXNGrYkgi3wGkiSRZ6CyVWf4TAfrJylh3lhgP0LZGTHxpRiiNfJSHgfwlxLf/s320/IMG-20240204-WA0013.jpg" width="241" /></a></b></div><b><i><br /></i></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When we conceptualized this program, designed the
sessions, we never thought that so many things will come out. Building a
discourse on human rights led to the learnings, conversations and discussions
while engaging in the intersection of gender, social class, caste, academic
achievement and societal apathy. These sessions bring new hope, energy and enthusiasm
to keep working on these issues in the rural India.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hi9yoHmpE0dJ6fq5QOTvhxF_UNJiWf8tE0etrcQoanuDCLq0NUBTMOxflNHhevgZffYfLp0HmrxYdXBsT2gEUQElY5YHsShikskAYHqB8FCoWK7DuZf1ByDkwjhAJ1nBBR2FELQK45NcjuIo67ATtEJY3FGO48PDimPV7Dt8oe4-iwAlYaUXW50b/s3375/IMG_20240213_185100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="3375" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hi9yoHmpE0dJ6fq5QOTvhxF_UNJiWf8tE0etrcQoanuDCLq0NUBTMOxflNHhevgZffYfLp0HmrxYdXBsT2gEUQElY5YHsShikskAYHqB8FCoWK7DuZf1ByDkwjhAJ1nBBR2FELQK45NcjuIo67ATtEJY3FGO48PDimPV7Dt8oe4-iwAlYaUXW50b/s320/IMG_20240213_185100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span><p></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-36905002831623667762024-02-19T01:43:00.000-08:002024-02-19T01:43:48.562-08:00Connecting through art: A step towards building inclusive villages<p> <b style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span></i></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I have engaged with
people on different issues be it education, gender along with my studies. I
believe in taking action, where I see a need. I don’t intend to keep waiting
for Government or parents or anyone else to do something while the person
experience injustice, indifference or inequality on daily basis.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">’-
Mona Yadav, Co-founder, Sahas.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sahas
has been working with women and girls in Khushipura village since the year 2020
to build gender equitable village. In our journey to know Sahasi girls better,
we have been visiting their homes, meeting families and engaging with them. Many
of these families have a child, young person or an adult with disability,
restricted to home, without a connection with outer world and experiencing
total dependency on family members. There is no knowledge and awareness on
government schemes, and because of stigma around disability, they experience
apathy, sometimes pity and many times they are invisibilized even by their own
people. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhikW4CLIA9kDXBlHVzUbde3r5IF6XjWbNulXCD2pJwYgeyViwBM3qIt_YNx1bX8QOuhigwJDe_gaKRyWQ8f7SvPHpZU0r06orw4Fv8YGwtNwd95xRjZ0c56PnS17hsP2kJ7Zf-oruUPuPVJBeb9oUi0TpOWVCBsoGQUTmEaLF44KXiNbnE8V4u3Rn/s3472/IMG_20240210_114743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhikW4CLIA9kDXBlHVzUbde3r5IF6XjWbNulXCD2pJwYgeyViwBM3qIt_YNx1bX8QOuhigwJDe_gaKRyWQ8f7SvPHpZU0r06orw4Fv8YGwtNwd95xRjZ0c56PnS17hsP2kJ7Zf-oruUPuPVJBeb9oUi0TpOWVCBsoGQUTmEaLF44KXiNbnE8V4u3Rn/s320/IMG_20240210_114743.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As
part of our awareness campaign on Human Rights, we engaged with 250 young boys
and girls that include Sahasi Girls from Khushipura village and 3 schools in
nearby villages in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Taking a step further, we initiated
to engage people with disability in this discourse. Since few of them are
unable to leave their home and come to workshop space, we decided to visit
their home. We were welcomed with a beaming smile and a nod instantly building
a connection. This house we were organizing the session is traditionally made
with open layout and a mud floor freshly polished with cow dung; few rooms
built in a row with a roof and buffalo shed on other side. Both brother and
sister sat on different <i>charpai</i> (a bed made of wood and rope) alongside
the team members of Sahas. We also invited their mother and other women to sit
with us. Slowly three more girls who were doing different household chores
joined us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxFR1GOT1T1GsSF1yqb_B0UjO5kI5BKHIQ34-6Lz_ESQNuTVytsKFgN7AxsyuBi6ikEBNlgad9MH6bhDNjByv8kk_cFcSxKJtnvatbUH7AP3ULJZSwa3Iaww31HkHioFU4vmgcKe3ASpOVr3FmOArZ0USi-nzJNwkwsvIqrltGHPlmEU0WO6CCTHo/s3472/IMG_20240210_113030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxFR1GOT1T1GsSF1yqb_B0UjO5kI5BKHIQ34-6Lz_ESQNuTVytsKFgN7AxsyuBi6ikEBNlgad9MH6bhDNjByv8kk_cFcSxKJtnvatbUH7AP3ULJZSwa3Iaww31HkHioFU4vmgcKe3ASpOVr3FmOArZ0USi-nzJNwkwsvIqrltGHPlmEU0WO6CCTHo/s320/IMG_20240210_113030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaHKqOkSWaFk8tjkU7n_8FqlJhkZQKi4eQn3cjKF23Boq4a259BlR9ivnJOZRCyvg7unZBIugy9L_8RY3t0Qc_4_YintBnaQGHv5EWcHMNTU884xTbj9rWXNLtRovyj2QfhDcJ_uJW44-zXRQ2DkRbah8H0qCCWVUqUnnVRTRiiOdJ-w2FBBWI-Wt/s3472/IMG_20240210_113110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaHKqOkSWaFk8tjkU7n_8FqlJhkZQKi4eQn3cjKF23Boq4a259BlR9ivnJOZRCyvg7unZBIugy9L_8RY3t0Qc_4_YintBnaQGHv5EWcHMNTU884xTbj9rWXNLtRovyj2QfhDcJ_uJW44-zXRQ2DkRbah8H0qCCWVUqUnnVRTRiiOdJ-w2FBBWI-Wt/s320/IMG_20240210_113110.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_lHbwF3ISjz9557FvinVMyhXb0VoL-cmdsfRJgbLfcyLPLWA1eM_PpoQ4XYnHU5vyOLzNhn1HcQQo2yj-mTLu750Rf8IMxRrvKfYIO6cjZ1Rqg32AVDlj4v8D_3IOMzjs6-10vU9SVP1xZkwONP9EEcU_BIo_CdxhCHE0ZxguHugXeKtigo7lEQ5/s3472/IMG_20240210_113237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_lHbwF3ISjz9557FvinVMyhXb0VoL-cmdsfRJgbLfcyLPLWA1eM_PpoQ4XYnHU5vyOLzNhn1HcQQo2yj-mTLu750Rf8IMxRrvKfYIO6cjZ1Rqg32AVDlj4v8D_3IOMzjs6-10vU9SVP1xZkwONP9EEcU_BIo_CdxhCHE0ZxguHugXeKtigo7lEQ5/s320/IMG_20240210_113237.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
session began with the brief introduction of who we are, why we have come here
and sharing our intention for next hour. The objective of this session was to
get to know each other and provide a connection with persons with disability
since they are restricted to the bed and lacks mobility. We then invited each
person to share their names and one thing they like. It was beautiful to see
them share their names, things they like with shy smiles and curiosities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0teiUmGODtdVBTGFFZuhsI6gSeHk9-5-jMIk3D953hYkQB7dJHnCxh8cvejaZK9C-pUQU1VhADL1jRuzAAyWgj17fYg5SWDzvQBaF8nYfv3QPYSoY8z6zhe7KQpsuVDEBmCDpUPlDHveCq2GeUemVMPziqNoiAQ5Zjmtl5xXvNr_taeSPoRccbHK/s3472/IMG_20240210_112943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0teiUmGODtdVBTGFFZuhsI6gSeHk9-5-jMIk3D953hYkQB7dJHnCxh8cvejaZK9C-pUQU1VhADL1jRuzAAyWgj17fYg5SWDzvQBaF8nYfv3QPYSoY8z6zhe7KQpsuVDEBmCDpUPlDHveCq2GeUemVMPziqNoiAQ5Zjmtl5xXvNr_taeSPoRccbHK/s320/IMG_20240210_112943.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSUodytkjdnMw7dVcN-l9xfba9vCMKuCKgyPx9NaW4OBwzEBTtmGqsWnSeBIHeOlZ46S5IOKojBtSaF-ani5aWd3d4C_9YEet_IyvFZhG8d37Y-nloAlHx-BSf4NrxLmv27EMmmLL7Sx66AM11Qn5rXXuUIohipQHiMIP-Db5rlNfNMboyh0mEF1X/s3472/IMG_20240210_113357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSUodytkjdnMw7dVcN-l9xfba9vCMKuCKgyPx9NaW4OBwzEBTtmGqsWnSeBIHeOlZ46S5IOKojBtSaF-ani5aWd3d4C_9YEet_IyvFZhG8d37Y-nloAlHx-BSf4NrxLmv27EMmmLL7Sx66AM11Qn5rXXuUIohipQHiMIP-Db5rlNfNMboyh0mEF1X/s320/IMG_20240210_113357.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Following
this, we facilitated an art session, where in everyone was given a drawing book
and colors; they can either fill the colors or draw on a new page. One of the
girls said that her brother (who has disability) won’t be able to draw as they
can’t properly hold the pencil. However the person said enthusiastically that
they wish to draw and quickly grabbed the art book. What ensued after this, is
nothing less than magic. Everyone in the session – young girls who had never
come to our sessions, a girl with disability, a boy restricted to his bed, two
women who have for ages just taken care of their family never held a pencil in
their hands, team members at Sahas – all engaged in creating and drawing art.
There was pin drop silence, a silence that felt like meditation, the one that
spoke of human connection, and the one that emphasized how language and words
are overrated. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
participants took their time to fill the colors, admire their drawing and share
with each other their experience. Post the art session we all sat together to
enjoy samosa and laddoo while basking in the winter sun.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFTXlsMd89GoP-2R5UUo2-IcCyNtV5ICde5tLKLuEJZww-xF8jD5Mi6KQ56B7ZbC5wR0RewiIGOxiIJISRT_8X2bgPAJCz6neA47W57LPpWhbbgpoAkxxJRSMnr9AQseN5xuIc1HOdu3di90G7gYeJmnyc-et83KV44LdS-kmzTc58zY7tixi4wzM/s3472/IMG_20240210_112958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFTXlsMd89GoP-2R5UUo2-IcCyNtV5ICde5tLKLuEJZww-xF8jD5Mi6KQ56B7ZbC5wR0RewiIGOxiIJISRT_8X2bgPAJCz6neA47W57LPpWhbbgpoAkxxJRSMnr9AQseN5xuIc1HOdu3di90G7gYeJmnyc-et83KV44LdS-kmzTc58zY7tixi4wzM/s320/IMG_20240210_112958.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjVCCO_DldTq5WK3GqXkW-sd31jc0VjUL5xkzX1X_NLoi0bwvuejdzVcnEezP4EcDKiEGypOxRbG3YxX3GNpTnCWAAxV25a1pYVpCpB9To8OzddcwDfgW7ESn4LMDfU2gsWJlZ68r-msaxCAOSQqXQY6WrjyhSqevqA_sMWNcllMf1b6iprNanq4M/s3472/IMG_20240210_113456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjVCCO_DldTq5WK3GqXkW-sd31jc0VjUL5xkzX1X_NLoi0bwvuejdzVcnEezP4EcDKiEGypOxRbG3YxX3GNpTnCWAAxV25a1pYVpCpB9To8OzddcwDfgW7ESn4LMDfU2gsWJlZ68r-msaxCAOSQqXQY6WrjyhSqevqA_sMWNcllMf1b6iprNanq4M/s320/IMG_20240210_113456.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When
we talk about human rights, it’s not just providing basic amenities, or government
schemes and related jobs, it is also about living a life with dignity without
discrimination, being alive and having connections with other humans. This is
where our work at Sahas starts, we hope to create more such sessions and have
regular engagement with persons with disability along with Sahasi Girls.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-45421719102094346742024-02-18T22:51:00.000-08:002024-02-18T22:51:47.757-08:00खुलकर जीने का अधिकार है मेरा मानवाधिकार: ग्रामीण किशोरी<p> <b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">‘</span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">अगर हमें जीवन में आगे बढ़ना है तो जीवन
में ऐसा कोई होना चाहिए जो हमें सही गलत समझा पाए, सही जानकारी दे पाए और हमारा
मार्गदर्शन कर पाए।</span></b><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">’</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">खुशीपुरा गांव से कुछ ही दूर स्थित दादो
के प्रकाश इंटर कॉलेज में मानवाधिकार जागरुकता अभियान को लेकर साहस टीम पहुंची।
दादो में इतना बड़ा, अच्छे रख रखाव और छात्र-छात्राओं के कोलाहल से भरापूरा स्कूल
देखकर बहुत अच्छा लगा। अक्सर ग्रामीण अंचलों और उससे सटी जगहों पर लड़कियों के
मुकाबले लड़कों की संख्या ज्यादा दिखाई देती है लेकिन यहां परिस्थिति बिलकुल अलग
रही। </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">स्कूल में अंदर कदम बढ़ाते हुए प्रिसिंपल
ऑफिस पर नजर पड़ी तो वहां का दरवाजा बंद था, लेकिन सामने का नजारा देखकर मन और खुश
हुआ। प्रिसिंपल सर बाकी शिक्षकों के साथ मिलकर धूप में मेज और कुर्सी लगाए बोर्ड
के कामकाज में जुटे हुए थे। प्रिसिंपल सर ने तुरंत कक्षा 8वीं और 9वीं की छात्राओं
को बुलाने के लिए कह दिया। इतने में एक युवा शिक्षक ने हमारे काम के बारे में
पूछा, हमारा जवाब सुनकर वो बहुत खुश हुए (ऐसा बहुत कम होता है)। शिक्षक का कहना था
कि कई अहम बातों की जानकारी किशोरियों को होनी चाहिए लेकिन खुद के जेंडर की वजह से
उन्हें काफी झिझक महसूस होती है ऐसे में वो जरुरी जानकारी नहीं दे पाते। हमारे काम
को सराहते उन्होंने कहा कि मौजूदा समय में जिस प्रकार से लोगों में बंटवारा हो रहा
है ऐसे में संविधान को समझना और अपने जीवन में उतराना बहुत ही जरुरी हो गया है। </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7nfBtslPLfWPoTUZ1JRMYwHQfnN78rkZ-G4Oqu1GZdbIhyyg1MJ5dNt3f2cX6iJPg76YnjcJmXxrriOQ9uBmOd9wQoVcyg1xatnRlwm9hk4zcvazby40SBzUfpbhVF6QdvHSP01heB08ShCEigRnIuB3r-3g7ah0Mc9jX9416N3CMGqHaxHPEyJA/s3472/IMG_20240213_113402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7nfBtslPLfWPoTUZ1JRMYwHQfnN78rkZ-G4Oqu1GZdbIhyyg1MJ5dNt3f2cX6iJPg76YnjcJmXxrriOQ9uBmOd9wQoVcyg1xatnRlwm9hk4zcvazby40SBzUfpbhVF6QdvHSP01heB08ShCEigRnIuB3r-3g7ah0Mc9jX9416N3CMGqHaxHPEyJA/s320/IMG_20240213_113402.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">नए स्कूल में खुले दिल से स्वागत ने साहस
टीम को वर्कशॉप के लिए काफी प्रोत्साहित किया। मानवाधिकार पर आधारित कार्यशाला में
प्रकाश इंटर कॉलेज की तकरीबन 100 छात्राओं ने बढ चढ़ कर हिस्सा लिया। सत्र की
शुरुआत संक्षेप में परिचय देते हुए, सहमतियों पर चर्चा और सिक्के के खेल से की गई।
ये पूछने पर कि मानव में कौन कौन सी खूबियां होती है, उनके जवाब कुछ इस प्रकार रहे
– </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">‘</span></b><b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">जिसका अच्छा व्यवहार हो, जो दूसरों का आदर
और सम्मान करता हो, ईमानदार, होशियार, सच बोलने वाला, खुश मिजाज, मददगार, सच बोलने
वाला और संवेदनशील।</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">’</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeTf5yHegwxwxh-vNC_fD4C3hj-ZTWoYMhKfFwUKeZpwbie40xFTVInoonvb70nmrrpGiIaMe2my5AtrT6qM-rbd2Jm8ou6tJOf1yF42PUyBSAZ7qHAlMZbpwXJ5HXuD2OZk5p_RYi05IKpTvgx7BUq68tClEdAIbnXtPfnsLM96TunhjcmADApOV/s1280/IMG-20240213-WA0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikeTf5yHegwxwxh-vNC_fD4C3hj-ZTWoYMhKfFwUKeZpwbie40xFTVInoonvb70nmrrpGiIaMe2my5AtrT6qM-rbd2Jm8ou6tJOf1yF42PUyBSAZ7qHAlMZbpwXJ5HXuD2OZk5p_RYi05IKpTvgx7BUq68tClEdAIbnXtPfnsLM96TunhjcmADApOV/s320/IMG-20240213-WA0022.jpg" width="241" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nIzzuXD4ikc8689-ySpd-evjMEIhjHDxRfOjWkZ6gXcZNmh-DAgONQWzs9dQbUrTzqJnSKfYVBBOkGg53RT5Q4v6UEof1fLGRYpqRP2aYpQKZYXALJV_NSYHQ1qyArlGwWbxfDHVRCpbEDtvl2emX8daEfcGUrWip4vhbxxvJOyccxX5VoDLYxfJ/s1280/IMG-20240213-WA0030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_nIzzuXD4ikc8689-ySpd-evjMEIhjHDxRfOjWkZ6gXcZNmh-DAgONQWzs9dQbUrTzqJnSKfYVBBOkGg53RT5Q4v6UEof1fLGRYpqRP2aYpQKZYXALJV_NSYHQ1qyArlGwWbxfDHVRCpbEDtvl2emX8daEfcGUrWip4vhbxxvJOyccxX5VoDLYxfJ/s320/IMG-20240213-WA0030.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX2LeExN469wl5bW4yR6QUD85wMb6ufwX3ZCZEhEd0OkrexrPGMfKH0zJoEq7nisVxTjLr-JZYIqoAJt2MUb97yAjcDkOjJXvjpIFsAV5QcEjO8ltvVnEdWjYOueAB4v1QuhQ4JsFE-p20XoXkny6tRLNjCGhwR4v9MvsWAadMjUs0i2J0pAn0KN_/s3472/IMG_20240213_103925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX2LeExN469wl5bW4yR6QUD85wMb6ufwX3ZCZEhEd0OkrexrPGMfKH0zJoEq7nisVxTjLr-JZYIqoAJt2MUb97yAjcDkOjJXvjpIFsAV5QcEjO8ltvVnEdWjYOueAB4v1QuhQ4JsFE-p20XoXkny6tRLNjCGhwR4v9MvsWAadMjUs0i2J0pAn0KN_/s320/IMG_20240213_103925.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">इन खूबियों को पाने, बढ़ाने और सुरक्षित
रखने के लिए मनुष्यों को निम्नलिखित चीजें चाहिए – </span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">‘</span></i><i><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">माता पिता का साथ, कपड़े, आर्थिक स्थिति
मजबूत होनी चाहिए, शिक्षा का अधिकार, खुद पर विश्वास, अच्छा स्वास्थ्य, सूचना का
अधिकार, खाना।</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">‘</span></i><i><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">समय भी होना चाहिए। स्कूल में तो पढ़ाई का
समय मिल जाता है लेकिन घर में मां का काम में हाथ बंटाना होता है तो पढ़ने का उतना
समय नहीं मिल पाता। थकान भी होती है – अगर थोड़ा और समय मिले तो हम भी होशियार हो
जाएंगे और बेहतर नम्बर आएंगे।</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">’</span></i><i><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglN7A-pGLDl8r6WJJjEA0vTAJBaOjim3sd9i5_JUkEBpG_MibQHH4Q2fmolciEdwbzs-5i86RMiAUTvsFecNq7uvn61Yu6nwiqeXieJGfSBGS2seA0m6h_uqgc0NBN5Q-clIr0-R9odQWiHRmFYGU1dU0tY9VTuDzvcY4JjuN0L7JiySmGVKCmptI8/s1280/IMG-20240213-WA0031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglN7A-pGLDl8r6WJJjEA0vTAJBaOjim3sd9i5_JUkEBpG_MibQHH4Q2fmolciEdwbzs-5i86RMiAUTvsFecNq7uvn61Yu6nwiqeXieJGfSBGS2seA0m6h_uqgc0NBN5Q-clIr0-R9odQWiHRmFYGU1dU0tY9VTuDzvcY4JjuN0L7JiySmGVKCmptI8/s320/IMG-20240213-WA0031.jpg" width="241" /></a></i></div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8tSqQIUyUzx79C76JFsTQp-VsHVxG4BDTurWf42RNvF8fphp0oIusXDlgGs73On2IBAgdPMx5v6vz_zHWVNhKaiZH650rJ1Qeti6hPXVwm17wKZGYm_TH0YddyA38qpdCzJtxRDsV-ChxIJoxF03Az1l9P5nx52GNbUqqpQnO-WD6jt0akVqeE1A/s1280/IMG-20240213-WA0032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8tSqQIUyUzx79C76JFsTQp-VsHVxG4BDTurWf42RNvF8fphp0oIusXDlgGs73On2IBAgdPMx5v6vz_zHWVNhKaiZH650rJ1Qeti6hPXVwm17wKZGYm_TH0YddyA38qpdCzJtxRDsV-ChxIJoxF03Az1l9P5nx52GNbUqqpQnO-WD6jt0akVqeE1A/s320/IMG-20240213-WA0032.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00i1oCYKNWN7ScU3WHZ7VtlWMxCqJOE_PhENLxIC7gOHVllbzDvxJdKSAz3Ma4hhxCReZIVkvVsQ4yp_g6YFus9KLeQhdVY0RcaNEvtuK7X6gFbI_IUGMfljAHUN8qbuQydibf23PVuW42KrXVdWBfDJ1zwjjvso5SI8pejgS-7n9K9EBFRyh9en6/s1280/IMG-20240213-WA0033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00i1oCYKNWN7ScU3WHZ7VtlWMxCqJOE_PhENLxIC7gOHVllbzDvxJdKSAz3Ma4hhxCReZIVkvVsQ4yp_g6YFus9KLeQhdVY0RcaNEvtuK7X6gFbI_IUGMfljAHUN8qbuQydibf23PVuW42KrXVdWBfDJ1zwjjvso5SI8pejgS-7n9K9EBFRyh9en6/s320/IMG-20240213-WA0033.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">इन्हीं बिंदूओं को ध्यान में रखते हुए
छात्राओं को समूह में बांटा गया और सभी को एक एक सवाल पर चर्चा करने के लिए
आमंत्रित किया गया।</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">खुशी से जीने के लिए मानव के पास कुछ
चीजें होनी चाहिए जैसे भोजन, कपड़े, संस्कार, आर्थिक स्थिति, अपने जीवन को अपने तरीके
से जीने का अधिकार। मुश्किल से जीने का मतलब है कि हम अशिक्षित रह जाएं, हमें
जानकारी न हो।</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">अगर हमारे माता पिता हमें अच्छे से पढ़ा
सके, खिला सके और पैसों की कमी न हो तो जीवन खुशी से भरा होता है। वहीं पढ़ाई के
लिए पैसे नहीं हो, घर में परेशानी आ जाए तो इसी को मुश्किल से जीना माना जाएगा।</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyghHJs0VWWevBW87YX2-cqJwtgz1zUhh8iY1s6GFPLm4uDF2Zd2kGhlk5dkBpNzMygYuN4IuM_8jeixYRJw7RoU4S9I8mHwAqowQx0dvxK7Lq5ApBxjVPK9SCBycPMRge8r1I05t4_AFD8aj7DRM-4LbxMM5Fjm_LgjUjqJ1WBtZXP_mlDvIW6Y_/s3472/IMG_20240213_110919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyghHJs0VWWevBW87YX2-cqJwtgz1zUhh8iY1s6GFPLm4uDF2Zd2kGhlk5dkBpNzMygYuN4IuM_8jeixYRJw7RoU4S9I8mHwAqowQx0dvxK7Lq5ApBxjVPK9SCBycPMRge8r1I05t4_AFD8aj7DRM-4LbxMM5Fjm_LgjUjqJ1WBtZXP_mlDvIW6Y_/s320/IMG_20240213_110919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcTBHF_P658v5mJXtAooHlrnu5pruWUwY76AGetJ3hyphenhyphenSpCI_w6_xJ7ETdHUgPxus6CN8lu-SVsGe2L-Uu9bplYnL8Q6tmgYZZguIoBTZoS3nrqHZbYsCJZVU3dVSxOFqmQ6lhR6azyUR7rCzb3gZH28NupiTMtQX_RNstL52G1uvG7aX_rYu3QEqC/s3472/IMG_20240213_111315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcTBHF_P658v5mJXtAooHlrnu5pruWUwY76AGetJ3hyphenhyphenSpCI_w6_xJ7ETdHUgPxus6CN8lu-SVsGe2L-Uu9bplYnL8Q6tmgYZZguIoBTZoS3nrqHZbYsCJZVU3dVSxOFqmQ6lhR6azyUR7rCzb3gZH28NupiTMtQX_RNstL52G1uvG7aX_rYu3QEqC/s320/IMG_20240213_111315.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJJWHmA9Tex1G4udStxM81kQlqeBJbTKqyID6lIUxV0lHWl_1GpPXB1RQCJhdQORU4uRHZ8xPti8ahYJlQLKmsruzmZ-mjo7pJLDBcrlMyhhWxdOWWyLMjC8lGTPn0PJ7qRts_IQjoaJA1p8xPWSZniIt-xIYLEBARZpJd256yWYUvZWHBv9_SXSA/s3472/IMG_20240213_111647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJJWHmA9Tex1G4udStxM81kQlqeBJbTKqyID6lIUxV0lHWl_1GpPXB1RQCJhdQORU4uRHZ8xPti8ahYJlQLKmsruzmZ-mjo7pJLDBcrlMyhhWxdOWWyLMjC8lGTPn0PJ7qRts_IQjoaJA1p8xPWSZniIt-xIYLEBARZpJd256yWYUvZWHBv9_SXSA/s320/IMG_20240213_111647.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">सभी मानव बराबर नहीं है क्योंकि सभी की
सोच अलग अलग होती है, रहन सहन अलग होता है, कोई खुद पर घमंड करता है तो कोई सभी के
साथ मिलकर रहता है। सभी मनुष्यों को एक दूसरे की इज्जत करनी चाहिए। जो हमारे साथ
जैसा व्यवहार करें हमें भी उसके साथ वैसा ही व्यवहार करना चाहिए।</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">हमें नहीं लगता कि सभी मानव बराबर होते
हैं, कई लोग बुरे भी होते हैं। कुछ लोग हमारा बुरा चाहते हैं, हो सकता है वो हमारे
आसपास रहते हो या फिर हमारे करीबी हों। हमें अपने माता-पिता और बड़ों के साथ साथ
अपने छोटों का भी आदर करना चाहिए।</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">’</span><i><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">‘</span></i><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">अच्छा मानव – संवेदशनशील, सच बोलने वाला,
ईमानदार होना चाहिए – इनकी इज्जत करनी चाहिए। बुरा इंसान वो होता है तो किसी का
दुख नहीं समझता, किसी की इज्जत नहीं करता, झूठ बोलता है, जाति को लेकर भेदभाव करता
है, जिसे अच्छे बुरे इंसान की पहचान न हो। ऐसा इंसान होने का क्या मतलब है। अगर
गलत इंसान के साथ हम वैसा ही व्यवहार करें तो हममें और उसमें क्या फर्क रह जाएगा</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69FogPKYSZHJlVnc9htqEy5S1Ktt7f7wt0q7c5z3pbZu_kp8OU0wzCa7RLsQvfkDNM0N8nMfedrxIy0Ul9J-Opyg53dkZ1Ho5Jn4GjfAGc999IOnwHZ4rA4trz2Mw71xFIAyhkTFzrHDWsAy5Q3kzJ8u7pFtGMJIi5eZcIbyk8xksV1EXdQdqJyc1/s1280/IMG-20240213-WA0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69FogPKYSZHJlVnc9htqEy5S1Ktt7f7wt0q7c5z3pbZu_kp8OU0wzCa7RLsQvfkDNM0N8nMfedrxIy0Ul9J-Opyg53dkZ1Ho5Jn4GjfAGc999IOnwHZ4rA4trz2Mw71xFIAyhkTFzrHDWsAy5Q3kzJ8u7pFtGMJIi5eZcIbyk8xksV1EXdQdqJyc1/s320/IMG-20240213-WA0015.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiS_e1ctbfAgE1ksSLoLKYlE7TDU5J-QT4fNcOIkueuwWMrTO-ayLtbQR7YBWnW4r7Kk9W1yEtDhUnswzxM8wbsKLBAWBno28OVwUUQgPvxaIt1zfqLbUCwrthLB_m5uCU6srZi-xBOUncb-F4cWa9PtGttnJJbRnVOCht7SR3n_DFAstkUDHpSPU/s1280/IMG-20240213-WA0035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiS_e1ctbfAgE1ksSLoLKYlE7TDU5J-QT4fNcOIkueuwWMrTO-ayLtbQR7YBWnW4r7Kk9W1yEtDhUnswzxM8wbsKLBAWBno28OVwUUQgPvxaIt1zfqLbUCwrthLB_m5uCU6srZi-xBOUncb-F4cWa9PtGttnJJbRnVOCht7SR3n_DFAstkUDHpSPU/s320/IMG-20240213-WA0035.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">‘</span></b><b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">जब हम खुशी से जीते हैं तब हमें किसी भी
कठिनाइयों का सामना नहीं करना पड़ता। लोगों की नजरों में हमारा सम्मान होता है।
खुशी से जीने में जिंदगी अनमोल बन जाती हैं। वहीं मुश्किल से जीवन जीने में ज्यादा
संघर्ष करना पड़ता है। बहुत सारी कठिनाइयों का सामना करना पड़ता है। ऐसे समय में
हम अपनी इच्छाएं पूरी नही कर पाएंगे।</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">’<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">इस अहम बात को आधार बनाकर ये तय किया गया
कि मानव को गरिमा से जीने के लिए कुछ अहम बातों और खूबियों की जरुरत होती है – जो
परिस्थितियां या चीजें मनुष्य को इज्जत और खुशी से भरी जिंदगी जीने के लिए चाहिए
वो सभी चीजें हमारे अधिकार से जुड़ी हुई हैं।</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPpvcpN6dfc44glU2QhSesTdb-tFzyBOXsyLEqygMXvbbJ30w11acnpMcs5Vbxgr_KXlQP2opA0qDP4EdeknuRgra709ewTzw23ND6XTlcwnezfjlercWbW8WzzWQLm34Z650LSpTGg48LbU2YPUUe112CZSb2DXjFiohZmqlIAmyWf3TNmbnTYxP/s3472/IMG_20240213_113228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPpvcpN6dfc44glU2QhSesTdb-tFzyBOXsyLEqygMXvbbJ30w11acnpMcs5Vbxgr_KXlQP2opA0qDP4EdeknuRgra709ewTzw23ND6XTlcwnezfjlercWbW8WzzWQLm34Z650LSpTGg48LbU2YPUUe112CZSb2DXjFiohZmqlIAmyWf3TNmbnTYxP/s320/IMG_20240213_113228.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzuw6xkSeemxa4twMutJXO-rwllK0YWW2hetUTbEZ2d7rkXbCrbZUWFEkl1Z46NBbW5wCMhg3tWV3knP5h4PIZK_y6t_Y6ZyG6R7GV5gbcHzrrLa4Vfat5X2C-aFfev6QUR8JN4mQiL85v4gL3RU3JTOT-t8wnJM7H_Wtu43DvMtrtA_Tq3F27P2H/s3472/IMG_20240213_113424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzuw6xkSeemxa4twMutJXO-rwllK0YWW2hetUTbEZ2d7rkXbCrbZUWFEkl1Z46NBbW5wCMhg3tWV3knP5h4PIZK_y6t_Y6ZyG6R7GV5gbcHzrrLa4Vfat5X2C-aFfev6QUR8JN4mQiL85v4gL3RU3JTOT-t8wnJM7H_Wtu43DvMtrtA_Tq3F27P2H/s320/IMG_20240213_113424.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3-R8Zcwc2NUVJr7l8TfK-fnc9XbQu1U2jfPHzMT46dEdvk_65-ihYbsMfH5sLXzZ5zsNMKW03hM0AB4fGYfhnMcq4C38wekh8yHtqnaLZvvuUNmXDLM7ZWQhVzOrX9z2FsmLA_VNdz7iIZLqj1a7VOmy-6sjQi6M16YNY07ZAAqT245ISjQ45qTB/s3472/IMG_20240213_113432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3-R8Zcwc2NUVJr7l8TfK-fnc9XbQu1U2jfPHzMT46dEdvk_65-ihYbsMfH5sLXzZ5zsNMKW03hM0AB4fGYfhnMcq4C38wekh8yHtqnaLZvvuUNmXDLM7ZWQhVzOrX9z2FsmLA_VNdz7iIZLqj1a7VOmy-6sjQi6M16YNY07ZAAqT245ISjQ45qTB/s320/IMG_20240213_113432.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">अधिकार पर बातचीत करते हुए किशोरियों ने
कहा कि <i>अगर उनके साथ कुछ गलत हो तो वो उसके खिलाफ आवाज उठा पाए इसका अधिकार
उनके पास होना चाहिए</i>, जैसे वो चाहे वैसे कपड़े पहन पाएं, अपनी मर्जी से घूमना,
पढ़ाई करना, पसंद का जॉब करना और खाने पीने की आजादी से जुड़े अधिकार होने चाहिए।
किशोरियों के जवाब बिलकुछ बता रहे थे कि वो अपने जीवन में हो रहे जेंडर आधारित
भेदभाव का अनुभव कर रही हैं और साथ ही उसे समझ भी रही है। </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">सत्र के अगले हिस्से में किशोरियों ने
मिलकर मानवाधिकार की परिभाषा तय करते हुए कहा कि समानता का अधिकार, जीवन जीने का
अधिकार, स्वतंत्रता और शिक्षा का अधिकार मानवाधिकार में शामिल है जो हर इंसान को
मिलने चाहिए। छत पर खुले में होने के बावजूद भी हमने अलग अलग समूहों में किशोरियों
को मानवाधिकार समझाने के लिए एक वीडियो दिखाया। </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kdhKlhzZ5BQeMP-BQ-O29ql07z4FO6zk27y0uxs-p-3vFRuqWX9zhT1x2OU3K68LqomcFbqPOOMhZEDQY6TEa6Oj5dHqC87VlqmhDhOCfaFYPXpDmEQ0ZYpmqcTVt21g-d2uIV2Ucq19iTWu35JKkbo68s_KDlbt-Zd44bDjEn_62-nfbI6SN_B4/s3472/IMG_20240213_115135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kdhKlhzZ5BQeMP-BQ-O29ql07z4FO6zk27y0uxs-p-3vFRuqWX9zhT1x2OU3K68LqomcFbqPOOMhZEDQY6TEa6Oj5dHqC87VlqmhDhOCfaFYPXpDmEQ0ZYpmqcTVt21g-d2uIV2Ucq19iTWu35JKkbo68s_KDlbt-Zd44bDjEn_62-nfbI6SN_B4/s320/IMG_20240213_115135.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">दो घंटे के अंतराल में एक नए स्कूल में
100 किशोरियों के साथ मानवाधिकार पर चर्चा करते हुए बहुत अच्छा महसूस हो रहा था,
उम्मीद है हम इस चर्चा के साथ साथ और भी अहम मुद्दों पर चर्चा जारी रखेंगे।</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-72645880228366166432024-02-18T22:00:00.000-08:002024-02-18T22:00:12.117-08:00स्कूली छात्र-छात्राओं ने तैयार किया मानवाधिकार का खाका<p> <b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">यदि मानव अपने जीवन को खुशी खुशी गुजारता है तो उसे
किसी भी प्रकार का मानसिक तनाव नहीं होता है। लेकिन किसी मानव के जीवन में दुख न
आए तो उसे कठिनाइयों से लड़ने का साहस नहीं होगा। कठिनाइयों को पार करके ही मनुष्य
को संघर्ष का अनुभव मिलता है।</span>’</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">मानवाधिकार को लेकर चलाए जा रहे साहस फाउंडेशन के जागरुकता अभियान का
अगला पड़ाव ककराली गांव स्थित सीपीएस पब्लिक स्कूल रहा। इस कार्यशाला में 38
छात्र-छात्राओं ने खुलकर हिस्सा लिया। इस स्कूल में हमारी ये दूसरी वर्कशॉप हैं,
इसलिए जैसे ही हम स्कूल पहुंचे वैसे ही छात्र-छात्राओं ने हमें घेर लिया और तमाम
तरह के सवाल पूछ लिए। ये दिन खास इसलिए भी रहा क्योंकि स्कूल में बोर्ड के छात्रों
को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए कार्यक्रम की तैयारी हो रही थी, वहीं वसंत पंचमी के
उपल्क्ष्य में रंगोली और सरस्वती वंदन भी रखा गया।</span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vDSyZvRG0TGWVZ1D5Z1KXrJAnx_QgQIRpBFe2C59CPAoOVSfLVOkxUYp5bHQX9TsLuUfHbd7dPSOq_Ene6GRZe-Isad1MEH3NbdVQmwnoonjxgDEaTHP31tj-Zu-A2yK3lgh0CrtAg2PJpWB6SF_9jxONl3JhojSZ9YoLXzXiuIl4zkUaHoxvcjK/s3472/IMG_20240214_112218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vDSyZvRG0TGWVZ1D5Z1KXrJAnx_QgQIRpBFe2C59CPAoOVSfLVOkxUYp5bHQX9TsLuUfHbd7dPSOq_Ene6GRZe-Isad1MEH3NbdVQmwnoonjxgDEaTHP31tj-Zu-A2yK3lgh0CrtAg2PJpWB6SF_9jxONl3JhojSZ9YoLXzXiuIl4zkUaHoxvcjK/s320/IMG_20240214_112218.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">कार्यशाला की शुरुआत परिचय और सहमतियों के साथ की गई। उल्टा पुलटा खेल
को विद्यार्थियों ने बखूबी खेला और उनकी हंसी ने वर्कशॉप के आने वाली चर्चा के लिए
मंच सजा दिया। सत्र के पहले हिस्से में किशोर-किशोरियों से जब पूछा गया कि मानव की
खूबियां क्या होती है तो कुछ देर के लिए चुप्पी साध ली, लेकिन तुरंत ही वो जवाब
मिलने लगे जो अक्सर अध्यापक समझाते हैं कि अच्छे गुण होने चाहिए, आदर करना चाहिए
और अच्छे संस्कार होने चाहिए। लेकिन ये अच्छे गुण और अच्छे संस्कार क्या है –
पूछने पर थोड़ी उथल पुथल मची जिसने हमारे एक आसान से सवाल के अनेकों जवाब दे डाले।
</span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxbm1VjNbJAYlm0UZQ3X2YysuOsiviQJCRyqsaiO_GRiMbarkACnEeIddFTJvbSXM2wSj4KEs-ttO7WB9t0qjG9J1jImXkmQMTNlS0ftZavaV6rJbzDhNfN5VMKr-EzZiJihdpgNhesnFnivqTW7LgIhXmzjheP-g4PovjtJvils_QYFbsPNgTkVe/s1280/IMG-20240214-WA0018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxbm1VjNbJAYlm0UZQ3X2YysuOsiviQJCRyqsaiO_GRiMbarkACnEeIddFTJvbSXM2wSj4KEs-ttO7WB9t0qjG9J1jImXkmQMTNlS0ftZavaV6rJbzDhNfN5VMKr-EzZiJihdpgNhesnFnivqTW7LgIhXmzjheP-g4PovjtJvils_QYFbsPNgTkVe/s320/IMG-20240214-WA0018.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMC74QO_e5EQKtSjegDyWbgPmlZgl-JzZGFOk17AZLRT5tmAo8WFQM_JWufto3r-VoBxtKIiwvTRUd8JFuYlAgWUo5giLEAm12nGH6ZuIfaFIwBSdBApcYDVwxxqXMIji-eIf64prwQDRlP36X19hgFdpETnlMF7BOqY8Ge2Q6ZxqPOCEpU8d3fKq/s1280/IMG-20240214-WA0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMC74QO_e5EQKtSjegDyWbgPmlZgl-JzZGFOk17AZLRT5tmAo8WFQM_JWufto3r-VoBxtKIiwvTRUd8JFuYlAgWUo5giLEAm12nGH6ZuIfaFIwBSdBApcYDVwxxqXMIji-eIf64prwQDRlP36X19hgFdpETnlMF7BOqY8Ge2Q6ZxqPOCEpU8d3fKq/s320/IMG-20240214-WA0019.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">सही-गलत में पहचान कर पाए, जिसे खुद का मनोरंजन करना
आता हो, जो जिंदगी को जीना जानता हो, समझदार, महत्वकांक्षी, नियम का पालन करने
वाला, ज्ञानी, मेहनती, लक्ष्य की ओर लगातार प्रयास करने वाला।</span>’<span lang="HI"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><span lang="HI"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><span lang="HI"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_52RTMV-FCivtZNk4v4PAgJYG9iNMkk6LG_dRXTlFk26eMX3gkNpqDbvDcjW2Yz2QXmyh3UPLROlR0x8ASzlaabRn_WwgDSHH9pOit6pT2U_xvPGlFMW0mYXM30WFxd8_Hp9vbFWmV5-synaXFWXjNsTcU2ge_pCP8BsSchlCCWICoEY0ThNFdYO8/s1280/IMG-20240214-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_52RTMV-FCivtZNk4v4PAgJYG9iNMkk6LG_dRXTlFk26eMX3gkNpqDbvDcjW2Yz2QXmyh3UPLROlR0x8ASzlaabRn_WwgDSHH9pOit6pT2U_xvPGlFMW0mYXM30WFxd8_Hp9vbFWmV5-synaXFWXjNsTcU2ge_pCP8BsSchlCCWICoEY0ThNFdYO8/s320/IMG-20240214-WA0007.jpg" width="241" /></a></span></span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><span lang="HI"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyV9z-oRMz0GSQ0eAE4fVqbsdaa9BuwhHAt70rdYrptkiqwVzoFqCSPb_PzsBGbHDiAaCAvJtNhG-zDVwFqaCUXbfy53UKHIn4uKLo7bfEN5Hjv-AbqJrTpqvo8IB254tlzqR1xiD2MztcFwIoeMIgS8x_A4EutAp1ehNGCdDQYatP8vNBpICZIcmN/s1280/IMG-20240214-WA0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyV9z-oRMz0GSQ0eAE4fVqbsdaa9BuwhHAt70rdYrptkiqwVzoFqCSPb_PzsBGbHDiAaCAvJtNhG-zDVwFqaCUXbfy53UKHIn4uKLo7bfEN5Hjv-AbqJrTpqvo8IB254tlzqR1xiD2MztcFwIoeMIgS8x_A4EutAp1ehNGCdDQYatP8vNBpICZIcmN/s320/IMG-20240214-WA0008.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUmQRo9oXSSHue1KQwe2kIbHNWrqK_XH9OGhdRi_ENKe1D5uRPxwGhD06LP3DT1iYRtlMy3oeEaFEGEPLktARiQpnkNVbc4ZiHgbizBMl3Yd0ITXyMsvYKv_1jPUq4pr6q-no0Y1zDADyWbIX1CudXorZ4StwxTP4mWwhgNh-Fie6GIAKeeGe6Q2s/s1280/IMG-20240214-WA0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUmQRo9oXSSHue1KQwe2kIbHNWrqK_XH9OGhdRi_ENKe1D5uRPxwGhD06LP3DT1iYRtlMy3oeEaFEGEPLktARiQpnkNVbc4ZiHgbizBMl3Yd0ITXyMsvYKv_1jPUq4pr6q-no0Y1zDADyWbIX1CudXorZ4StwxTP4mWwhgNh-Fie6GIAKeeGe6Q2s/s320/IMG-20240214-WA0010.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">इन खूबियों के लिए मानव की जरुरतों पर प्रतिभागियों ने जवाब दिया, </span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">माता पिता का साथ मिले, टीचर हो, समय मिलना चाहिए, समय
पर खाना, जीवन जीने का अधिकार, शिक्षा का अधिकार – लड़कियों को शिक्षा का अधिकार
नहीं मिलता, <b><i>स्कूल में अगर लड़की पढ़ती है तो फिर भी मिल जाता है लेकिन जब
हम घर जाते हैं तो पढ़ाई करने का उतना मौका नहीं मिलता क्योंकि घर के काम-काज में
हाथ बंटाना पड़ता है और आज भी हमारे समाज में ऐसे लोग हैं जिन्हें लड़कियों का
पढ़ना अच्छा नहीं लगता।</i></b></span><b><i>’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hLzUVdd8kBJUMJTFGAVwBOMcqI2yf8i2g6IHAGoARt7m1grCrolmQXtn5nR1rp1ZmzjwJzzd3DoxSLKs0Jn7taxHnb2pzeS0VH3R-dFRJ8H4Zw2E6lWCwkqZ7PJVhpqDN8dcKJTBwYHK9heuVTHLjHcw_W6poYmMWdDSK3nHOdrZIfZTh8PxiImi/s3472/IMG_20240214_104819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hLzUVdd8kBJUMJTFGAVwBOMcqI2yf8i2g6IHAGoARt7m1grCrolmQXtn5nR1rp1ZmzjwJzzd3DoxSLKs0Jn7taxHnb2pzeS0VH3R-dFRJ8H4Zw2E6lWCwkqZ7PJVhpqDN8dcKJTBwYHK9heuVTHLjHcw_W6poYmMWdDSK3nHOdrZIfZTh8PxiImi/s320/IMG_20240214_104819.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOptctXPGtXN8_57pUrKKxWSGnwt4_h-F7zwhViOJeeEKMW0a85r6kwrevzRjK14YY7usW_XZmf1SdKuIQorci8GXAwrrdMtjMpoUvEFsle-gtX6j5JxuEZj2okuokaVf2wEKhb7rgVLWT4-fMUkpl9cCaooMyg5eZjN0YQfDkABDjtcSIeS4pcgK0/s3472/IMG_20240214_105023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOptctXPGtXN8_57pUrKKxWSGnwt4_h-F7zwhViOJeeEKMW0a85r6kwrevzRjK14YY7usW_XZmf1SdKuIQorci8GXAwrrdMtjMpoUvEFsle-gtX6j5JxuEZj2okuokaVf2wEKhb7rgVLWT4-fMUkpl9cCaooMyg5eZjN0YQfDkABDjtcSIeS4pcgK0/s320/IMG_20240214_105023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFapnxIs-ZSc3WXQXOAb7VT0DCKFQaaWoo1Nb8WQB6hts8uSSfYktkgEXGhpVZt_b-YVajmN3DkvFfBdw0HnEdr8LK2L9oidr8MxGgvZVEAYmp3Y1BSF5yt0fgKQBAxBWTpsYvPBr-zL-ZDTMR8bgfGosebZQgkDjO84AczwYTRQaLdTcfKejgVm3N/s3472/IMG_20240214_105119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFapnxIs-ZSc3WXQXOAb7VT0DCKFQaaWoo1Nb8WQB6hts8uSSfYktkgEXGhpVZt_b-YVajmN3DkvFfBdw0HnEdr8LK2L9oidr8MxGgvZVEAYmp3Y1BSF5yt0fgKQBAxBWTpsYvPBr-zL-ZDTMR8bgfGosebZQgkDjO84AczwYTRQaLdTcfKejgVm3N/s320/IMG_20240214_105119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">इसके बाद प्रतिभागियों को समूहों में बांटा गया और एक एक परिस्थिति
देकर उसपर चर्चा करने के लिए कहा। </span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">एक मानव होने का मतलब है कि उसे अपने जीवन में संघर्ष
के साथ जीना आना चाहिए क्योंकि जब भी कोई व्यक्ति अपने जीवन में आगे की ओर बढ़ता
है तो ये समाज उसे आगे नहीं बढ़ने देता। इसके साथ ही उसके पास अधिकार भी होने
चाहिए।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">मानव को अपने परिवार के बीच खुशी मिलती है, माता पिता
नहीं होने पर बहुत दुख होता है। दुख तब भी है जब उसके पास कोई सहारा नहीं हो, उसके
दिल में गुरु का ज्ञान न हो। हमें बचपन में खुशी का अनुभव होता है लेकिन बड़े होकर
हमें दुखों का सामना करना पड़ता है।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">एक मानव में अच्छाई और बुराई दोनों होती है। हमें किसी
के साथ गाली गलौच नहीं करनी चाहिए। बड़ों के साथ साथ छोटों के साथ भी आदर और
सम्मान की भावना रखनी चाहिए। कभी भी किसी गरीब का मजाक नहीं उड़ाना चाहिए।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFg02965oC0JjSTwj8UyMeVDP8rSeKn-BlBQ6NIQOfJoQrVhYY7a9QaF4GUU-9PmGT_BXT4HpMQT3jdAb0CHH_OV2Q2VrkMfmonGZjf6P-kzTP0ntjXz78Q86zr20zRN6cz-UFizFAgrpPG4jbeJXsDCRmKz3OpngFPOjdxkiuRZA39V-2UII26q2F/s3472/IMG_20240214_105146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFg02965oC0JjSTwj8UyMeVDP8rSeKn-BlBQ6NIQOfJoQrVhYY7a9QaF4GUU-9PmGT_BXT4HpMQT3jdAb0CHH_OV2Q2VrkMfmonGZjf6P-kzTP0ntjXz78Q86zr20zRN6cz-UFizFAgrpPG4jbeJXsDCRmKz3OpngFPOjdxkiuRZA39V-2UII26q2F/s320/IMG_20240214_105146.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WfoX8lhTsCbJEEBGX9ZtwXVb4ZMERf5TnmTM-UEFXVWU9gOz2ixy-V3ivM6-Fz_yp4lymRF9Nd5DUOZZPuGg4AGOVG9Sa6POf5L13pBuiBG6QJtTMVp9fdP71WNzAT0-IgNtXT7bE9OqTj1i8j9fLB-JmQ6rC6IoE5BvYwjsNxpKPjqjWoewceZh/s3472/IMG_20240214_105211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WfoX8lhTsCbJEEBGX9ZtwXVb4ZMERf5TnmTM-UEFXVWU9gOz2ixy-V3ivM6-Fz_yp4lymRF9Nd5DUOZZPuGg4AGOVG9Sa6POf5L13pBuiBG6QJtTMVp9fdP71WNzAT0-IgNtXT7bE9OqTj1i8j9fLB-JmQ6rC6IoE5BvYwjsNxpKPjqjWoewceZh/s320/IMG_20240214_105211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hfSW4n99q1TL_8vhRS_nyomkVndZSrWVe7jDzl9lQHPQQEuwXtcpTntp4869h6BVnIvJCgfNif-l5rYQy9Y7DlUiXr5gjkyArT_T89mEaNgFLqGicKEcDJVedXiwomzete1IHCi925uMIHr80kp9B2zXv2vAqNKOZr37YLAWA8vV6SBXIALCSAt1/s3472/IMG_20240214_110958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3hfSW4n99q1TL_8vhRS_nyomkVndZSrWVe7jDzl9lQHPQQEuwXtcpTntp4869h6BVnIvJCgfNif-l5rYQy9Y7DlUiXr5gjkyArT_T89mEaNgFLqGicKEcDJVedXiwomzete1IHCi925uMIHr80kp9B2zXv2vAqNKOZr37YLAWA8vV6SBXIALCSAt1/s320/IMG_20240214_110958.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">हमें सभी की इज्जत करनी चाहिए, जाति-धर्म, अमीर हो या
गरीब किसी में फर्क या भेदभाव नहीं करना चाहिए। हम सभी को समानता का अधिकार मिला
है इसलिए सभी का सम्मान करना चाहिए।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">एक मानव होने का यह मतलब है कि एक दूसरे की समस्या को
समझे और उसकी मदद करें। खुशी से जीने का मतलब ये है कि उसके पास रहने के लिए आवास,
खाने के लिए खाना, पहनने के लिए कपड़े और धन होना चाहिए। मुश्किल से जीवन गुजारने
का मतलब ये है कि इंसान को जीवन जीने के लिए कठिन परिश्रम करना पड़ता है, उसे
शिक्षा नहीं मिल पाती, नाहि वो अच्छे कपड़े पहन पाता है और उसके पास धन का अभाव
होता है।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">सभी मानव बराबर नहीं है, क्योंकि सभी की खूबियां अलग
अलग होती है। लड़का और लड़की में समाज में भेदभाव किया जाता है। हमें उनकी इज्जत
करनी चाहिए जो हमारी इज्जत करते हैं।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5bzmMCF9uqxqAE5_bQyw92owQVzVgXEUdeZmPTjxS4t6JLahWmFOqV7HX4BR-RRShH0bTLjmMRDB-JG2F2qknCkLXi0DHQQ7XWlFNMIuwVXunGc4LqYtu5_B16oOcnStH-ej3dtK5s6yqvd6KO3QrvC-73NhnxWFkD3_FvpsngGB9Jl39Wee_fKl/s3472/IMG_20240214_111318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5bzmMCF9uqxqAE5_bQyw92owQVzVgXEUdeZmPTjxS4t6JLahWmFOqV7HX4BR-RRShH0bTLjmMRDB-JG2F2qknCkLXi0DHQQ7XWlFNMIuwVXunGc4LqYtu5_B16oOcnStH-ej3dtK5s6yqvd6KO3QrvC-73NhnxWFkD3_FvpsngGB9Jl39Wee_fKl/s320/IMG_20240214_111318.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_gEuo49vYfNnahB1MowKgAva68Rz6qiulzc9wwLVaBho541Hj-KEE3RDYP6knxfb3nGRmADSs7GJwH4PCRDJl3CFTJPlsnGcexidwEjvWfC_sqXDltSCmavpHYGRn9UpL1TQJ5MIfNXlPLHf9VZNCp03bt1gj5Px8lLvAzotd_4gfTUgm3PcvIG4/s3472/IMG_20240214_111924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_gEuo49vYfNnahB1MowKgAva68Rz6qiulzc9wwLVaBho541Hj-KEE3RDYP6knxfb3nGRmADSs7GJwH4PCRDJl3CFTJPlsnGcexidwEjvWfC_sqXDltSCmavpHYGRn9UpL1TQJ5MIfNXlPLHf9VZNCp03bt1gj5Px8lLvAzotd_4gfTUgm3PcvIG4/s320/IMG_20240214_111924.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugJ2dqFUKNmagFXPKDL2Z0q_T5Op5YRk4s0Y_5NtsIit2s2iJC5I77DgdEgFklXOusXEySQTdRWBIIVn9zcVJSbtVW13WKTCSg8ZZzkJZslTev9c9Y4z3r1SYX6Y_egzMZuMQxkMfCW_XM-Qyggc8KYU9o-84nYRLw8Vzrx-NKN6xOgiuzQedkDaj/s3472/IMG_20240214_112212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjugJ2dqFUKNmagFXPKDL2Z0q_T5Op5YRk4s0Y_5NtsIit2s2iJC5I77DgdEgFklXOusXEySQTdRWBIIVn9zcVJSbtVW13WKTCSg8ZZzkJZslTev9c9Y4z3r1SYX6Y_egzMZuMQxkMfCW_XM-Qyggc8KYU9o-84nYRLw8Vzrx-NKN6xOgiuzQedkDaj/s320/IMG_20240214_112212.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">प्रतिभागियों ने कई अहम बिंदूओं को छुआ – जहां ये बात साफ हो गई कि
समाज में लड़का लड़की के बीच गैरबराबरी को ये देख पा रहे हैं, कहीं न कहीं आर्थिक
परिस्थिति और जाति के आधार पर हो रहे भेदभाव को भी देखते और समझ रहे हैं। इन्हीं
को लेकर हमने चर्चा को अधिकारों की तरफ मोड़ा।</span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">अधिकार शब्द सुनकर प्रतिभागियों के मन में जो बातें आती है वो है – </span><b><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">लड़का और लड़की में फर्क नहीं होना चाहिए, समानता का
अधिकार, जाति को लेकर दूसरों का अपमान नहीं करना चाहिए, शिक्षा का अधिकार,
स्वतंत्रता का अधिकार, लड़कियों को घूमने का अधिकार, खेलने का अधिकार, खुलकर अपनी
बात रखने का अधिकार और अपने जीवन को जीने का अधिकार।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7cuakzj6InB78YvkQ1Q6qwvO-tFkieC1BsNiXgs_ynLqvlN5gNTI9puEcg5gD8hYktCvtO67bzmMFvLI4c0CsWGA74VHtf-DEOp7MgUVdQyQi_5pnzKuh-HeMk22Gb6GEJKqNO231hpIBtYjJi6rnTSf-BefLPWRGgTgH__Ip1Bwc_5TN5zUycWX/s1280/IMG-20240214-WA0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7cuakzj6InB78YvkQ1Q6qwvO-tFkieC1BsNiXgs_ynLqvlN5gNTI9puEcg5gD8hYktCvtO67bzmMFvLI4c0CsWGA74VHtf-DEOp7MgUVdQyQi_5pnzKuh-HeMk22Gb6GEJKqNO231hpIBtYjJi6rnTSf-BefLPWRGgTgH__Ip1Bwc_5TN5zUycWX/s320/IMG-20240214-WA0017.jpg" width="241" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">इसके बाद छात्र-छात्राओं ने मिलकर मानवाधिकार की परिभाषा तया की। सत्र
की समाप्ति एक 3 मिनट के वीडियो को दिखाकर की गई जहां मानवाधिकार और हमारे संविधान
में दिए गए मौलिक अधिकारों पर रोशनी डाली गई।</span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-44657832844579741692024-02-17T00:55:00.000-08:002024-02-17T00:55:01.164-08:00मानवाधिकार को परिभाषित करते ग्रामीण किशोर-किशोरियां<p> <b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">मुझे नहीं लगता हमारे समाज में सभी मानव बराबर हैं
क्योंकि लड़का और लड़की में बहुत फर्क किया जाता है। लोग जाति के आधार पर भी
भेदभाव करते हैं, कुछ लोगों को महज पैसे होने की वजह से कई मौके मिलते हैं जिनसे
गरीब वंचित रह जाते हैं।</span>’</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">फरवरी का महीना हमारे लिए काफी अहम है, क्योंकि भेदभाव और गैरबराबरी
के खिलाफ़ जिस आंदोलन की शुरुआत हमने की है वो फर्क लोग या तो देखना नहीं चाहते और
कई परिस्थितियों में देखकर भी नजरदांज कर देते हैं। ये जो मानसिकता है कि जब तक
मेरे साथ कुछ गलत नहीं हो रहा तब तक मैं कुछ क्यों करुं – ऐसा वही सोचते हैं जिनके
पास सत्ता है, विशेषाधिकार है और वो ऐसे तबके से हैं जहां लोगों के अधिकारों को
छीनकर पहुंचा जाता है। इस मानसिकता को चुनौती देने के लिए सबसे सटीक रास्ता है
युवाओं, किशोर-किशोरियों को जागरुक करना। इसी उद्देश्य को लेकर साहस फाउंडेशन ने अलीगढ़
के दादो स्थित स्कूल में मानवाधिकार को लेकर एक कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया जहां 70
किशोर-किशोरियों ने बढ़ चढकर हिस्सा लिया। </span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7tLxrc3KTibnMv9ja7tc93cLwZ4nCuBtLQ6HYrRLl27OIA3_muZnt9jt4mTpACO8sJfesyaXkPF9g38rO4TjRY3dYFP03ymA_CXNYZqC08w9HkAlGh6pucn445mC591E9TeKfQnkltM-MOMMuL9kEmoIw60Lfl-Rnj8jwGhFG3jpSyXOtnOctcpR/s3472/IMG_20240215_113857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7tLxrc3KTibnMv9ja7tc93cLwZ4nCuBtLQ6HYrRLl27OIA3_muZnt9jt4mTpACO8sJfesyaXkPF9g38rO4TjRY3dYFP03ymA_CXNYZqC08w9HkAlGh6pucn445mC591E9TeKfQnkltM-MOMMuL9kEmoIw60Lfl-Rnj8jwGhFG3jpSyXOtnOctcpR/s320/IMG_20240215_113857.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">वर्कशॉप की शुरुआत एक संक्षिप्त परिचय, कुछ सहमतियों और उल्टा-पुलटा
खेल के साथ हुई। प्रतिभागियों ने खेल को खूब मजे से खेला और उनका सारा ध्यान क्लास
के अंदर आ गया। पहली एक्टिविटी में प्रतिभागियों से मानव की खुबियां पूछी गई, काफी
झिझक, थोड़ी-थोड़ी हंसी के बाद जवाब ऐसे रहे – <b>जो बड़ों का सम्मान करता हो,
मेहनती, दिमाग का इस्तेमाल करने वाला, सही गलत में फर्क कर पाए, दूसरों से प्रेरणा
लेने वाला, अपने से छोटों का मार्गदर्शन कर पाए, गलतियों को समझने और सुधारने वाला,
मेहनती – कर्म करने वाला, जो दूसरों से भेदभाव न करें, देशभक्ति और अच्छे संस्कार
करने वाला।</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpggEWOT9DCFQL9dhO7eUm6Ya4aeA_9TO9kcrhydE2kfoDimYZcHDSD6S9Gp1Wit_9FlCs26aF9VklSn8_CfPwhBa-D7UpikFRVO9QMrI3p4q1Xdapv_3BOdLT71ST-zYd25_5X9NuW8v6Dl9hP-A0qPebpzCOvwpVEQY1sy2rL14tvCXYBt6l7JDq/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpggEWOT9DCFQL9dhO7eUm6Ya4aeA_9TO9kcrhydE2kfoDimYZcHDSD6S9Gp1Wit_9FlCs26aF9VklSn8_CfPwhBa-D7UpikFRVO9QMrI3p4q1Xdapv_3BOdLT71ST-zYd25_5X9NuW8v6Dl9hP-A0qPebpzCOvwpVEQY1sy2rL14tvCXYBt6l7JDq/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0004.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKI7scB7oAk0fVLKmVmwlZHntEJnjt3ropbqScCbc3uTxmWcwPT5Y8vBusPbXUJPogw6ub2Aa28zJQ4ySFz2PKCbS9kPWamgU_4o92Kx2CEu9K8msF9dpG6nJV0yeoPrWFi8lwF5N2bqcMa8RdnSzBgdLro2e10hLbmhaVZ57UJSmoEyaZfWf0r-I/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhKI7scB7oAk0fVLKmVmwlZHntEJnjt3ropbqScCbc3uTxmWcwPT5Y8vBusPbXUJPogw6ub2Aa28zJQ4ySFz2PKCbS9kPWamgU_4o92Kx2CEu9K8msF9dpG6nJV0yeoPrWFi8lwF5N2bqcMa8RdnSzBgdLro2e10hLbmhaVZ57UJSmoEyaZfWf0r-I/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0016.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">भारत में मौजूद समय में देशभक्ति और धर्म के नाम
पर लोगों को गुमराह किया जा रहा है ऐसे में हमने छात्रों से <b>देशभक्ति और
संस्कार</b> के असल मायनों पर परिचर्चा की – मसलन की उनके हिसाब से देशभक्ति क्या
है, अच्छे संस्कारों का क्या मतलब है, जब आपको कोई संस्कारों की दुहाई देता है तो
क्या आप सही गलत में फर्क कर पा रहे हैं</span><span style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Mangal; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">? <span lang="HI">क्या आप सवाल पूछ पा रहे हैं या फिर अंधभक्ति के रास्ते पर चल रहे हैं।</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">इसी चर्चा को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए छात्र-छात्राओं से पूछा कि <b>इन
खूबियों के लिए एक मानव को क्या क्या चाहिए</b></span><b><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">?</span></b><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> – <span lang="HI">बड़े लोगों का साथ, शिक्षा, सम्मान, आर्थिक सहयोग,
अन्न</span>/<span lang="HI">खाने का अधिकार, अनुभव, खुल का जीने का अधिकार इत्यादि।</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3nTlLWG40HlbwWY6_ZviBNExmH1ipq95knWJTwnBjnYkdHdvA-YOj2-vtW4JLOnGNT4LKizfUB7w1To3fYs4AXrUI-1iiNfRO6LHbG8jaIRLY7hBPXJ0cx9BeB0BWIIg-wrtYX5CZT0ZKrgyEIfKXyIc7aTZdD9RbbAteygQzgIOiUaP1vhIWR0g/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3nTlLWG40HlbwWY6_ZviBNExmH1ipq95knWJTwnBjnYkdHdvA-YOj2-vtW4JLOnGNT4LKizfUB7w1To3fYs4AXrUI-1iiNfRO6LHbG8jaIRLY7hBPXJ0cx9BeB0BWIIg-wrtYX5CZT0ZKrgyEIfKXyIc7aTZdD9RbbAteygQzgIOiUaP1vhIWR0g/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0024.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span lang="HI"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">मनुष्यों के अधिकारों को समझने के सफर आगे बढ़ाते हुए हमने
प्रतिभागियों को 6 लोगों के समूहों में बांटा। जैसे कि अक्सर कक्षाओं में देखने को
मिलता है – पहली लाइन में केवल लड़कियां बैठी हुई थी, दूसरी और तीसरी लाइन में
केवल लड़के थे। कक्षा में जेंडर का विभाजन साफ तौर पर दिख रहा था, एक तरह की
असहजता भी महसूस हो रही थी – ऐसे में हमने सोचा कि क्यों न परिस्थिति को थोड़ा
बदला जाए। इसी को लेकर हमने लड़के और लड़कियों को मिलकर समूह बनाया और उन्हें दिए
गए सवाल पर चर्चा करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया।</span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqHs-5xZZcHePj99N_foPtpaiwhtb2O8q0t1X9miypD3fvgG08-P0wukpIowdsURrjV-jm2J41lrSPtF7x_brQAZPBsrywiDR1wUxScbrb0NCj2JonXnbM34dld1qfVGj7TdrIXCv4cQDVR9qiKdtF7_vYwqUK_fUQVOByGLCJa84o5O7FhCjDRhN/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqHs-5xZZcHePj99N_foPtpaiwhtb2O8q0t1X9miypD3fvgG08-P0wukpIowdsURrjV-jm2J41lrSPtF7x_brQAZPBsrywiDR1wUxScbrb0NCj2JonXnbM34dld1qfVGj7TdrIXCv4cQDVR9qiKdtF7_vYwqUK_fUQVOByGLCJa84o5O7FhCjDRhN/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0006.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKCeoNM2mTdbybvXYmrjJ4frEYHd1FdsES_cNMnjouWAsz4OfEgvtboJN134XUU_pYdcPm8eM8q5RBYcB-83GT-PbvEstIBCf31KGXRPibpSOjVhW4bV_ba_M9bXAC78f8Mx3IXgZm2RFlBeWzaCGHzWg2nlN-mo2mUi_2rIUGHMvrQYTPpFMQ6GX/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKCeoNM2mTdbybvXYmrjJ4frEYHd1FdsES_cNMnjouWAsz4OfEgvtboJN134XUU_pYdcPm8eM8q5RBYcB-83GT-PbvEstIBCf31KGXRPibpSOjVhW4bV_ba_M9bXAC78f8Mx3IXgZm2RFlBeWzaCGHzWg2nlN-mo2mUi_2rIUGHMvrQYTPpFMQ6GX/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0007.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpSqalDgUrpKEco1j8ujAmtr8D72R63Ff4JvimHg41mx-pIWohs3FUzi3Syz_PMyCETPI8PejHJucBIVz6s3ZJV9LNRE4-qSCu0vRGjXFwQhVsD-7G36LSlCAng3t2_x7XRszFgaHgZ3gRDXGefITbVRuX5TYRNqk1Hmqr677hNWIcYYZusjOZzV4/s1280/IMG-20240215-WA0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpSqalDgUrpKEco1j8ujAmtr8D72R63Ff4JvimHg41mx-pIWohs3FUzi3Syz_PMyCETPI8PejHJucBIVz6s3ZJV9LNRE4-qSCu0vRGjXFwQhVsD-7G36LSlCAng3t2_x7XRszFgaHgZ3gRDXGefITbVRuX5TYRNqk1Hmqr677hNWIcYYZusjOZzV4/s320/IMG-20240215-WA0011.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">जाहिर सी बात है कि ऐसे माहौल से वो अनजान हैं जहां छात्र-छात्राओं को
एक गोले में बिठाकर चर्चा के लिए कहा जाए, या फिर लड़के और लड़कियां बैठकर एक
दूसरे के साथ मिलकर सीख सकते हैं। छोटे समूह में चर्चा शुरु होने से पहले काफी
हो-हल्ला हुआ, झिझक दिखी, शर्माने वाली हंसी और डेस्क में सिर छिपाने जैसी बातें
हुई। जब दो-तीन किशोरों ने लड़कियों के साथ चर्चा करने से मना करा तो हमने कारण
पूछा, डरते हुए उनमें से एक ने कहा कि अगर हम लड़कियों के साथ बात करेंगे तो बाकी
लड़के मजाक उठाएंगे और बाद में परेशान करेंगे। कुछ समय तक मचे इस कोलाहल के बाद
सभी समूह एक दूसरे से चर्चा करते हुए नजर आए। </span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99LxiTZwDtHDtb4nTT3pYrdX234wFZCVCFKYD6Fa_PYFhy6XEwy7cHXMbiN9ZBwqRyrFRAcicGbr9yvnfBAC3hPQ5z8erugd-zJGVmGiHdM7PFP0028kXXlvSmpIIHmZ74P1oTT9vNQzKELGUO1mdwPgahgZSDaGczxFErzm0xuiW2JVallATDsht/s3472/IMG_20240215_113129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99LxiTZwDtHDtb4nTT3pYrdX234wFZCVCFKYD6Fa_PYFhy6XEwy7cHXMbiN9ZBwqRyrFRAcicGbr9yvnfBAC3hPQ5z8erugd-zJGVmGiHdM7PFP0028kXXlvSmpIIHmZ74P1oTT9vNQzKELGUO1mdwPgahgZSDaGczxFErzm0xuiW2JVallATDsht/s320/IMG_20240215_113129.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">दो सवालों पर हुई चर्चा के कुछ अहम बिंदू इस प्रकार हैं</span></b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"> –</span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">एक मानव होने का मतलब है कि एक दूसरे के साथ भेदभाव
नहीं करें, लड़का और लड़की के साथ एक समान व्यवहार होना चाहिए। मुश्किल से भरे
जीवन वो होता है जब पढ़ने नहीं दिया जाता है, अच्छी बातों से ध्यान हटता है।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">जातिगत भेदभाव नहीं करना चाहिए। हमारे पास मौका है कि
हम पढ़ लिखकर अपने देश की सेवा करें।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">खुशी से जीवन जीने के लिए आर्थिक स्थिति मजबूत होनी
चाहिए, नौकरी होनी चाहिए और परिवार।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">मानव होने का अर्थ है कि हमें सभी मनुष्यों की इज्जत
करनी चाहिए चाहे वो अमीर हो या गरीब हो लेकिन हमें किसी मानव में भेदभाव नहीं करना
चाहिए। मुझे लगता है कि सभी मनुष्य बराबर है कहीं न कहीं सबमें कुछ न कुछ फर्क
होता है।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">सभी मानव बराबर नहीं होते हैं। क्योंकि कुछ लोग अमीर
होते हैं और कुछ गरीब। अमीर लोग गरीबों पर अत्याचार करते हैं, गरीबों पर दबाव
डालते हैं। सभी मनुष्यों की इज्जत करनी चाहिए जो लोग गलत रास्ते पर चलते हैं
उन्हें भी सही रास्ता दिखाना चाहिए। मानवों में एकता होना बेहद जरुरी है।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiAYPsXVyWuQA6oc8mjzypxZ2oiyZe9uF-mDdSbVyZ3CSc1vdyF_Tc0obzs75s_oz4RD0CE6fHDKpyrk98WoL7KLGaAFyqEuADaF7SR0aIjMvgB_5qKYZi_cFVa-9rZ81-G8q-j4rwkcgK6p2GQsZXoRYbGoeizm23YSAlxTkr1uvky0cl7udMu7q/s3472/IMG_20240215_113015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiAYPsXVyWuQA6oc8mjzypxZ2oiyZe9uF-mDdSbVyZ3CSc1vdyF_Tc0obzs75s_oz4RD0CE6fHDKpyrk98WoL7KLGaAFyqEuADaF7SR0aIjMvgB_5qKYZi_cFVa-9rZ81-G8q-j4rwkcgK6p2GQsZXoRYbGoeizm23YSAlxTkr1uvky0cl7udMu7q/s320/IMG_20240215_113015.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmPP8zJmoUplflvo2eCTPFEAV763TLE766jIZ4bF1vilHFJI2dxTV5TfGN4Cms0flfShvXSNfE2Lq_44ontj_h7Uo9ej-dmyK3c__ZDz-NsquwWpKF221N5t-24_2bcogYzx271wV3QmXj783aAKXiChdRs3ViPMMSijzGQbuNDECV2q3_GvfOJ3I/s3472/IMG_20240215_113616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmPP8zJmoUplflvo2eCTPFEAV763TLE766jIZ4bF1vilHFJI2dxTV5TfGN4Cms0flfShvXSNfE2Lq_44ontj_h7Uo9ej-dmyK3c__ZDz-NsquwWpKF221N5t-24_2bcogYzx271wV3QmXj783aAKXiChdRs3ViPMMSijzGQbuNDECV2q3_GvfOJ3I/s320/IMG_20240215_113616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4MNxy-e87RiTSPJ9QUvd5tkiJa1tf2dbtKpLFg9amsVr3z53aWhtIowJpGgKuQxJ6ope_rvwNetx32pcY58_fTIgwJGNYxxNGQZsW8LMSBtQPejW61PfXzbh9JkiubPdb6KQFVRMxvDI0_ZkriHG2L3cQZ2eeQELBcu3GF9aSVm3LuKMZUsHGOE9/s3472/IMG_20240215_113711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4MNxy-e87RiTSPJ9QUvd5tkiJa1tf2dbtKpLFg9amsVr3z53aWhtIowJpGgKuQxJ6ope_rvwNetx32pcY58_fTIgwJGNYxxNGQZsW8LMSBtQPejW61PfXzbh9JkiubPdb6KQFVRMxvDI0_ZkriHG2L3cQZ2eeQELBcu3GF9aSVm3LuKMZUsHGOE9/s320/IMG_20240215_113711.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">मानव की खूबियों, जरुरतों और प्रतिभागियों की चर्चा से निकले बिंदुओं
को मिलाते हुए ये समझ बनाई गई की एक मानव को गरिमा, आत्मविश्वास और खुशहाली से भरी
जिंदगी जीने के लिए कुछ अहम चीजों की जरुरतें होती है और ये हमारे अधिकारों से
जुड़ी हुई हैं। <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">सत्र में आगे बढ़ते हुए अधिकार शब्द पर माइड मैपिंग की गई जिसमें
अधिकार शब्द के मायने निकल कर आए – </span><b><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">‘<span lang="HI">दूसरों
के अधिकार नहीं छीनना, खुलकर बोलने का अधिकार, अपने मुताबिक जिंदगी जीने का
अधिकार, देखने और सुनने का अधिकार, शिक्षा का अधिकार और अपने जीवन के फैसले लेने
का अधिकार।</span>’<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2x9iemjgW5R_ehmLa5FhFr84W5XzVakzeHuX8aBnLIXewgqF-lPARh1xZWn75pM8oFYADWGcT6xwCCSKYzdUy6OWnlO1lsiQEvLwdePDf7SY0WsSV-rqA8uSvealUPXi_VoZSOcoVi-sQaRVE95NiPUChg-ZlUswCyMaL2PMirciUyjLX0DFYeMEP/s3472/IMG_20240215_113817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2x9iemjgW5R_ehmLa5FhFr84W5XzVakzeHuX8aBnLIXewgqF-lPARh1xZWn75pM8oFYADWGcT6xwCCSKYzdUy6OWnlO1lsiQEvLwdePDf7SY0WsSV-rqA8uSvealUPXi_VoZSOcoVi-sQaRVE95NiPUChg-ZlUswCyMaL2PMirciUyjLX0DFYeMEP/s320/IMG_20240215_113817.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TkIH9YvRp4HHvYwMQaQf_2CuQfn0p_IWa4nNtrmPfPK83u4EQ1JK5A2rp139YT6ll-0Q_D1GcJIRhHbB3b0TK5lbk8KO1_iCsNSL5C1ns43vFoCJyr3c147adkAzpDv-UgA2nDArTxEVY2hKx4RdqLpIRBynTCblQsr5PvFZ64w0wcqyPu_1Jiuv/s3472/IMG_20240215_114104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TkIH9YvRp4HHvYwMQaQf_2CuQfn0p_IWa4nNtrmPfPK83u4EQ1JK5A2rp139YT6ll-0Q_D1GcJIRhHbB3b0TK5lbk8KO1_iCsNSL5C1ns43vFoCJyr3c147adkAzpDv-UgA2nDArTxEVY2hKx4RdqLpIRBynTCblQsr5PvFZ64w0wcqyPu_1Jiuv/s320/IMG_20240215_114104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">इस वर्कशॉप में 8वीं और 9वीं के छात्र-छात्राएं हिस्सा ले रही थी,
7वीं की क्लास का फ्री पीरियड था, ऐसे में कुछ किशोरी हमारी क्लास में आकर बैठ गई
थी, उन्हीं में से एक ने कहा कि अधिकार का मतलब है कि वो अपने जीवन से जुड़े
फैसलें खुद ले पाएं, ऐसा अधिकार लड़कियों के पास होना चाहिए।</span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">हम सभी ने आगे बढ़कर मानवाधिकार की परिभाषा तय की जहां प्रतिभागियों
ने कहा कि उनके लिए मानवाधिकार का मतलब है कि उनके पास शिक्षा का, जीने का और
समानता का अधिकार होना ही चाहिए। </span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">मानवाधिकार के सत्र खुशीपुरा गांव की किशोरियों और बाकी स्कूलों की
छात्राओं के साथ करने के बाद ये स्कूल पहला ऐसा रहा जहां छात्राओं के मुकाबले
लड़के ज्यादा थे, एक असहजता थी लड़कियों और लड़कों के बीच में, इसके साथ साथ
अध्यापकों के व्यवहार में भी शक और असहजता साफ दिख रही थी। ग्रामीण अंचल की बात
करें तो किशोरियों के लिए उनके पिता और भाई पहले पुरुष होते हैं जिनके साथ वो घर
में रहती है, दोनों से अनुमति का रिश्ता है। जहां पिता और भाई से कुछ बात नहीं
होती पर वो उसके जीवन के सभी फैसले यहां तक कि वो घर से बाहर जाएगी या नहीं वो भी
तय करते हैं। ऐसे में जब किशोरी स्कूल जाती है जहां हर टीचर पुरुष होते हैं तो वो
और डर जाती है, यहां भी अनुमति का रिश्ता बन जाता है और संवाद नहीं होता। ऐसे में
जेंडर की ये खाई बढ़ती ही नजर आती है। </span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">बड़े बड़े पोडियम और कार्यशालाओं में जब जेंडर की बात होती है, जेंडर
से जुड़े कार्यों की बात होती है तो कहा जाता है कि अध्यापक ज्यादातर महिलाएं होती
है, क्योंकि स्कूल 2 बजे खत्म हो जाता है और महिलाएं इसके बाद घर का काम करेंगी।
लेकिन उत्तर प्रदेश और झारखंड दोनों ही जगह काम करके कुछ और ही नजर आया है। यहां
ज्यादातर अध्यापक पुरुष होते हैं और एक्का दुक्का टीचर ही महिला होती है – क्यों</span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">? <span lang="HI">वो इसलिए क्योंकि जहां लड़कियों को घर से निकलने नहीं
दिया जाता है, पढ़ने नहीं दिया जाता, ज्यादा से ज्यादा 8वीं की पढ़ाई के बाद रोक
दिया जाता है वहां अध्यापिका की पोस्ट तक वो कैसे पहुंच पाएंगी</span>? <b><span lang="HI">ऐसे में जेंडर और सामाजिक वर्ग की साझेधारी दिखाई दी। </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><b><span lang="HI"><br /></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;">पहली बार इस स्कूल में आयोजित कार्यशाला में छात्र-छात्राओं का उत्साह
तो दिखा ही साथ ही आने वाली कार्यशालाओं के लिए मंच भी तैयार हो गया।</span><span style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-39296062740482374122024-02-16T22:03:00.000-08:002024-02-16T22:03:55.398-08:00मौलिक अधिकारों की परिभाषा गढ़ती साहसी गर्ल्स<p><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">अधिकारों और गैरबराबरी की जंग में कई बातें,
मुद्दे और किस्से सामने आते हैं जो जहन पर काफी प्रभाव तो डालते ही है साथ ही
सोचने पर और लगातार सवाल उठाने के लिए प्रोत्साहित करते हैं। भारत में और विश्व
में मौजूदा परिस्थितयों ने जहां मानवाधिकार की परिभाषा और पैदाइश पर सवाल खड़े कर
दिए हैं वहीं हमें अपने संविधान और मूल्यों को एक बार फिर आत्मसाध करने के लिए
आह्वान किया है। सामाजिक अध्ययन की किताबों में संविधान और मौलिक अधिकार महज एक
चैप्टर बनकर न रह जाए, बल्कि भारतवासी संवैधानिक मूल्यों की अहमियत और समानता लाने
के आंदोलन में इसकी जरुरत को समझ पाएं और अपने जीवन में उतार पाएं। इसी सोच को
लेकर साहस फाउंडेशन ने खुशीपुरा गांव में साहसी गर्ल्स के साथ </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">मेरे मौलिक अधिकार</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">’</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> पर
कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया।</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7S1biLlP5Pn74aiVNIw-RfCM5CePJlC2cdB6BlcUWi5klHo7Fc46v2rfMHEV-D5tmEtQxidxmGHniH33o6Rm3IoWMUuBBy6fjGyAuvhAoklDYhdXt17NrVpU0-ydi9JyTcK9ft7oo-ykexyA-P07JcnYYfsxv9PWI2AyzyKaOnDszZv_HSZDT6iJ/s3472/IMG_20240211_101426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7S1biLlP5Pn74aiVNIw-RfCM5CePJlC2cdB6BlcUWi5klHo7Fc46v2rfMHEV-D5tmEtQxidxmGHniH33o6Rm3IoWMUuBBy6fjGyAuvhAoklDYhdXt17NrVpU0-ydi9JyTcK9ft7oo-ykexyA-P07JcnYYfsxv9PWI2AyzyKaOnDszZv_HSZDT6iJ/s320/IMG_20240211_101426.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">वर्कशॉप की शुरुआत हमने </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">भेड़ और भेड़िया</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> के खेल
के साथ की जहां लड़कियों के साथ साथ हमारी टीम मेम्बर सरला जी ने भी खुलकर भाग
लिया। आगे बढ़ते हुए किशोरियों को 6 समूहों में बांटा गया और एक-एक परिस्थिति दी
गई – जहां उन्हें आपस में परिस्थिति को समझना था, सोचना था कि <b>क्या यहां किसी के
अधिकार छीने जा रहे हैं अगर हां तो कौन से।</b></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxSqxfXjDNOoPnApPDHaWyfGVY2i2aj1q8-kqUo2X4Rdfe2hxnucccCIx9p_cGuvXInDcrvMroHr28O75tT-P93iHBNEXmGc1ilTQkf4aZiJ5I1HzSdaXVe-faJ0_YlhoozkI8jHdqJyBdV5vBGA4uNKLpelJyELGYePvgJrAvyCm4tpQqhu-TpGe/s3472/IMG_20240211_101832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxSqxfXjDNOoPnApPDHaWyfGVY2i2aj1q8-kqUo2X4Rdfe2hxnucccCIx9p_cGuvXInDcrvMroHr28O75tT-P93iHBNEXmGc1ilTQkf4aZiJ5I1HzSdaXVe-faJ0_YlhoozkI8jHdqJyBdV5vBGA4uNKLpelJyELGYePvgJrAvyCm4tpQqhu-TpGe/s320/IMG_20240211_101832.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJasWeDzEvPvCOgl9f-h5GQ_VA5dK_5MYkaNkMjZ2NWa7IPPei16zdAyavpi8QYz0KR4Maix8AzuoUBB-Yjvel7NO3mE5D6h7a4JJ5vP4hGmO5boBuX_Fti8K9h3uFZoi5XtNr4HZ3DJ1Gm1WYKLD4g-7kZY-lh6P1PUstMmgPayBazVqvpdKMe9FH/s3472/IMG_20240211_101856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJasWeDzEvPvCOgl9f-h5GQ_VA5dK_5MYkaNkMjZ2NWa7IPPei16zdAyavpi8QYz0KR4Maix8AzuoUBB-Yjvel7NO3mE5D6h7a4JJ5vP4hGmO5boBuX_Fti8K9h3uFZoi5XtNr4HZ3DJ1Gm1WYKLD4g-7kZY-lh6P1PUstMmgPayBazVqvpdKMe9FH/s320/IMG_20240211_101856.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_roI2ij0J-SgA6pA1FYzzg5Ol60z0X4ZfG-9Xo6ubW1GpktEf9PmhxMJtTqluQ3M1SAXViX_rAdjwRs-uGfLesvrTNhbUn1I8HAnTbhyTsoMe3WEeTAdL6OoTcWCYj5WMu9DP6RAGeKL99A0EqHLwaQFEtlaopTE9fRj3HSjzGDuC_VRV_1pGXJBv/s2448/IMG_20240211_101644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_roI2ij0J-SgA6pA1FYzzg5Ol60z0X4ZfG-9Xo6ubW1GpktEf9PmhxMJtTqluQ3M1SAXViX_rAdjwRs-uGfLesvrTNhbUn1I8HAnTbhyTsoMe3WEeTAdL6OoTcWCYj5WMu9DP6RAGeKL99A0EqHLwaQFEtlaopTE9fRj3HSjzGDuC_VRV_1pGXJBv/s320/IMG_20240211_101644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">पहले सवाल के जवाब में प्रतिभागियों ने कहा –</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">किसी भी वजह से अगर लड़की को पढ़ाई छोड़नी पड़
रही है और घर के काम काज करने के लिए विवश होना पड़ रहा है तो वहां उसकी पढ़ाई का
अधिकार और समानता का अधिकार छीना जा रहा है।</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">अगर लड़की के साथ साथ घर के काम काज में लड़का भी
सहयोग देता तो शायद लड़की को पढ़ाई छोड़ने की जरुरत ही नहीं पड़ती। अक्सर घरों में
लड़कियां ही काम करती है जो सही नहीं है।</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">गांववालों को उसकी मदद करनी चाहिए, अगर होशियार
होते हुए भी उसे पढ़ाई छोड़कर कामकाज करना पड़ रहा है तो ये सही नहीं है।</span><span lang="HI" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">आर्थिक स्थिति सही नहीं होने की वजह से उसे काफी
मुश्किलों का सामना करना पड़ा। गांववाले उसके साथ जाति को लेकर भेदभाव करते हैं
यानि उसे समानता का अधिकार नहीं मिल रहा है।</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><i><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGjB4Ljd53CnPyfNNisc6u14rwzexRhFZ14eQWTpuDBwhyphenhyphenFBrC_5Z0x_i6vVWJd661oZaKc6AjInEvi75umbPwStKNHebmz_Fb0e60CJW88wTNaewbpVM__kfzSH5sVifRuEkrPd8axKq9CwgEUPBJhA8pl9FI9f5ACoMGqntiTnqbMoCAn5163Iu/s1280/IMG-20240211-WA0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGjB4Ljd53CnPyfNNisc6u14rwzexRhFZ14eQWTpuDBwhyphenhyphenFBrC_5Z0x_i6vVWJd661oZaKc6AjInEvi75umbPwStKNHebmz_Fb0e60CJW88wTNaewbpVM__kfzSH5sVifRuEkrPd8axKq9CwgEUPBJhA8pl9FI9f5ACoMGqntiTnqbMoCAn5163Iu/s320/IMG-20240211-WA0008.jpg" width="241" /></a></i></div><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmLtiTE4dZNMFQ-roaazEz1Shk_J0ooHZtuh79W0AIQFnLDFLoqM1gua9QG2UHfa5W6xzQUIM_dyIoeAacURCP8Mgc1XcK5pQiioKoGDcyx_Lah-_ufotG8EmrHViPTbZaMWmtciK7AUE-I7TI47Ipn1T2hhXBMVseM6yqjjYmxA0qvnFT2HrCfz8/s1280/IMG-20240211-WA0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmLtiTE4dZNMFQ-roaazEz1Shk_J0ooHZtuh79W0AIQFnLDFLoqM1gua9QG2UHfa5W6xzQUIM_dyIoeAacURCP8Mgc1XcK5pQiioKoGDcyx_Lah-_ufotG8EmrHViPTbZaMWmtciK7AUE-I7TI47Ipn1T2hhXBMVseM6yqjjYmxA0qvnFT2HrCfz8/s320/IMG-20240211-WA0011.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">पिछले 3 सालों से लगातार हम खुशीपुरा गांव की
किशोरियों के साथ काम कर रहे हैं – नतीजन धीरे धीरे वो अपने जीवन में और आसपास
जेंडर गैरबराबरी को देख पा रही हैं, उसे समझ पा रही हैं – ये सफर काफी मुश्किलों
भरा रहा है क्योंकि जेंडर हमारे जीवन में ऐसे रसबस गया है कि गैरबराबरी जीवन का
हिस्सा लगने लगती है और सही गलत समझने का मौका दिए बिना ही परिस्थिति स्वीकृत हो
जाती है। वहीं जाति और धर्म आधारित गैरबराबरी को समझना थोड़ा और जटिल है – ये गांव
यादव बहुल गांव है और कुछ को छोड़कर किशोरियां कभी गांव से बाहर ही नहीं गई है।
लेकिन मौलिक अधिकारों पर बातचीत ने उस गैरबराबरी को समझने की नींव डाल दी है। </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">प्रतिभागियों के जवाबों, स्कूली छात्रों द्वारा
बनाया गया मौलिक अधिकारों पर वीडियो और चार्ट पेपर के जरिए हमने संविधान और उसमें
दिए गए मुख्य 6 अधिकारों पर चर्चा की। इस चर्चा का मकसद महज अधिकारों के नाम और
उनकी परिभाषा याद करना नहीं बल्कि निजी जीवन में ये अधिकार कैसे दिखते हैं पर समझ
बनाना रहा। आखिर में ग्रामीण परिपेक्ष्य और मौलिक अधिकारों को लेकर एक 5 मिनट का
वीडियो दिखाया गया। इस वीडियो को देखकर अधिकारों पर समझ और मजबूत हुई।</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwKK_Pt9GPHWVFK2Jequh58rKy_0ZVY4lwWz9jYR5rrWuWsOZMPe8sCun8_hzVte1ur6tCuweEm4FDAMM-L9sNIKccs9a5KExud-fMUgPXyFsThdb5vshxWD5PgoSOhJvgtXPR-o4-WiRB2l2R4Na4TrXupRGxfika9H98Bx09udTHuRkVzDBD5-9/s1280/IMG-20240211-WA0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwKK_Pt9GPHWVFK2Jequh58rKy_0ZVY4lwWz9jYR5rrWuWsOZMPe8sCun8_hzVte1ur6tCuweEm4FDAMM-L9sNIKccs9a5KExud-fMUgPXyFsThdb5vshxWD5PgoSOhJvgtXPR-o4-WiRB2l2R4Na4TrXupRGxfika9H98Bx09udTHuRkVzDBD5-9/s320/IMG-20240211-WA0023.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpSLt0moS60Euf42DErI2jX3wOREhNhWitukYXv9hjAhwnRz-twM2mP2PUc0Qsyps8HLwhaLlqidv3DVV5fcfJL_Q7l8zakqksriDCRQXE-6GwNksxRjb-Ct2U5OB1ZMAOBbVY-I_nCRRDr5fH7EbZlbaERnmWrFgualeSoa_VlOA1BNIq0JXSTeQ/s1280/IMG-20240211-WA0024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="963" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpSLt0moS60Euf42DErI2jX3wOREhNhWitukYXv9hjAhwnRz-twM2mP2PUc0Qsyps8HLwhaLlqidv3DVV5fcfJL_Q7l8zakqksriDCRQXE-6GwNksxRjb-Ct2U5OB1ZMAOBbVY-I_nCRRDr5fH7EbZlbaERnmWrFgualeSoa_VlOA1BNIq0JXSTeQ/s320/IMG-20240211-WA0024.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">वर्कशॉप में अब समय तक एक बेहद मजेदार खेल का,
किशोरियों को भी इस बात का अंदाजा नहीं था कि अब आगे क्या होने वाला है। बच्चे
अक्सर सांप सीड़ी का खेल खेलते हैं वहीं महिला हिंसा पर काम करने वालों ने भी इस
खेल के जरिए हिंसा पर समझ बनाने की कोशिश की है। तो हमने सोचा क्यों न इस खेल का
इस्तेमाल अधिकारों पर समझ बनाने के लिए किया जाए। सीड़ी के निचले छोर पर वो बातें
थी जहां अधिकार मिल रहे हैं वहीं सांप के मुंह पर वो परिस्थितियां लिखी थी जहां
अधिकार छीने जा रहे हैं या फिर उनका उल्लघंन हो रहा है। इस खेल में बाकी सभी को ये
तय करना था कि कौन सा मौलिक अधिकार मिल रहा है या छीन रहा है। सांप सीढी के खेल
में जीतने का जज्बा तो था ही साथ में कौन अधिकारों को पहचान पा रहा है उसका जोश भी
दिखा है। </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQVA4pVQBYwO609IOnkYBNqPobEl2dhuGQwyI7fjH3RWPUlX0z0ZmKnxbghE0pUiwVDB8ed_eikq16gN_37uKBpiMmc7CkIH8629x2lTGjO1ib_chSqEs_gKCxrKG4Zq96p2sTHl7W4NppYE7y76Qb8fWjH7xHjlHg-Lr8RV0cQJ1GoR8PPuwWfoK/s3472/IMG_20240211_112025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQVA4pVQBYwO609IOnkYBNqPobEl2dhuGQwyI7fjH3RWPUlX0z0ZmKnxbghE0pUiwVDB8ed_eikq16gN_37uKBpiMmc7CkIH8629x2lTGjO1ib_chSqEs_gKCxrKG4Zq96p2sTHl7W4NppYE7y76Qb8fWjH7xHjlHg-Lr8RV0cQJ1GoR8PPuwWfoK/s320/IMG_20240211_112025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBTrdsuWrFexp6ky-I91XYYUNHE_phgTuzhneQEwYq-6IKQ5SGdMh6SVSODd2tEh_3UC-yutkybmDrNyYayiN8-haqw41AtlOjY-aUFv2QH97-BXxs8BoJTdlgOne7fGjwiaoaxOe02C8hZ_1kIpngf7-NyuV7AsMPWKRCqh0ZKLT3iW0AEr92uM8/s3472/IMG_20240211_112948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBTrdsuWrFexp6ky-I91XYYUNHE_phgTuzhneQEwYq-6IKQ5SGdMh6SVSODd2tEh_3UC-yutkybmDrNyYayiN8-haqw41AtlOjY-aUFv2QH97-BXxs8BoJTdlgOne7fGjwiaoaxOe02C8hZ_1kIpngf7-NyuV7AsMPWKRCqh0ZKLT3iW0AEr92uM8/s320/IMG_20240211_112948.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQa-NxZRzkpk-N0REdOMIejxN6ulNETvJ3I3UQfoQuPKhq76T1h4d4UPWd-uo7rUVX3OhH0GvGeCrJE2iFCawrOm2sOQoU-nd3UTfhmQmTqw0itf9_0RdfJv6v8j0leKThFwprJZX9uNh-tkVDIwWgiYGocK9beGBJ72sf_-0_rojn-PTVUufUKfEJ/s3472/IMG_20240211_113016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQa-NxZRzkpk-N0REdOMIejxN6ulNETvJ3I3UQfoQuPKhq76T1h4d4UPWd-uo7rUVX3OhH0GvGeCrJE2iFCawrOm2sOQoU-nd3UTfhmQmTqw0itf9_0RdfJv6v8j0leKThFwprJZX9uNh-tkVDIwWgiYGocK9beGBJ72sf_-0_rojn-PTVUufUKfEJ/s320/IMG_20240211_113016.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">थोड़ी देर और खेलने दो दीदी, क्योंकि हमने अभी तक
सभी सीढियों और सांप पर लिखी परिस्थितियां नहीं पढ़ी है।</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">साहसी गर्ल्स में हमें सभा करने का, खेलने का और
जानकारी हासिल करने का अधिकार मिलता है।</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmk5MyIHlVxK_ucCyRKZPHa7VMhp23jotsCDRneLcE1qFHRu6hQg66XaWMkIIDjt-reCLDOhElJ8YN6f4XpabEqSvBJRfEKTeIv8Sj1QzYkQ-e0tJM_tku1nEm4uR_f4Mw3rQhng1PoRad56RVKttZf-dViG7tJLgPmH3kdwG8ED1sJOOgpN4f_sP/s3472/IMG_20240211_114523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmk5MyIHlVxK_ucCyRKZPHa7VMhp23jotsCDRneLcE1qFHRu6hQg66XaWMkIIDjt-reCLDOhElJ8YN6f4XpabEqSvBJRfEKTeIv8Sj1QzYkQ-e0tJM_tku1nEm4uR_f4Mw3rQhng1PoRad56RVKttZf-dViG7tJLgPmH3kdwG8ED1sJOOgpN4f_sP/s320/IMG_20240211_114523.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">कार्यशाला के बाद सभी किशोरियों ने पहली बार गांव
में क्रिकेट खेला, बाद में सेनेटरी पैड बांटा गया और आखिर में लड्डू खाते हुए ऐलान
किया कि अगली बार उन्हें समोसे और बड्डे मिलने चाहिए।</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-18888366664485276712024-02-06T23:27:00.000-08:002024-02-07T05:53:13.115-08:00साहसी गर्ल्स ने तय कि मानवाधिकार की परिभाषा<p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">बुरे लोग वो हैं जो हम लड़कियों को साहसी गर्ल्स
कार्यक्रम में आने से रोकते हैं, तरह तरह की अफवाह फैलाते हैं। आप दीदी अच्छे हो
क्योंकि आप हमें शिक्षा से जोड़ने और अपने बारे में अलग अलग बातें समझाने का काम
करते हैं।</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">’</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> – प्रतिभागी</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">पर ये लोग तुम्हें क्यों कार्यक्रम में आने से
क्यों रोकते हैं</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">?’ – </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">प्रशिक्षक</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span lang="HI" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><b> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qbKZqe5hOack5mYft4NxH889PuxpelblMJT_ckW1z0UMGv4y9dHG3C-MXtoaQIq5bg-LdtKL06zRV1XEXQRt8jzNJvwkeHcyarSDlDYZhFnDxZo1SJTc-t56Uabj54nB2A874Tq7bfLoSySoitP9kh6uMC3zuGkUtuVF5FWQ6ouCzVKhL83PgYJk/s3472/IMG_20240204_110704.jpg" style="font-family: Mangal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qbKZqe5hOack5mYft4NxH889PuxpelblMJT_ckW1z0UMGv4y9dHG3C-MXtoaQIq5bg-LdtKL06zRV1XEXQRt8jzNJvwkeHcyarSDlDYZhFnDxZo1SJTc-t56Uabj54nB2A874Tq7bfLoSySoitP9kh6uMC3zuGkUtuVF5FWQ6ouCzVKhL83PgYJk/s320/IMG_20240204_110704.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">'इन लोगों को जलन होती है, कि लड़कियां काफी कुछ
सीख रही हैं, हमें पढ़ने का मौका मिल रहा है। जानकारी मिलने से हम अपने अधिकार
मांगने लगेंगे और वो समाज को अच्छा नहीं लगता है। लड़कियां लड़कों से आगे निकल
जाएंगी</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">’</span></b><b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> - प्रतिभागी</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt;">देश के अलग अलग कोनों में किशोर-किशोरियों,
युवाओं और विभिन्न कार्यस्थल में कार्यरत लोगों के साथ जेंडर और यौनिकता की समझ
बनाने के साथ साथ साहस फाउंडेशन पिछले तीन सालों से खुशीपुरा गांव में किशोरियों
और महिलाओं के साथ काम कर रहा है। इस नए साल की शुरुआत हमने नए तरीके से नए जोश से
करने की ठानी है। वैश्विक और भारतीय परिपेक्ष्य में जिस प्रकार मानवाधिकारों और
संवैधानिक मूल्यों की अवलेहना की जा रही है, उसे देखकर ये अब और जरुरी हो जाता है
कि युवा पीढ़ी संविधान और उसके मूल्यों को गहराई से समझे और जीवन में उतारे।</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMIbhgJ8-Ylm6Uv-5WOxVfFQXxPtEp-Ma03kpWJ-q8J9Ig16X-6aLcY3cg2xUq0FbJOvxTB85xOstxGWx0AKnME6JD82qpCreDoLW04LXZBQCTBVaW5OgO9XQmcT2UD0o6HwKYddGwBBXD6qcP2idve8qUBH-6QO5OM7t1tgnLUU7du1PMdLgjlMw/s1600/IMG-20240204-WA0024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMIbhgJ8-Ylm6Uv-5WOxVfFQXxPtEp-Ma03kpWJ-q8J9Ig16X-6aLcY3cg2xUq0FbJOvxTB85xOstxGWx0AKnME6JD82qpCreDoLW04LXZBQCTBVaW5OgO9XQmcT2UD0o6HwKYddGwBBXD6qcP2idve8qUBH-6QO5OM7t1tgnLUU7du1PMdLgjlMw/s320/IMG-20240204-WA0024.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">इस सोच को केंद्रित करते हुए हमने साहसी गर्ल्स
के साथ </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">मेरे मानवाधिकार</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया जहां गांव की 31 किशोरियों ने बढचढ़ कर हिस्सा लिया।
कार्यशाला की शुरुआत </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">‘</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">इंस्पेक्टर और लीडर</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">’</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> खेल से की गई जहां प्रतिभागियों ने अपनी
लीडरशीप, समझदारी और रणनैतिक सोच का प्रदर्शन करते हुए बहुत मजे किए। किशोरियों ने
कार्यशाला को सुचारु रुप से चलाने के लिए जरुरी सहमतियों को खुद पर खुद दोहराया।
वर्कशॉप में आगे बढ़ते हुए प्रतिभागियों से पूछा कि मानव में क्या क्या खूबियां
होती है – जवाब में एक दूसरे का सम्मान करना, भलाई, छोटी-छोटी चीजों में खुश होने
वाले, बुद्धिमान, मेहनती, साहसी, एक दूसरे का साथ देना, ईमानदार, ताकतवर, तेज,
खुशमिजाज आदि प्रतिभागियों ने साझा किया।</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrSgpTA2HzAqi0vd2TPktIsxf4YMEe0VpIMFtEim_0jUapuUKtKgs0x10kSAd9fk5I3hzhYrTHP3Fo1DCXVx4866BeCia50tHJylFssE5UR1fX8Sdzh9U8YvjLAmMAwrzbUOLD9ucNlyHweSqHBrIXGLV9HLtM9uCZSKYyk5x8iFezG5Aqou3XILW/s1600/IMG-20240204-WA0017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzrSgpTA2HzAqi0vd2TPktIsxf4YMEe0VpIMFtEim_0jUapuUKtKgs0x10kSAd9fk5I3hzhYrTHP3Fo1DCXVx4866BeCia50tHJylFssE5UR1fX8Sdzh9U8YvjLAmMAwrzbUOLD9ucNlyHweSqHBrIXGLV9HLtM9uCZSKYyk5x8iFezG5Aqou3XILW/s320/IMG-20240204-WA0017.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJirjYUqOdD7ZqBpFBJNUIvcBpzPgUFKk4NSoz4goGKFfe5mbhn484OlmGVXjRdIJGcZ37EuXvyGZoozQEOH5Amjfr3NSGmOSSbAec8VhAkpPDWWQjuZTmKbMbxvNTANCAf0fg4M8hjehFSFeG0Jn09c3IISqQpyGO5CIhJ4hnQio6PO6n4wtMniwX/s1600/IMG-20240204-WA0019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJirjYUqOdD7ZqBpFBJNUIvcBpzPgUFKk4NSoz4goGKFfe5mbhn484OlmGVXjRdIJGcZ37EuXvyGZoozQEOH5Amjfr3NSGmOSSbAec8VhAkpPDWWQjuZTmKbMbxvNTANCAf0fg4M8hjehFSFeG0Jn09c3IISqQpyGO5CIhJ4hnQio6PO6n4wtMniwX/s320/IMG-20240204-WA0019.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">इसी संवाद को जोड़ता हुआ दूसरा सवाल था कि मनुष्य
को ये खूबियां बरकरार रखने, उनकी बढ़ोतरी करने और सुरक्षित रखने के लिए किन चीजों
की जरुरत होती है</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">? </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">जवाब में सन्नाटा रहा, शायद इसलिए क्योंकि आज भी
किशोरियों से, ग्रामीण अंचलों में पूछा ही नहीं जाता कि उन्हें क्या चाहिए</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">? </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">क्या उन्हें किसी चीज की जरुरत है</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">? </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">इस सवाल को और समझाया गया तो कुछ ने कहा कि
जानकारी होनी चाहिए, शिक्षा मिलनी चाहिए, थोड़ा समय होना चाहिए और माता-पिता की
मदद। मन में विचार तो ये आया कि कैसी जिदंगी है जहां लड़कियों को लगता है कि
बुनियादी जरुरतें पूरी करने के लिए उन्हें माता-पिता की मदद की आवश्यकता है जबकि
ये सब चीजें उन्हें यूं ही मिलनी चाहिए उसके लिए उन्हें किसी के सामने हाथ फैलाने
या कृतज्ञता से देखने की क्यों जरुरत पड़ रही है। और क्या माता-पिता मदद करते है
या बच्चों को उनके प्यार और साथ की आस होती है।</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCnhyHO2UIzTsWJuO3B_Q-I3wzrCQr50xQQnEjiMMGwDlQQgyO4vswFRTw6UGY7RdtPwbA2l3Y-tLWMFOZFpGxyp1L45j2sISeFXm1H41Wrsx2k1Od9PwJCHxRvrqjGgECeuCj8fjOb4C15t6z6J_ZuYSv_d_eEzyoruG2G8cscWb1wgB8Cr0pVSW/s3472/IMG_20240204_104919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCnhyHO2UIzTsWJuO3B_Q-I3wzrCQr50xQQnEjiMMGwDlQQgyO4vswFRTw6UGY7RdtPwbA2l3Y-tLWMFOZFpGxyp1L45j2sISeFXm1H41Wrsx2k1Od9PwJCHxRvrqjGgECeuCj8fjOb4C15t6z6J_ZuYSv_d_eEzyoruG2G8cscWb1wgB8Cr0pVSW/s320/IMG_20240204_104919.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">प्रतिभागियों की चर्चा में एक और अहम बात निकल कर
आई जिसपर विस्तार से चर्चा हुई। एक प्रतिभागी का कहना था कि पेपर में अगर खुद के
नम्बर ज्यादा आते है तो अच्छा लगता है अगर किसी दूसरे के आते हैं तो जलन होती है।
ये पूछने पर कि नम्बर किसके ज्यादा आते हैं उसमें जवाब आए कि वो बुद्धिमान होगा,
क्लास के समय ज्यादा ध्यान दिया होगा, पढ़ाई में तेज होगा इत्यादि। अमूमन किसके
नम्बर ज्यादा आते हैं</span><span lang="HI" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">; </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">इस दूसरे सवाल के जवाब में चर्चा की शुरुआत हुई
और एक प्रतिभागी ने कहा, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“</span><b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">लड़कियां स्कूल जाने से पहले घर का काम करती हैं,
फिर स्कूल जाती है, वापस आकर भी घर में हाथ बंटाती है ऐसे में उनके पास पढ़ने और
अभ्यास करने का काफी कम समय रहता है वहीं लड़कों को घर में कोई काम नहीं करना
होता। ज्यादातर वो या तो बाहर घूमते हैं या पढ़ाई करते हैं जाहिए सी बात है उनके
ही नम्बर ज्यादा आते हैं।</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">”</span></b><b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauoDwzL7GH-7VMyBxBex8i0r1Um82ZvvcCb7IcL8CO1ewnuM-pvqUsshZ-GM6Bg4gvPAT8gIoOVGQ5-Wyh_PpAHqBYGLMNFQCw64Vc1dMS05D2j6D-al7WTlcopy7ge2D6BO6yP2aGzLc6PSjV_k0yETUCPf-X_Ps61Tw9TNBI3vh2XCQVnLYCPjX/s1600/IMG-20240204-WA0015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauoDwzL7GH-7VMyBxBex8i0r1Um82ZvvcCb7IcL8CO1ewnuM-pvqUsshZ-GM6Bg4gvPAT8gIoOVGQ5-Wyh_PpAHqBYGLMNFQCw64Vc1dMS05D2j6D-al7WTlcopy7ge2D6BO6yP2aGzLc6PSjV_k0yETUCPf-X_Ps61Tw9TNBI3vh2XCQVnLYCPjX/s320/IMG-20240204-WA0015.jpg" width="241" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaoQuIKdeQ9TbErOm9Yd7LwVwOyMovLRR0rf8R0UpQGdzZzMLlv3ame-Ieuof6IGQeHgU8TaNPAvPqeoG0Rtyt6NwCpRgZ5-goftaEuvcEwi5xaEnqfcEJlW_VbpX6Avg1gZRzbVSe8xvSq3MZhYieS1lBB_GBA0t9JokaoccAzR8LelksFjTG9ik/s1600/IMG-20240204-WA0021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaaoQuIKdeQ9TbErOm9Yd7LwVwOyMovLRR0rf8R0UpQGdzZzMLlv3ame-Ieuof6IGQeHgU8TaNPAvPqeoG0Rtyt6NwCpRgZ5-goftaEuvcEwi5xaEnqfcEJlW_VbpX6Avg1gZRzbVSe8xvSq3MZhYieS1lBB_GBA0t9JokaoccAzR8LelksFjTG9ik/s320/IMG-20240204-WA0021.jpg" width="241" /></a></div></b><span style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt;">आखिर में ये कहा गया कि अगर लड़का-लड़की दोनों घर
के कामों में हाथ बंटाए, दोनों को अभ्यास का समय मिले तब देखा जाएगा कि किसके
नम्बर परीक्षा में ज्यादा आएंगे। यहां </span><b style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt;">एकेडेमिक उर्तीणता, जेंडर और मानवाधिकार</b><span style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt;">
का एक समावेश समझने को मिला।</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">इस गतिविधि के बाद सभी प्रतिभागियों को 6 समूह
में बांटा गया</span><span lang="HI" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">और एक सवाल पर चर्चा करने को आमंत्रित किया गया। <b>पहला
सवाल – एक मानव होने का क्या मतलब है</b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">? </span></b><b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">खुलकर
जिंदगी जीने और मुश्किल से जिंदगी काटने में क्या फर्क हैं।</span></b><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">पहला जवाब – एक मानव होना का मतलब ये है कि वो
सही से खाना खाए, कपड़े पहनने को मिले, रहने के लिए घर हो। वो चीजों को समझ पाएं,
सही –गलत का फर्क कर पाए और बुद्धिमान होना। इस समूह का ये भी कहना था कि मनुष्य
को हर परिस्थिति में खुश रहना चाहिए चाहे फिर वो खुशी का मौका हो या दुख का।
मुश्किल के समय में, जहां लोग उसे नापसंद करते हो, अपने लोग भी पराए हो जाए तो उसे
खुश रहना चाहिए और हटकर मुश्किल का सामना करना चाहिए। यहां प्रशिक्षक ने पिछले साल
हुए <b>मानसिक स्वास्थ्य</b> कार्यशाला की सीख को याद कराया और जोर दिया कि हमेशा
मजबूत रहने की जरुरत नहीं होती, जैसा महसूस हो रहा है उसे होने देना चाहिए नहीं तो
भावनाएं अंदर अंदर इंसान को परेशान कर देती है और इससे परिस्थिति खराब ही होती है।</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHcpIQ_A0eeF2Z5KxQ5m7L72WhPGPIUrmpQR1fA6DvVkvHIPWEVp128hW0vvUg_nOgY7_pWrQUfmSkjWySMCwzc9DDpAhh-OZx-dhjaCeRZkbNOLuC76U_WIwt7VHpIvkyjEViVYy5u8UW5fRgoJXmg5tiJYwvY-KcyT2zuuD1LS5cGjkwQrgNKLx/s3472/IMG_20240204_111604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHcpIQ_A0eeF2Z5KxQ5m7L72WhPGPIUrmpQR1fA6DvVkvHIPWEVp128hW0vvUg_nOgY7_pWrQUfmSkjWySMCwzc9DDpAhh-OZx-dhjaCeRZkbNOLuC76U_WIwt7VHpIvkyjEViVYy5u8UW5fRgoJXmg5tiJYwvY-KcyT2zuuD1LS5cGjkwQrgNKLx/s320/IMG_20240204_111604.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt;">दूसरे जवाब में जेंडर समानता की इच्छा जाहिर की
गई कि खुलकर खुश जिंदगी का मतलब है कि लड़कियों को भी लड़कों के बराबर समझना
चाहिए, उन्हें भी उतने मौके, प्यार और इज्जत मिलनी चाहिए जितना परिवार औऱ समाज
लड़कों को देता है। इसके अलावा इस समूह का ये भी मानना था कि जो लोग गलत करते हैं
और दूसरों को नुकसान पहुंचाते हैं उनकी इज्जत नहीं करनी चाहिए।</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3JLF4BiHxgikS913JcV0D4WUx6zIhCHUNUpM17NcD47lZkIPo-aIjMAxfzHBtpyZ6TH44nSu7fFR-Qtf_bda92RkptqvZD5TaIef5mb_fYtpIsOgQg4bPRdRDmHlfIqhmaupRoef3XR7loFny2UvMmI7BnQzSiP2KMqfkxxFXdITAlRBBvDF-qC-/s3472/IMG_20240204_111815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3JLF4BiHxgikS913JcV0D4WUx6zIhCHUNUpM17NcD47lZkIPo-aIjMAxfzHBtpyZ6TH44nSu7fFR-Qtf_bda92RkptqvZD5TaIef5mb_fYtpIsOgQg4bPRdRDmHlfIqhmaupRoef3XR7loFny2UvMmI7BnQzSiP2KMqfkxxFXdITAlRBBvDF-qC-/s320/IMG_20240204_111815.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">दूसरा सवाल – क्या आपको लगता है कि सभी मनुष्य
बराबर है</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">? </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">क्या सभी मनुष्यों की इज्जत करनी चाहिए। पहले
समूह का मानना रहा कि सभी मनुष्य बराबर नहीं होते क्योंकि कुछ लोग अच्छे होते हैं
और कुछ बुरे। अच्छे इंसान एक दूसरे को समझते है, इज्जत करते हैं जबकि कुछ लोगा ऐसा
नहीं करते। इनके हिसाब से सभी मनुष्यों चाहे वो अच्छे हो या बुरे सभी की इज्जत
करनी चाहिए क्योंकि वो तो अच्छे हैं और बुरे लोग समय के हिसाब से सुधर जाएंगे और
उन्हें अपनी गलती समझ आ जाएगी। इस कथन पर बहुत जरुरी चर्चा हुई क्योंकि यही आधार
है <b>जेंडर आधारित हिंसा और कई तरह की गैरबराबरी</b> का – जो इंसान दूसरों पर
अत्याचार कर रहा है, भेदभाव कर रहा है वो सोच समझकर अपनी सत्ता का इस्तेमाल करके
दूसरों को नीचा दिखाना चाह रहा है। ऐसे लोग स्वंय नहीं बदलते। प्रशिक्षक ने दिसंबर
में साहस के खिलाफ गांववालों के व्यवहार को उदाहरण लेते हुए समझाया कि एक दूसरे का
आदर करना बहुत जरुरी है लेकिन जब वो एकतरफा हो तो सही नहीं है। हिंसा करने वालों
के खिलाफ आवाज उठाना और दूसरों को जागरुक करना बहुत अहम है। </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">दूसरे समूह के मुताबिक सभी लोग बराबर नहीं है
क्योंकि लड़कियों को लड़कों के बराबर इज्जत नहीं मिलती, बराबरी नहीं मिलती।
प्रतिभागियों का कहना था कि इज्जत सभी की करनी चाहिए, चाहे वो बड़े हो या दोस्त
हो। साथ ही बड़ों को छोटों का भी सम्मान करना चाहिए। इज्जत करना एकतरफा नहीं होना
चाहिए। सम्मान उसका करना चाहिए जो बातों को समझे, परेशानी में साथ दे पर जो लोग
परेशान करते हैं उनसे दूरी बना लेनी चाहिए। </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-rxnzfC3_5kZ2V9nFJ8Qf7E-iGdVHzdlXMjUUuIkt0wnv5G4gvQ5drmpim5JLki7HpSMDYEtvESd724CXJFd0Ouakcawa6woUp9IKdjZSOvA9yWGDwOvpP6pNvDf9LUo9imqPYj2ygZRCsPmbdaUX0Q4M672HYdw25vJEgTtTWVe7vy_67NwUURv/s1600/IMG-20240204-WA0036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-rxnzfC3_5kZ2V9nFJ8Qf7E-iGdVHzdlXMjUUuIkt0wnv5G4gvQ5drmpim5JLki7HpSMDYEtvESd724CXJFd0Ouakcawa6woUp9IKdjZSOvA9yWGDwOvpP6pNvDf9LUo9imqPYj2ygZRCsPmbdaUX0Q4M672HYdw25vJEgTtTWVe7vy_67NwUURv/s320/IMG-20240204-WA0036.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt;">इन सभी बातों को जोड़ते हुए समझ बनाई गई कि गोले
के अंदर लिखी सभी बातें मानव की गरिमा और स्वाभिमान से जुड़ी हुई है और यही सारी
बातें मनुष्य को पूरा करती है और गोले के बाहर जो भी लिखा है वो मानव गरिमा को
बनाए रखने के लिए जरुरी है। इन्हीं जरुरतों पर मानवाधिकार आधारित हैं।</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7g49qscQs1NpCralhdVXFhl1aHWnMwSuPNIhim6ubUBXxMhNsBVLlqxN3fdT79S5YDxLhRmeGNAnK1SBypj_TshvMzcV-kYEvgNcnH-5aMyvaRJslyRngXECHXJIuZxWN1aZOdEaQm6OfJQqtVOfsDvqFUmHISeZScyKg_iq4XNLpNyeJXhcwTgO/s3472/IMG_20240204_195744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7g49qscQs1NpCralhdVXFhl1aHWnMwSuPNIhim6ubUBXxMhNsBVLlqxN3fdT79S5YDxLhRmeGNAnK1SBypj_TshvMzcV-kYEvgNcnH-5aMyvaRJslyRngXECHXJIuZxWN1aZOdEaQm6OfJQqtVOfsDvqFUmHISeZScyKg_iq4XNLpNyeJXhcwTgO/s320/IMG_20240204_195744.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt;">आगे बढ़ते हुए अधिकारों पर चर्चा की गई – जहां किशोरियों
ने कहा कि लड़कियों को लड़कों के बराबर अधिकार मिलने चाहिए, खेलने का अधिकार,
पढ़ाई करने का अधिकार, बाहर घूमने का अधिकार और फोन या तकनीकि यंत्र तक पहुंच का
अधिकार होना चाहिए। प्रतिभागियों और प्रशिक्षक ने इसके बाद मानवाधिकार को अपने
शब्दों में परिभाषित किया जहां जमीन और पैसे का अधिकार भी सामने आया क्योंकि किशोरियों
को लगता है कि जिसके पास पैसा होता है उसी की इज्जत होती है और जमीन होने पर खेती
की जा सकती है – यानि खाने का अधिकार। इसके अलावा सूचना का अधिकार भी सूची में
शामिल किया गया। एक और अहम चर्चा में एक किशोरी ने कहा कि दिमाग होना चाहिए – तभी
तो चीजें मिलेंगी लेकिन प्रशिक्षक के वापस सवाल किया कि दिमाग तो सभी के पास है पर
चीजें तो सभी को नहीं मिलती । उन्होंने शिक्षा और सही जानकारी होने पर जोर देते
हुए कहा कि शिक्षा से न केवल नौकरी मिलती है बल्कि इंसान अपने आप को, अपने आसपास
को और दूसरे लोगों को बेहतर समझता है और समाज की उन्नति में सहयोग देता है।</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhiKLxtEKFhadv6w6nWD6oOqPivnGMHyVp9-6aloZakpXVdpnUeBc6MdwCDuio58_xis71suuYqFYepTy2IAxIhngFr0gScao8EFKvk_OuLBZGfXepqVMxTY59ElqFBzpGsh82YWi2G1paueuZYkzjV_Xv8SOQpZTIsYCrAnXWpFDanc19u8YHtbf/s1600/IMG-20240204-WA0040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvhiKLxtEKFhadv6w6nWD6oOqPivnGMHyVp9-6aloZakpXVdpnUeBc6MdwCDuio58_xis71suuYqFYepTy2IAxIhngFr0gScao8EFKvk_OuLBZGfXepqVMxTY59ElqFBzpGsh82YWi2G1paueuZYkzjV_Xv8SOQpZTIsYCrAnXWpFDanc19u8YHtbf/s320/IMG-20240204-WA0040.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt;">सत्र का समापन मानवाधिकार पर एक छोटी फिल्म
दिखाकर किया गया। कार्यशाला में किशोरियों का उत्साह और मुद्दे पर समझ देखकर काफी
अच्छा लगा। ये दिन काफी चुनौतीपूर्ण रहा कि तड़के से ही मूसलाधार बारिश हो रही थी,
आखिर समय में वेन्यू भी बदलना पड़ा, गांव के अंदर का रास्ता कच्चा तो है ही लेकिन
बारिश के समय फिसलन बढ़ जाती है ऐसे में लग रहा था कि क्या किशोरियां आ पाएंगी। पर
हमारे गांव पहुंचने से पहले ही कई प्रतिभागी प्रशिक्षण स्थल पर मौजूद थे और
उन्होंने हमारा स्वागत हंसकर और मुस्कुराहटों से किया। हमारी साहसी गर्ल्स हर दिन
हमारा उत्साह और काम पर विश्वास बढ़ाती रहती।</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLUqWMFCzfGMGKeUgfxABi61Z8Z4tpWWRglAxmhTHzqbHNDi9A4gPvrTCnK2r7eCGRmVV2rAaq2QJgeMi0IclAHEbdCbAv66Pp89PEwcxZo3U4zxydPisW-GpMWaM4hJbqV-tRFyS34818KPyUvOCN94u7Jgii2R1ffMvFsl-ocUMOUPmO1p1zcZF/s1600/IMG-20240204-WA0013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1204" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLUqWMFCzfGMGKeUgfxABi61Z8Z4tpWWRglAxmhTHzqbHNDi9A4gPvrTCnK2r7eCGRmVV2rAaq2QJgeMi0IclAHEbdCbAv66Pp89PEwcxZo3U4zxydPisW-GpMWaM4hJbqV-tRFyS34818KPyUvOCN94u7Jgii2R1ffMvFsl-ocUMOUPmO1p1zcZF/s320/IMG-20240204-WA0013.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Mangal; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><p></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-62546971091205158292020-10-29T10:53:00.001-07:002020-11-02T21:45:56.450-08:00Building understanding on 'gender, gender based violence and role of police' with Uttar Pradesh Police <p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b><i>“There is always a
protection veil over girls, a control, and a sort of management over them. When
they are child, they are under their father’s shade, when they grow up and get
married they come under the territory of husband and when they grow old, their
son manages and takes decision for them”</i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In the wake of gruesome
<i>Hathras</i> gang rape, safety of women and the rising number of incidences
of cruelty against women has captured once again the attention of vast number
of Indians who otherwise prefer bystander attitude. Along with this, the state
machinery of Uttar Pradesh, the role of Police and the caste discrimination
that seemed long buried in wake of modern India has come under scrutiny. There
were so many red flags in the case that shows that despite howling of
progressive India for ages, we are so behind addressing violence against women.
It is sad, that we talk about violence against women only when a rape case is
highlighted by Media one in blue moon. None of this is product of one moment of
rage or expression of power, this is deep ingrained belief system which is deep
rooted in patriarchy which is extremely visible and invisible at the same time
in almost all spheres of our lives. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDxxDjO89RZzlYJuTeU6bWokLqXtCFhBXlksbGJ-lSuHPw_uZHxneURGwpUq-zpXynMGckPi0WOvrtJVfj-fl0YhXWwzLxLQr8SohQRmqzCUfvB5uY85RSYxgtLt1m5i1OXO7qH-k/s1366/Screenshot+%25282106%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDxxDjO89RZzlYJuTeU6bWokLqXtCFhBXlksbGJ-lSuHPw_uZHxneURGwpUq-zpXynMGckPi0WOvrtJVfj-fl0YhXWwzLxLQr8SohQRmqzCUfvB5uY85RSYxgtLt1m5i1OXO7qH-k/w400-h225/Screenshot+%25282106%2529.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This incidence also triggered
reaction from the Government that led to initiation of Nari Shakti program addressing
gender equality and awareness building on violence against women. As part of
this program, we got this wonderful opportunity to engage with Police of Khushinagar
district, Uttar Pradesh. This is our second collaboration with Uttar Pradesh
administration. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjjj6SBKgNxgppa7n80RpQp0J_tbOKv5MpzWkn4rtIH1jWUZ2ylCGJOv9iPert3ec1ebupIyaDw5piBfYUNXKtmRD73b4t6Na5rw5pfPseaBkorqHd3VSE01R7q6b2Aj2XSDrxnMO/s1366/Screenshot+%25282107%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjjj6SBKgNxgppa7n80RpQp0J_tbOKv5MpzWkn4rtIH1jWUZ2ylCGJOv9iPert3ec1ebupIyaDw5piBfYUNXKtmRD73b4t6Na5rw5pfPseaBkorqHd3VSE01R7q6b2Aj2XSDrxnMO/w400-h225/Screenshot+%25282107%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Interestingly our workshop
coincides with Dusshera, and when the zoom meeting started – it was worth
mentioning that all the police personnel were located in different settings
bubbling with excitement – some of them in park duty, few of them on bus stand
duty, some of them were in police station and none of them were sitting all by
themselves. Moments like these make us realize the importance of our work and when
collaborated with government machinery – the impact it can create in bringing
out the social change that is much needed in today’s narrative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The workshop on gender
sensitization and role of police in dealing with gender based violence free
from biases began with the introduction on the need and importance of why the
conversation on gender, discrimination and violence are must backed with the
data from NCRB and Thomas Reuters foundation report 2018. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7z7s2IMmXkC73n8doD-zqAUkE7X5N_VnOz-FtaCJ1Tel4jawXcaKqGHFpUYphAvpvs4uJN1DdVnfEnAzUL1XbvSvxttCM-ZHKIEkhLuCb4XnMT2zGMunsqnhYjZEk9pv23mVp2Oc/s1366/Screenshot+%25282066%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7z7s2IMmXkC73n8doD-zqAUkE7X5N_VnOz-FtaCJ1Tel4jawXcaKqGHFpUYphAvpvs4uJN1DdVnfEnAzUL1XbvSvxttCM-ZHKIEkhLuCb4XnMT2zGMunsqnhYjZEk9pv23mVp2Oc/s320/Screenshot+%25282066%2529.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Following the screening
of video on gender equality, we invited them to share the gender difference
they see in different spaces – home, education, workplace – police in this
case, public spaces, religion and media. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘I think men and women
in the police station have almost same duty, they get same attention however
when they reach home everything is different; it is the men who is the decision
maker in the house and women who does household chores’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘<b>There are lot of
difference as to how men and women function in police duty. Men are fearless
and full of authority in their police duty, while women are scared even in
their uniform because the outside people see them as women, who are not as
strong as they are. Also when it comes to day and night duty – it is mostly the
men who are assigned night patrol because it’s not safe for women even though
they might be police in night’</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7x0hl2kvbEbBp6N0Ypl8l_WV79K2ns5neJ3dfCEJCeHW3oFYu5465Hs0EQyrU1fauyiYq8bIAxMhGKJ537atJggra-Kdo4zFO7fH8qJorUjKNd6SFoZ5RaDHSnZGteR_PEqMsLT9A/s1366/Screenshot+%25282148%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7x0hl2kvbEbBp6N0Ypl8l_WV79K2ns5neJ3dfCEJCeHW3oFYu5465Hs0EQyrU1fauyiYq8bIAxMhGKJ537atJggra-Kdo4zFO7fH8qJorUjKNd6SFoZ5RaDHSnZGteR_PEqMsLT9A/s320/Screenshot+%25282148%2529.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘All the news related
to women are treated with insensitivity, they are shown with shame and disgust.
There is so much anger in people that they make hue and cry of minute things,
which blow out of proportion followed by mudslinging on social media resulting
on lot of fake reports. It’s painful and exhausting.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘There is meagre
contribution of women in terms of religion and its practice. The priests are
male, the <i>havans</i> and other practices are carried by men, we hardly see
women anywhere near religious gatherings as well.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘The difference between
girls and boys in education is evidently clear. Girls are provided education in
a very cautious way, they are constantly reminded that they need to be careful
and wary of people around them. The teachers teaches them differently – girls are
always taught in restricted environment that lacks the freedom while boys are
free of any restraints and enjoys as if they own the world. The teaching
mindset and style is based on gender bias. ’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘<b>Talking about public
spaces, for example bus stand – you can see boys standing with zero ounce of
care in the world, they are loud, throwing comments here and there, making
themselves very visible while girls stand in corner, almost closing themselves
to be invisible scared and almost ready to flee’</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Taking cues from these
responses, we engaged on what is gender, how these gender difference impact
different aspects of our day to day lives, why these bias exists and how this
discrimination lead to violence!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘I think all this
gender difference begins at home where the mother teaches their daughter to behave
in certain way, tells her to do household chores but gives free reign to boys’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘While I agree that gender
bias begins at home, it is also the responsibility of teachers and elders
around to make girls understand that they need to be very careful, and not engage
with strangers because people can’t be trusted’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">These statements are
like sharp edged swords because they reflect ignorance and deep rooted
patriarchal mindset which places the burden of violence on women indicating
that it is women who starts the cycle of violence because she is the one who is
responsible for children and their upbringing; secondly the responsibility to
protect herself from violence is also thrown very casually on her shoulder
while giving a free pass to men. What a wonderful way to wipe the hands
altogether for the violence caused by men! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mWPFcgsC4Bf9qnvsH6fx-8_WyBiTjGHvXKXsOQRfz3pVzYRmY9ktSz1yEilxxzFG7IZ0MB9vb5wHFclcyzM_c6iKt3o3a_N3j2gxT8VqFXUfuH6n42-G-hUZeRJrAbNeaS-XEYKu/s863/Screenshot+%25282171%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="863" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mWPFcgsC4Bf9qnvsH6fx-8_WyBiTjGHvXKXsOQRfz3pVzYRmY9ktSz1yEilxxzFG7IZ0MB9vb5wHFclcyzM_c6iKt3o3a_N3j2gxT8VqFXUfuH6n42-G-hUZeRJrAbNeaS-XEYKu/w400-h280/Screenshot+%25282171%2529.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We took a quick poll on
few statements asking them whether they think that it reflects violence or not!
To our surprise most of them agreed that all the statements comes under
violence. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Taking examples from
their previous answers and poll statements – we talked in detail about what is
gender based violence, different types with real life examples, the impact of
GBV on women and on country at large followed by some very threatening data
points reflecting the severity of the current situation of violence in India.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">To further establish
the understanding on gender and gender based violence; we gave them different situations
enquiring their course of action!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Before taking any
procedural action required in the rape case, I would make sure that she is
doing okay, and get her medical assistance. I would treat her like my daughter
and provide as much as comfort and support as I can’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘This is the case of
child sexual abuse, I would instruct personnel dressed in casual clothing to go
along with the boy for medical, provide comfort to the parents and direct the
concerned official to take appropriate action’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘When the women police
officer reports a sexual harassment complaint against the senior, I would report
it to senior women official, take all the details and file the case as soon as
possible’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘In this case, we would
ask both the parties that is girl’s parents and her would be in laws to come to
police station where we would make them understand that dowry must not be
taken, we would tell them about legal action that could be taken against them
and if they still go ahead and ask for dowry, we would file FIR and take appropriate
action.’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘We need to change the
mindset, the way we see women, the way we differentiate and how we tackle the
cases involving women. I will try and use this information in the cases!’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">These responses gave us
hope!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘I loved the workshop.
It was so informative and such discourse must continue, it gives us an
opportunity to learn, rethink and increases our confidence. There are people
who grasp the information immediately, answer the questions and take action on
the spot while others take time to understand the information, once that sinks
in they inculcate this in their course of action. It is very important that
these conversations continue to take place because it spreads awareness around
crucial issues. Crimes are increasing with each day, we not only have to curb
them but build a system that employs reformative approach’</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-68026552038937489812020-10-18T07:40:00.003-07:002020-10-18T07:43:28.374-07:00'How are you feeling?' - Taking first step towards positive mental health<p><b><i> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">“Whenever
I am upset I talk to someone who can understand me. If that doesn’t help then I
use social media however that just frustrates me more”</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">After
a very engaging and productive mental health awareness workshop with 60+
students from Government School on International Mental Health Day, we
conceptualized yet another workshop with same objective and intention for young
people. Mental Health is crucial in all times, however due to Covid-19, it has
taken a major hit and people are struggling to cope with it. We invited people
all across India that includes students, activists, grass root workers and
others to devote few moments just for themselves to get in touch with what’s
going on with them. In this quest, we came across many near and dear ones who
are finding it difficult to cope with stress, anxiety and uncertainties in
various dimensions of their lives. While curating diverse activities for Mental
Health awareness month, we didn’t schedule or intend to provide direct counseling
or psychological support, however with the mobilization for this workshop, the
opportunity came up on its own that lead us to some very crucial one on one
sessions. That made our work more holistic, contextualized and reflective on
the current needs for mental health.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmmZ3zqHrbhcoTxZB1MvCSS3YEl5vOhEW7jjLsRszLh_nhTF4M-ku4UaBB7MvT1jOaGNK49e304HihrSNxrfPOppN-A0PQCiCyIc7cHw0iZEt1fS7SYqRSmaHsQNcxQcqZgufqbbx/s1366/Mental+H+workshop_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmmZ3zqHrbhcoTxZB1MvCSS3YEl5vOhEW7jjLsRszLh_nhTF4M-ku4UaBB7MvT1jOaGNK49e304HihrSNxrfPOppN-A0PQCiCyIc7cHw0iZEt1fS7SYqRSmaHsQNcxQcqZgufqbbx/w400-h225/Mental+H+workshop_2.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>The
workshop had 17 participants from different parts of India - Mumbai, Delhi,
Noida and Bihar with an intersection of age, gender, social context, education
status, region and language. This made us more proactive in creating an
inclusive space where the diversity would be respected and celebrated to create
a learning environment. </b><o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOmTzlsbhL8UIoube0KM4jIffiiT6KMe1CQTFBY_BpsiuQNTK9dyupG495vl0J1VHkHnYcIkTjYuXw-E6gIypoi_il2-zBkrCxyyZuMbFIl9ZaspH1mubNJdXhZxtcqIY9DAllAz9/s1366/Mental+H+workshop_3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOmTzlsbhL8UIoube0KM4jIffiiT6KMe1CQTFBY_BpsiuQNTK9dyupG495vl0J1VHkHnYcIkTjYuXw-E6gIypoi_il2-zBkrCxyyZuMbFIl9ZaspH1mubNJdXhZxtcqIY9DAllAz9/w400-h225/Mental+H+workshop_3.png" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The
workshop began with a brief introduction on who we are, what will happen in
next one and half hour and warm welcome to the participants. This was followed
by mindful meditation practice to allow them to absorb the space, bring their
thoughts in, and be fully present in the moment in sync with the breath. In the
next activity, they were invited to write down an experience where they felt
sad, upset, angry or frustrated during this year or any point of their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Life
can be really touch, challenging and not everything goes as we plan so what do
we do when we are at odds with the life –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
listen to the music and it calms me down’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
cry, write and share it with my partner’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
eat my favorite things, go to park, play with animals who really sooth me’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
go to some place away from crowd, where there is no one, sit in silence to
experience peace’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
go for long walks, enjoy the open sky and nature. It makes my problems look
tiny’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
sit my guitar, play music’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
sit with pen and paper and let my imagination flow – write or draw. Sometimes I
go to my friends and talk for hours’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
listen to music and that is according to my mood – so sad music for sad mood’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
cry a lot and then speak to my sister’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
go to the praying space in my house, sit and pray’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘When
I am sad or in distress – I write and that helps me to understand what I am
going through. So if I have a conflict and I feel it could be resolved by
talking to concerned person – I go and solve it and if it can’t be solved that
ways then I meditate’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
do sketching, play with dogs, watch BTS group, listen to loud music and dance’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>With
the help of these responses we build an understanding on healthy and unhealthy
coping mechanisms while facing a distressed situation. These responses were so
incredible, the vulnerability and openness brought a new light to the session
and I couldn’t be more grateful to share space with these wonderful people. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuWBhQYLGoE7JUtiS_GnttaSkVz9EBf9vauEE678KJ9sjbvcqUc1LG3IrZsz2TTUHIwWrCQd9TelU0XtIm2KMvpR2G6CmCM5gUpbjGFBJ6_2fd75mnfiLDgFsFqH19yy1nJ2Sb1na/s1056/Mental+H+workshop_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1056" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuuWBhQYLGoE7JUtiS_GnttaSkVz9EBf9vauEE678KJ9sjbvcqUc1LG3IrZsz2TTUHIwWrCQd9TelU0XtIm2KMvpR2G6CmCM5gUpbjGFBJ6_2fd75mnfiLDgFsFqH19yy1nJ2Sb1na/w400-h253/Mental+H+workshop_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i><br /></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>In
the next part of the session, we explored some of the most profound self-coping
practices which could help in dealing with the situations in a better way. The
first one being positive self-talk: </b><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
love myself, people might think I am self-obsessed but I like who I am. I love
clicking my pictures, posting them and writing interesting captions’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
am hard working, supportive, I try to treat people equally and not judge them
of any social parameters’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
am caring, loving and I sympathize with people easily’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
am good at giving advice, whenever someone asks me of a situation – I help them
make better decision’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
never shy away from admitting my mistakes, I am sensitive and love learning new
things’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
care for environment and animals and I don’t take kindly to people who don’t do
right by them’</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg0mySVkQMORMiWm-ZtoMB7MF6iPLwpivlNJ-mBNlK82D_R-Ny1hncnASruAqN8LHMGBl3sxwxRsBg46m3d9ZIA7n_tB8J7ctNDU0Swkr6UjDtDX-RkIEfugdbk8eoLSLoC3UB1Co/s1366/Mental+H+workshop_5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg0mySVkQMORMiWm-ZtoMB7MF6iPLwpivlNJ-mBNlK82D_R-Ny1hncnASruAqN8LHMGBl3sxwxRsBg46m3d9ZIA7n_tB8J7ctNDU0Swkr6UjDtDX-RkIEfugdbk8eoLSLoC3UB1Co/w400-h225/Mental+H+workshop_5.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><i><br /></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The
thing about positive self-talk is that they are your own words for yourself –
what good qualities you have rather what others tell you so when in difficult
situation, reminding oneself of those can help you find your way out and
support you in keeping your mental health in check.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">We
then invited the participants to draw or write their dreams – what they have
for themselves with a reminder that they belong to them and are curated by them
and not the ones which are dictated by parents, family or society. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
want to have a house with my name plate over it, earned by me; I want to go to
ladakh whenever this lock down gets over and I want to travel the world on my
own’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
want to travel many places with my friends with no phones or just phone to
click pictures with no cell service’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
want to take my parents many places and yes no phones for me too. Also I want
to study hard, achieve my goals and buy car for myself’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
had put my PhD on hold, I wish to ace it one day’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘The
thing about dreams is they keep changing with age. When I was a young boy I wanted
to pass metric with 1<sup>st</sup> division but couldn’t because of 4 marks,
then I wanted to became government official but couldn’t qualify, then I wanted
to become rich unfortunately that path lead to the place where I didn’t want to
go. Now I wish to live in peace and love without any expectations’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_TvTkSht__p8BRXSNvEG828fOcaahMCBUxeuKDffCqjAUt5kUs-csYD2XeSf-r4fss-ETihn1YjsPmy16BxgzaTYoUIlTCmpctqJPmVP5nnEKQdI27JYnTFgNSJuydk7XyjJJTDh/s1366/Mental+H+workshop_6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_TvTkSht__p8BRXSNvEG828fOcaahMCBUxeuKDffCqjAUt5kUs-csYD2XeSf-r4fss-ETihn1YjsPmy16BxgzaTYoUIlTCmpctqJPmVP5nnEKQdI27JYnTFgNSJuydk7XyjJJTDh/s320/Mental+H+workshop_6.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
wish to visit Korea and meet BTS band’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
want to become successful and celebrated; may be direct a documentary or film’</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>This
was one of the most beautiful part of the workshop because it made me realize the
beauty and power of dreams; if you dream you are alive, you have the light in
you that could help you overcome any damn difficulty, challenge or struggles.
While sharing the dreams, there was this smile on their faces, gleam in the
eyes and charm on the face – I think that’s why we strive for dreams, live and
love. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Following
this, the participants were engaged in the practice of journaling where they
were invited to write about their happy moment/day and don’t let the pen stop
till we say.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">In
the last part of the workshop, we asked the participants to think and share
what are the things they are grateful for –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">‘I
am grateful for my parents, that I am alive despite this pandemic, this
beautiful space where I am working and learning each day’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">‘I
am skilled so I can always earn and not go without food’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">‘I
have a dream’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Happiness
doesn’t lead to gratitude, gratitude leads to happiness. This one sentence
changed my life. We always crib, cry, get angry, frustrated or lash out because
things didn’t go according to us, something bad happened to us, betrayal etc
but in the rush to feel miserable we forget to cherish and be thankful of the
things that makes our life beautiful and amazing! Be grateful is a wonderful
way of living, to enjoy the little joys of life, to express it makes life thousand
times better.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>‘From
entire Bihar, I would like to thank you. I can’t express how wonderful I am
feeling at the moment. If we make 20-30 people sit and do these things, they
would create such a change. People fight, argue, have conflicts for no good
reasons with these practices they can feel better than taking it out on others.
I loved meditation practice, it grounded me and I have never felt so refreshed.
Thank you’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-29383236192911196292020-10-15T09:11:00.002-07:002020-11-08T05:20:10.526-08:00Learning to say 'NO' to child sexual abuse<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b><i>“Why does child sexual
abuse happen? Why do people do this?”</i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A very simple question
coming from curiosity and instinctive mind from an adolescent however stumped
me. I didn’t know how to answer it because can there be a logic or reasonable
explanation or any statement for an act that violates someone? I don’t think
so! The only thing that came to my mind is when the person doesn’t understand
body autonomy, that one’s body is their own business, that no one has right to
do anything without consent or the people who abuses their strength or power
does that – and thinking about why they do what they do could be a step towards
understanding or justifying the act! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IWhFdGJYIYwe5DxJD3q7_dXWq9wxm5c5R-8Y9Muv_-frPTU9AjdrvApm9x455WVZ9DZEv4zTewIC5T0IkZreS-u8u5FSzSTymA6omZj3w0e77xy5G0oK1CHqatXrkjnNi8NPWrgl/s1366/CSA_8th+B_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IWhFdGJYIYwe5DxJD3q7_dXWq9wxm5c5R-8Y9Muv_-frPTU9AjdrvApm9x455WVZ9DZEv4zTewIC5T0IkZreS-u8u5FSzSTymA6omZj3w0e77xy5G0oK1CHqatXrkjnNi8NPWrgl/w400-h225/CSA_8th+B_2.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The session on child
sexual abuse with the adolescent participants from Government school began with
the screening of short video by Child line. This was followed by inviting the
students to draw body and indicate the parts where no one should touch them. It
was a surreal experience to watch them intently draw, some of them put a cross
on the four body parts, few highlighted the body parts and others circled it –
this was to grasp their thoughts and understanding of relationship between
touch and body. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGapBNDXrEUWzDLCionoS2zAcni0bdaK32SdT8MmiQGowR-kCJADKwoknFy_Iw4uVPPiEMOiocUFF-ln__gKfhhukNbTIkTBqUmgpckr5VOxvs4NgKsfnHERVY2FEAbnHU36usknRS/s903/CSA_8th+B_3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="903" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGapBNDXrEUWzDLCionoS2zAcni0bdaK32SdT8MmiQGowR-kCJADKwoknFy_Iw4uVPPiEMOiocUFF-ln__gKfhhukNbTIkTBqUmgpckr5VOxvs4NgKsfnHERVY2FEAbnHU36usknRS/w400-h238/CSA_8th+B_3.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Through the presentation
we talked in detail about child sexual abuse and POCSO Act 2012 and why it is
important to be aware of CSA beyond the knowledge of good touch and bad touch.
In the next part of the session, we engaged on ‘challenging child sexual abuse’.
One of the practice that we have included in the workshop this year is saying
NO out aloud. Understanding CSA is one step, but what would I do if something
like this happens to me. Saying out aloud is a major exercise where the
participants yell NO many a times till they get comfortable of saying it – this
gives them voice – a power to challenge which they have in them but are unaware
of. It is a powerful activity which changes the entire environment of the session.
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGhltZu5I_OLFtwX7QkKXv3vlMQz_fIY7dAZVchnvSW3IzwC45b-JGHVM7_UIOBzWAzipKGHRrMqytm-LHDsH_DmfrSBOc91ih3Le3q5D0k1WyJ9vE5Vfn7CeI0zFrSvLlF6z8UJl/s1366/CSA_8th+B_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGhltZu5I_OLFtwX7QkKXv3vlMQz_fIY7dAZVchnvSW3IzwC45b-JGHVM7_UIOBzWAzipKGHRrMqytm-LHDsH_DmfrSBOc91ih3Le3q5D0k1WyJ9vE5Vfn7CeI0zFrSvLlF6z8UJl/w400-h225/CSA_8th+B_1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">One of the major aspect
of challenging CSA is recognizing trusted adult – someone who would listen to
you, understand you, will support and be there for you without judging or
shaming. It was heartening to see them pondering and coming up with the names
of father, mother, elder sister and big brother. To make them understand that
it is not the fault of the person who is at end of violence and it is okay to
seek help is very crucial. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The session was then
opened for questions –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘Why would anyone do
this?’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘Does it happen with
boys?’’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘What happens when
someone calls 1098?’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Since this was the last
workshop, we also asked the participants to share their feedback –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘I learnt a lot during
the workshop. I got to know about physical changes, private parts of boys and
girls. I didn’t even know the names’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘I learnt about good
touch and bad touch’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘I understood that we
shouldn’t touch someone’s private part. It is wrong and criminal offence’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘I enjoyed the workshop
on gender – it is good to know that both girls and boys can do whatever they
want to’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘I liked the session on
gender, understanding that we are the ones who created these difference’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘I understood that
there are identities more than just boy and girl’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘I learnt about sex and
what does saying NO means’</i></b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-17411529942674543462020-10-14T07:02:00.003-07:002020-11-07T05:45:19.900-08:00Understanding 'sexuality and sexual identity' with the students of Government School<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b><i>“If
my friend says that he is not interested in girls, then I would ask him who he
is interested in.”</i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">While
many countries in the world are celebrating ‘coming out day’; the conversations
on sexuality and LGBTQ remains abysmal in our country. These conservations
become imperative especially during puberty, because with the different changes
experienced by adolescents they are also building, developing and enquiring
their sexual identity. The Indian society is buried deep under binary normative
system, there is hardly any representation or discussion about gender and
sexual identities; so if a person doesn’t find themselves fitting in the two
box system – it could be very confusing, traumatic and troubling experience
with fear of stigma and judgment all around. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYSnBvJB8prGwuV8xrruivsRI3Gu0zZJYlcMVPzo4b8XcdVYb7mZ-Q7YC-QLjL7rE1KcQTzbJhrhqEym9QeSSLW0BLay9xSx5CRVTGsiq11OKc-SXi3oM5_EPnTye7C7VJ0jMinHj/s1366/sexuality_8thB_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYSnBvJB8prGwuV8xrruivsRI3Gu0zZJYlcMVPzo4b8XcdVYb7mZ-Q7YC-QLjL7rE1KcQTzbJhrhqEym9QeSSLW0BLay9xSx5CRVTGsiq11OKc-SXi3oM5_EPnTye7C7VJ0jMinHj/w400-h225/sexuality_8thB_1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">With
this intention to build knowledge on sexuality and different identities we
conducted our fifth workshop on ‘boy, girl and beyond’ with the adolescent
participants of Government School. <o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The
workshop began with ‘which statement is normal and which is not’. It was not
surprising to hear that their views coincide with the majority of the people in
our society. In the next part of the session, through presentation we showed
them various pictures and invited them to share whether the photo is of man or
woman or someone else. The pictures are tricky because most of them don’t fall
under the dictated appearance, role or responsibility of the gender like
Harmeet Gaur who has growth of facial hairs due to a genetic disease. Through
this, they received the message that we would be talking about people who don’t
bind themselves in the normative binary system. With each picture, we talked
about individual and how they are defying the traditional gender norms which
left the participants surprised. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">As
part of sharing information, we talked about gender and sexual identities in
details and why it is important to be aware of them. There are many layers of
conversations – beginning with how we as individuals identify ourselves;
secondly to make sure that if someone identifies beyond the definition of boy
and girl – that it is okay and normal to be who you are irrespective of what is
being told to us by people around us – it’s not easy and will be a very
difficult journey; thirdly – it is up to you when and how to share your
identity (coming out) even with your closed and trusted one, no one can do
otherwise. Last and very important point as to if you know, or seen someone who
has different identity; then to respect and treat them equally and not judge
them for who they are. THEY ARE AS NORMAL, AS NATURAL, AS OKAY AS ME BEING A
GIRL OR YOU BEING A BOY.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzpr4Las9hqf3FgeW74ZCES15vFRS_OukLvavRtY99IUI2LyEvFo0KAjv22kQOnaaLr6Vub3-bhTn3_jWOiC1LOQoGxg6lae3wWNZlti8D_dEulo-U5TFlstRLTfxasQz5ir1N_qB/s1366/sexuality_8thB_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzpr4Las9hqf3FgeW74ZCES15vFRS_OukLvavRtY99IUI2LyEvFo0KAjv22kQOnaaLr6Vub3-bhTn3_jWOiC1LOQoGxg6lae3wWNZlti8D_dEulo-U5TFlstRLTfxasQz5ir1N_qB/w400-h225/sexuality_8thB_2.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">To
gather their understanding, we shared few statements as asked how would they
react in following circumstances –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>If
your friend comes and tells you that he is not attracted to girls like other
boys?</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">‘</span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I will tell him to stay away from girls</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will tell him that it’s okay, he can stick with me and we don’t have to talk
about girls’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will ask him who he is interested in? and if he says boys – I will try and help
him become friends with them’</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr59kCeCNB5m4JMD_NDtzZ2yZIXgjoywoocmWXnTZkzHPvBzlPYb0IJ-cVullzFQX2cdekrYrXXIXjK3YJzcLE9TCjhj4LJoH_tG8HzonUr9nDVepk4NQ-FU5K3JjprT5aTfwKSNj/s1366/sexuality_8thB_3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZr59kCeCNB5m4JMD_NDtzZ2yZIXgjoywoocmWXnTZkzHPvBzlPYb0IJ-cVullzFQX2cdekrYrXXIXjK3YJzcLE9TCjhj4LJoH_tG8HzonUr9nDVepk4NQ-FU5K3JjprT5aTfwKSNj/w400-h225/sexuality_8thB_3.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>You
are standing with your friends and a boy passes through the road. Your friends
start teasing him and abuses him using words like kinnar and gay</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will stop them immediately by saying that it’s not right. You must never use
these words’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will beat them’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will make them understand that these words are not supposed to be an abuse,
also the other person might feel bad because how you are treating them’</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>You
like a girl so you go to her and tell her that however she doesn’t feel the
same way. Few days later you find the girl standing very closely with other
girl. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">‘</span><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Why would I do anything? She rejected me so I would walk
away and not bother her</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">’<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will ask them to stand far from each other’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will make someone else my friend’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will ask her one more time’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will be sad and might cry too’</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>You
are crossing the road and then you see few children making fun of a kinnar,
pulling their saree and troubling her </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
would go to them and ask them to stop misbehaving’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will tell them not to disrespect them because we must respect others’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
will tell them that they have no right to misbehave with them and how difficult
it is for them for survive and they have no right to trouble them’</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">We
then screened a short advertisement video of a transgender activist who had
adopted a girl. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">‘<b><i>I
like the idea, their daughter wants to become the lawyer so that her mother
gets equal rights as we have.’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></b></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-26555735961700136822020-10-12T00:09:00.006-07:002020-11-06T05:21:27.206-08:00'What does being a boy or girl means?'<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b>“You
are a boy, and now you are all grown up so you have to take up the
responsibility for running the shop and visit different markets so as to
understand how business runs. And, your sisters would soon leave the house so
you have to take care of the house as well”</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The
session on gender with the adolescent participants from Government school began
with an interesting activity of ‘who does what?’ Most of the responses
indicated the social understanding of work for example household chores,
rearing child or taking care of family is women’s responsibility and it is
men’s job to earn money and make decisions for the family. However, on twisting
the question and discussion on which work is done exclusively by either of the
gender – the answer was quite obvious though neglected that every work can be
done by both except giving birth to the child and breast feeding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gDBFwSMI-QiSwyI5TPrxxLtoIfZa3sz3Ni4UVXKz8hs936xpfuDwjnD4D5fnD7bkc5LDbJ5tbaTdg0ufRwo_iInl9YGk8_kfS_R_IyPOCF5cl3dyRDiU4ZG7t8wX4rsRbw5hBBSB/s1366/Gender_8thB_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gDBFwSMI-QiSwyI5TPrxxLtoIfZa3sz3Ni4UVXKz8hs936xpfuDwjnD4D5fnD7bkc5LDbJ5tbaTdg0ufRwo_iInl9YGk8_kfS_R_IyPOCF5cl3dyRDiU4ZG7t8wX4rsRbw5hBBSB/w400-h225/Gender_8thB_1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">In
the next part of the workshop, we dwelled on what it means to be a boy or a
girl -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">‘<i>Boys
are asked to pick and carry heavy things’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘We
can go out, roam around any time’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
am treated far better than my sister’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘I
am asked by my father to do responsibilities that involves outside work’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘My
father used to take me to school when I was young but now I am a big boy so he
told me go on my own’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I will have to take care of home and parents
when my sisters would go away”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><i><br /></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Taking
cue from the responses and with a presentation, we co-created a story with the
participants to build an understanding on what is gender? What it means to be
born as a boy or a girl or how our society dictates what work can be done,
which responsibility is to be carried out, our capacity, capabilities and so on
based on which sex organ we are born with thereby restricting us from achieving
our true potential or expression of who we are? However since we are part of
the society that has created this binary system, we can challenge it and can do
whatever we want to! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">This
was a step by step process – so on asking who cooks food in the food – the answer
was unanimously ‘mother or my sister’; but one of the students raised his hand
and shared that he cooked food (maggi) when his mother was sick; taking this
example we talked about how a boy or man cooks food either when the women in
the house is ill or when he works in hotels/restaurant in the position of chef!
It was wonderful to see that adolescents came up with the answer without us
building up – ‘<i>men work in restaurants as chef because they earn good money’<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>‘Girls
are not allowed to go outside for work’</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1XL5ERfoVaOlrZ76Pg23bxwXx6PnHY3k3oThrgPvPFmUcj7ejXGgGWMHbP2oDvspMW5JOuJB32ybOJFKC7PzF-NAd2Qni7nnaQij5y4aKWBy0jWT_9a5rryVR30chT4ry8VvJr8Q/s1366/Gender_8thB_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1XL5ERfoVaOlrZ76Pg23bxwXx6PnHY3k3oThrgPvPFmUcj7ejXGgGWMHbP2oDvspMW5JOuJB32ybOJFKC7PzF-NAd2Qni7nnaQij5y4aKWBy0jWT_9a5rryVR30chT4ry8VvJr8Q/w400-h225/Gender_8thB_2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">This
gave us opportunity to engage on the subject choices – the boys immediately
said that girls chose home sciences; on asking why they blatantly pointed out
the reason as they ultimately have to support household. With this, we
explained that it’s not that girls are not intelligent or incapable but it is
because of their gender, they are forced or they make choice of taking home
sciences rather than math and science. What was most incredible about the
discussion was that the participants were able to see through the lens of how
gender is manipulating their vision of current narrative and they came up with
the points without any prompts from us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">In
the last activity, we invited the participants to share the difference they see
in their homes and school based on gender - <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><i>“Boys
play games, do fun and pranks, roam around when in home where as girls take
care of people and home, make food and clean the house” <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><i>“In the school, we enjoy, loiter around with friends
while girls study hard and rarely talk to their friends”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><i>“Girls always sit together and never with boys”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><i>“Mom take care of me, help me get ready for school, pack
my bag and lunch every morning”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><i>“Most of the teachers in school are men, even the workers
be it security guard or cleaning personnel they are men”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><i>“Mom and sisters take care of household, mother does
shopping for grocery and clothes while I take care of outside matters”</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">These students see mostly men doing different jobs at
their school and around, so it is difficult for them to imagine that all these
work can be done by women as well. <b>That’s why the conversations on gender is
very important to establish that ability, strength or capacities are not gender
based, they can do whatever they wish to, or they can be who they want to be –
they just took the first step in the direction of challenging the norms by
seeing the differences that exist in the society! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-83556948204836272322020-10-11T21:54:00.004-07:002020-11-05T05:46:42.844-08:00Learning to 'ask for consent' with the students from Government School <p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b><i>“It
is wrong to make a girlfriend and that guy over there said he has one. It’s bad”</i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The
second workshop with the adolescent students of Government school on ‘How are
babies born’ started with this very question. Have they ever asked this
question? Or do they ever think about it? Or what does being attracted to
someone else means? how does the feeling of attraction, like or love feels? One
of the most crucial part of adolescence conversation involves divulging into
the fact that puberty is the process of making them sexual beings and
interestingly this very notion is left out, ignored or taken for granted by
people around adolescents. This ignorance or fear of telling them more than age
or what if they lose their innocence (mind you this is a huge myth) that lead
to different feelings and thoughts that includes confusion, irritation, shame,
disgust and so on. With this clear objective, we engage on sex education with
the adolescents so that with the comprehensive knowledge on these most taboos they
can make better choices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ziW0iXElQBcAyFHoCZLzq2nkpwR87ebZuC5HX_jdWoNE8_J3UBix3Kt_6Gac5tdJtg55g_FcDp4_Jziq0v_H57y0J_Wor6Il6ttdiPSF50VVk7b06I9-ZejszlpZXvVnjzY_-9As/s1366/sex+ed_8thB_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ziW0iXElQBcAyFHoCZLzq2nkpwR87ebZuC5HX_jdWoNE8_J3UBix3Kt_6Gac5tdJtg55g_FcDp4_Jziq0v_H57y0J_Wor6Il6ttdiPSF50VVk7b06I9-ZejszlpZXvVnjzY_-9As/w400-h225/sex+ed_8thB_1.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">In
the first activity, the participants were invited to share if they have heard,
seen or what comes to their minds when they hear the word! Most of them denied
having heard the word but few of them shyly almost terrified responded in
affirmation.</span><p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Through
a short film where a 10 years old boy asks his father about how babies are born,
we talked about what is sex, who engages in sex and what does it mean? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">In
the next part, we engaged on what condoms are and how they have more purpose
than not getting your partner; they ensure safe sex and protects you from
sexually transmitted diseases. The silence in the workshop was palpable – it seemed
that this information was something they were hearing for the first time so we
gave them few minutes to soak in.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOx-j3hjOPUbIPx47b8Pzyk8lhn0hzlaKwbjQMnolIOWL06EdJobJDoKgi9E1DTTfQNIzbjQ5cAHBW2NsZwDzlvhtlahKwmtjMzlecsswLOZXf8PJQHM7dv_2gqhulRCPLQkgMnIw/s1366/sex+ed_8thB_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOx-j3hjOPUbIPx47b8Pzyk8lhn0hzlaKwbjQMnolIOWL06EdJobJDoKgi9E1DTTfQNIzbjQ5cAHBW2NsZwDzlvhtlahKwmtjMzlecsswLOZXf8PJQHM7dv_2gqhulRCPLQkgMnIw/w400-h225/sex+ed_8thB_2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">In
the last part of workshop, through the story of a girl and boy, we talked about
what consent is – what does asking for consent actually means?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i>“She
would slap him tightly”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i>“She
would complain to her parents, teachers or someone elder”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i>“She
would kiss back”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i>“Don’t
know how she would react”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i>“If
she liked the kiss then she would respond”</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">It
was ironical to see that the participants who believed that having a girlfriend
is wrong out rightly said that the girl would kiss back. With the help of
responses we talked about how important it is to ask the person before engaging
in anything be it kissing, hugging, holding hands and definitely sex. We also
enquired the feelings and thoughts around what happens when someone is touched
without their consent, how socialization of boys and girls are different and
finally the media representation of relationship which actually promotes exact opposite
of consent. The absence of these conversations in households and schools have
led to a society where it seems okay to violate consent right and left and non-recognition
to the simplest yet most crucial fact that <b>violation of consent is VIOLENCE</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-26529767763184605152020-10-11T07:52:00.005-07:002020-10-11T07:55:13.990-07:00How are you feeling?<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b><i>‘There
is no health without Mental health’ – WHO says. However the conversations on
mental health is ubiquitously missing in our country, if even there are
mentions of it – it is mostly related to mental illness which is stigmatized at
large, full of myths and taboos. There is dire need to talk about mental health
for the overall wellbeing of the people especially in time of uncertainties,
pain and grief due to COVID-19.</i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ih9EoKkpe0ODIG_v1NYhqwxWF46vQ3HeA0Llw5BKtXVVnyZ7KnBU6Rrl9f7xsMWmGqdCufMu8d3JgfejxYX3sMxj7iN3CVIkItSqgBrsVKDzmNgHkPmjPnt3S9vaoegNwC8y9qlb/s1366/IMHD2020_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ih9EoKkpe0ODIG_v1NYhqwxWF46vQ3HeA0Llw5BKtXVVnyZ7KnBU6Rrl9f7xsMWmGqdCufMu8d3JgfejxYX3sMxj7iN3CVIkItSqgBrsVKDzmNgHkPmjPnt3S9vaoegNwC8y9qlb/w400-h225/IMHD2020_1.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We
at Sahas have curated entire month of October dedicated to mental health
awareness. As part of our campaign, on the occasion of International Mental
Health Day on 10<sup>th</sup> October, we conducted an online workshop on
mental health with 60+ students from different classes of Government School. It
has been a long term goal to include a session on mental health in the gender,
sexuality and reproductive health program however for one or the other reason
it kept pushing forward. This quarantine, we have taken number of plunges in
terms of creativity and new programs, one of which happens to be our current
mental health program. We have incorporated wisdom and learnings of our
Psychologist, our experience of working with adolescents and young people and
own understanding of mental wellbeing and tools that we use for self-care and
positive mental health to create this workshop.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3puOodJ8bFudp4EIyNLQHEA6jGapI40EQgiYGgUpQz7HZVrdTm5rDIiBU7U8RzJR9QBo5bMWeqTnwTtVUW_lS0XEFTZBsfmpSYoldHBMiaLYf6-KnPtLuCl-kUdlbLSiDkkWLqpZ_/s1366/IMHD2020_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3puOodJ8bFudp4EIyNLQHEA6jGapI40EQgiYGgUpQz7HZVrdTm5rDIiBU7U8RzJR9QBo5bMWeqTnwTtVUW_lS0XEFTZBsfmpSYoldHBMiaLYf6-KnPtLuCl-kUdlbLSiDkkWLqpZ_/w400-h225/IMHD2020_2.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">With
the help of Principal and state manager at Government School, Dwarka we invited
students from different classes to participate in the workshop organized on
International Mental Health Day, and more than 60 students joined on zoom
giving us a happy surprise. With a pleasant smile on our face and heart full of
gratitude, we began the session by building understanding on the importance of
the day and how crucial it is to have mental well-being for everyone. The
session proceeded with mindful meditation allowing them to calm their thoughts,
relax and bring back their wandering energies to themselves so that they will
be fully present to the various activities that would happen in next hour or
two.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What
started as chaos, students speaking all at once, noises all around seemed to
hit a pause for few minutes – it amazed me how these young students have this
wonderful diverse capabilities to bring entropy and silence all in a small dose
of time. The participants were then invited to write their experience of a day
where they felt low, sad or angry; giving them time and opportunity to reflect
on the day and how that affected them. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVH7RQhySpkqyS0vgXZiEpAtzjMBCN9lyLKBE1sf9tyBj4ab_kLFON_fo4aBKcoFAZQcshdBPEx1xa8VyayOi_BFpJ3oH_PD9Z6-HK_KMpx3Q6ikfYeQkkGTk_adD9McNIOvrMirP/s1366/IMHD2020_4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVH7RQhySpkqyS0vgXZiEpAtzjMBCN9lyLKBE1sf9tyBj4ab_kLFON_fo4aBKcoFAZQcshdBPEx1xa8VyayOi_BFpJ3oH_PD9Z6-HK_KMpx3Q6ikfYeQkkGTk_adD9McNIOvrMirP/s320/IMHD2020_4.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Some
of the coping mechanism shared by the students were –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
sing songs or listen to music”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
go to park, sit in silence and watch people”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
look back and remember old memories when I was happy”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
watch old photos”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
sit with my parents and watch television”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
laugh, let go and try to stop thinking about it”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
do meditation”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
go for cycling”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
speak to my friends and talk about it”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“You
may not like it, but I play PUB G”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
play video games”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
sleep”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
shut down, and don’t talk to anyone”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
sit with myself, avoid anyone’s company”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
draw, paint or do craft”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
pray” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYfUjtQO9gGEN9O15HngB9FpoZJXP3vKmk9Z138EyhBJsQU2szndwMSoexqL54HF00pgKbhaL4vxKJbQ4zVxgUoi5eiB7IVEQpWKRIhl-u1RMsf5MWouvviS9DZniPP6QABaxnFne/s1366/IMHD2020_3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsYfUjtQO9gGEN9O15HngB9FpoZJXP3vKmk9Z138EyhBJsQU2szndwMSoexqL54HF00pgKbhaL4vxKJbQ4zVxgUoi5eiB7IVEQpWKRIhl-u1RMsf5MWouvviS9DZniPP6QABaxnFne/s320/IMHD2020_3.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I
am stumped by their responses, each of them is so unique, beautiful and
wonderful in their own way ! With the help of these answers, we talked about
healthy and unhealthy coping mechanism line even if someone doesn’t like what
you do, if it makes you grounded, present and help you deal with the situations
– it’s good but secluding oneself or not talking to anyone or sleeping for long
duration is numbing and falls under unhealthy practices. In our quest to build
understanding on positive mental health and providing them tools to cope with
not so good situations, we asked them to write 5 good things about themselves –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>“I
love talking to new people, I make friends easily – its good for both me and
other person; I do this so that they don’t feel left out or alone. I can make
people laugh. I love cycling, not a day goes by when I don’t go for cycling. I
never shy away from doing any work be at school or home- if my mother asks me
to do anything, I do it with a happy smile. I enjoy speaking my mind in front
of small group of people but larger audience makes me nervous”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>“My
height has increased early, I have learnt riding bicycle fast. I am very
tenacious- I do all my work on time, I learn and understand things quickly. I
respect and love my elders and people of my age”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8y17JuJ-MyOubnwtRVT9tJ7mqvAK-a7NvXgM-dum_6R403u_HgSujJ1zCjDLMBFUgAb_TrAiCSW06a2PfW9Gb8cPsB6rp9dFJs8JF3NNl-bEcmAy4G55HvK7W6QTJlxbio5afmbc/s1040/IMG-20201010-WA0046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="520" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8y17JuJ-MyOubnwtRVT9tJ7mqvAK-a7NvXgM-dum_6R403u_HgSujJ1zCjDLMBFUgAb_TrAiCSW06a2PfW9Gb8cPsB6rp9dFJs8JF3NNl-bEcmAy4G55HvK7W6QTJlxbio5afmbc/s320/IMG-20201010-WA0046.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeNT90P5PnNcfxVx47bEo8MmCcNc1oXiO9hDPxryCvmvgYX-1L1dVVFZikav3f2jmr-nbrl1VuF4awnjnBvyqNhN-oxcOYILq1PHYcyQbe_y9CHw__fE7mT7q9nHdHt6s7_RWFrqg/s1280/IMG-20201010-WA0056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="575" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHeNT90P5PnNcfxVx47bEo8MmCcNc1oXiO9hDPxryCvmvgYX-1L1dVVFZikav3f2jmr-nbrl1VuF4awnjnBvyqNhN-oxcOYILq1PHYcyQbe_y9CHw__fE7mT7q9nHdHt6s7_RWFrqg/s320/IMG-20201010-WA0056.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
positive self-talk works wonderfully when we face difficult situations –
knowing about one’s good points help in negotiating and moving forward rather
than procrastinating and pulling oneself down. Next we invited the participants
to draw or write about their dreams- the one they have thought for themselves,
not the one told by parents or teachers or their peers. This was such a
beautiful sight when all of them were exceptionally silent, busy in creating,
drawing and wording their dreams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In
the next part of the session, we invited the students to write about their
happy memory or a day where they enjoyed or were relaxed! It was an invitation
for free writing to express their thoughts and feelings. The prompt response
was ‘my birthday’ yes – the day when the person feels very special and people
all around make us feel that ways. This is one of the tools – journaling; a
diary is like a mirror where you can write whatever you are going through on
regular basis which could be first step to acknowledging and dealing with a
difficult experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In
the last part of the workshop, we asked students to share what they are
thankful for!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>“I
am happy that I have good parents, supporting friends, good school and a
healthy life”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>“I
am happy to be alive”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>“I
am thankful that we are getting food during COVID-19, where so many people are
going hungry”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>“I
am happy that we didn’t get ill from COVID-19, all of us are saved”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It
is important to remind ourselves that these activities shouldn’t be restricted
to some occasion or just International Mental Health Day, it should be part of
our day to day life in order to have positive mental health. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">During
quarantine, this has been one of the most wonderful moments for Sahas; this is
a reminder that we are growing creatively, taking each step in unknown and
exploring things to build a community beyond assumptions, judgments, stigma and
stereotypes of present narratives.</span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-42948231033196678492020-10-05T01:36:00.001-07:002020-11-04T06:54:54.517-08:00"Why are these changes happening to me?"<p> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b><i>“The
problem with growing up is everything feels weird, I don’t know why. Also
friends start teasing about facial hairs, the moment we get beard they start
pointing it out.”</i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">We
began our gender, sexuality and reproductive health program with second group
of adolescent students of Government school with first workshop on ‘My body is
changing’. The session began with the brief introduction on the intention of
the program, importance of these conversations and what will happen in next 1-2
hours. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-_4huGgVPklRXppCz_zC6L619RMHGS1NYd4edat706AF3iHTQdbEu6hpeJE5YwNvfW29zCjTcv9j8fbRVhX2BhKVxhV3POKRnZrC7w6x3ZI0FPZ0w2M4oV9ayg5xJ3rMHFEgVOkY/s1366/Puberty_8thB_4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-_4huGgVPklRXppCz_zC6L619RMHGS1NYd4edat706AF3iHTQdbEu6hpeJE5YwNvfW29zCjTcv9j8fbRVhX2BhKVxhV3POKRnZrC7w6x3ZI0FPZ0w2M4oV9ayg5xJ3rMHFEgVOkY/w400-h225/Puberty_8thB_4.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The
workshop started with a riot of enthusiasm, flurry of curiosities and
uninhibited energy which left us amazed as these students were participating in
a workshop on zoom for the first time and they seemed to be so at ease! On
asking the question as to what made them realize that they are boy or girl? –
they had some interesting answers.<o:p></o:p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"></p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i>“While
I was playing with my friends in village, my grandmother pointed at me and told
my grandfather that I am a boy”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i>“I
used to love wearing colorful bangles. One time, my mother pulled me aside and
told me never to wear bangles because I am not a girl but a boy”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i>“I
was 4 or 5, when my father told me that I am a boy”</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucR6jU-MuPtu1tStSgz2s7-IJFMp5hawlMYYZyXPOwagQTeeHYXmb6oD03CCivsxX3HRog2XBW98LUL4jCggDy8EdCRp-o8te-IJi9HfX0KllyJs5jmTXfUNUnjfqkMhufIYP50j5/s1366/Puberty_8thB_3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucR6jU-MuPtu1tStSgz2s7-IJFMp5hawlMYYZyXPOwagQTeeHYXmb6oD03CCivsxX3HRog2XBW98LUL4jCggDy8EdCRp-o8te-IJi9HfX0KllyJs5jmTXfUNUnjfqkMhufIYP50j5/s320/Puberty_8thB_3.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><i><br /></i></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">In
the next part of the workshop, the participants were invited to draw their body
and engage in the questions around changes that occur as part of adolescence. It
was a stunning image to have all the body maps on screen – so detailed and
meticulously drawn. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i>“The
good things about growing up is that our height increases, mental health
develops. The bad thing being losing temper easily and frequently. I think
these changes happen because of hormones”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We are becoming healthy, our mind and its
capacity is increasing as we are growing”</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9ifq_xYKWMV8LIFl6HD_4LozVQU2zFQIwWbCr84oOUfTQAn35OsS81E7IG0-k2gdiePiokO0TEtguL-8UDWWFXhOy0ulWkBw3teoz0JRhAitaM6l5VIGpkz9VlS5HdYXpZQ4BfNt/s1366/Puberty_8thB_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9ifq_xYKWMV8LIFl6HD_4LozVQU2zFQIwWbCr84oOUfTQAn35OsS81E7IG0-k2gdiePiokO0TEtguL-8UDWWFXhOy0ulWkBw3teoz0JRhAitaM6l5VIGpkz9VlS5HdYXpZQ4BfNt/s320/Puberty_8thB_2.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i><br /></i></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">By
gathering their answers, we engaged on what puberty is, what it means to be an
adolescents, what all changes take place during puberty, meaning of ‘sexual
being’ and why do we need to talk about these changes. I loved interacting with
these enthusiastic, exuberant and curious students. When we see the screen in
front of us, we just don’t see the students but where they are sitting – one of
them was sitting under the tree, one of them was in park, another one had brick
wall behind him, one was sitting in a hut with a shed and so on – these kids
may not have the basic amenities, the so called peace and quiet to sit in zoom
meetings but they had desire to learn something new, something that is
important to them and this is what we work for.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><b><i>“When
do we have next session? I have some important question to ask!”</i></b></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-36957286050753334352020-09-13T01:33:00.003-07:002020-09-14T21:42:52.000-07:00Engaging on positive mental health and well being with the students of Government School <p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b>“What
I learnt from this workshop is what to do when I am not feeling okay or sad. I
used to very confused, didn’t know what to do but now if I am upset, I know how
to process it or what can work for me”</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While
we unanimously believe and emphasis on the importance of physical health and
well-being, mental health is mostly neglected, taken for granted and
conversations around it is stigmatized. In our households, society, schools we
are told multiple times to be happy, not get angry or don’t be sad, there is
really no space to allow young kids to process and share their thoughts, emotions
and feelings. The situation is more grim during COVID-19 where the children are
confined to their homes, can’t go to school, meet friends, play games and
somehow parents are always there so if they don’t like something or get angry
they have nowhere to go which is impacting their mental well-being in a very
serious way. Also, what will you do or cope with stress, anger, irritation or
loneliness when you don’t feel supported externally. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdvEsNTBuN6haG3RpfDaVeZqgfZD-ukh9sQijQu5rskb2LFwYI4Yybfmta10V5zherMT0QA7GN1bGEM2igIRoa5Ole7YNEWagjeiDNO23yaHRrZm_WCet8gq98ZWp9lxUsJaH5EJJ/s320/Mental+health_2.png" width="320" /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
session on ‘How are you feeling?’ with the adolescent students of Government
school began with a simple meditation practice with deep breathing taking a
moment for themselves and centering oneself. After writing about an experience
where they felt sad, unhappy, upset or feeling overwhelmed we engaged on
various coping mechanism they employ to get through hard times. Some very
interesting anecdotes were shared <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"></p><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘I
go close to the nature’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘Whenever
I feel down, I try to remember memory of good times’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘I
go out and play with my friends’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘I
share my worries with my parents’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘I
think about my future and try to let go of bad feelings’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIoxXTxfo1oPfcdWu1ySmqvJbviMkaosHLITTEjqDgVuZFEoSxdgSIl5UJKS1VZWtsdBcH9NQEYY6B-exREE03GytOIABKFeZJ2_vVr0Grb8ZZFNE58qzPU0059xFV1vUgyNtMDun/s1366/Mental+health_3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIoxXTxfo1oPfcdWu1ySmqvJbviMkaosHLITTEjqDgVuZFEoSxdgSIl5UJKS1VZWtsdBcH9NQEYY6B-exREE03GytOIABKFeZJ2_vVr0Grb8ZZFNE58qzPU0059xFV1vUgyNtMDun/s320/Mental+health_3.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i><br /></i></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In the next part of the session, we provided them
with various tools for coping with stressful situations. First being positive
self-talk; here the participants were invited to share 5 good things about
themselves. It was beautiful to see them write so religiously about things they
like about themselves. To say these beautiful things about oneself loudly and
remembering them during the stressful times could be very helpful. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This was followed by drawing, sketching or just
writing a dream that you see for yourself uninhabited, without thinking or
caring for anyone else – something for yourself. Every time you face an
obstacle, you think about this dream and never give up. People, friends will
come and go; parents may or may not support your dreams. It’s important to know
that you have this precious life to live; your dream is bigger than anything
else. You can do this. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmk00lqvSWEgA_CgCjbF2yfteb3GpS4DPNL9-V1i9PAogs_thzwzagZRjHp2E_04-V5iaT_xd35l6YlUG0MeTBy8khPYm4H9d4IoLA9Z6AGq1gXoERiLPCwDx2ELPo4i6GarLTZU2/s1920/Mental+health_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmk00lqvSWEgA_CgCjbF2yfteb3GpS4DPNL9-V1i9PAogs_thzwzagZRjHp2E_04-V5iaT_xd35l6YlUG0MeTBy8khPYm4H9d4IoLA9Z6AGq1gXoERiLPCwDx2ELPo4i6GarLTZU2/s320/Mental+health_5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Such
beautiful, out of box dreams came up, none of them were expected or socially
desirable dreams –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘I
love singing, so I want to become singer’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘I
love playing cricket, not a day goes by when I don’t play it. I want to play
for Team India one day’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘I
want to be a scientist at ISRO’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Two
of the students drew their dreams, very skillful and artistic. We took this
moment to invite the participant who wishes to be singer one day to sing for us
if he wants too! Wow, melodious is just an understatement for how amazing he
sang. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEpoKAfg0d8_aM15kBHIEgle9Tz2Cl1AZmug2gl3E3zw9Vr1Zh5czglTFsQo9wDWwk5Y6jTFMq5WjHfRWzbSflRg-u6C2t9goQBY0jsy6XJshLyjZCu_mflxrcF7Y12Wt14d-mAtm/s1920/Mental+health_6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEpoKAfg0d8_aM15kBHIEgle9Tz2Cl1AZmug2gl3E3zw9Vr1Zh5czglTFsQo9wDWwk5Y6jTFMq5WjHfRWzbSflRg-u6C2t9goQBY0jsy6XJshLyjZCu_mflxrcF7Y12Wt14d-mAtm/s320/Mental+health_6.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Journaling is another very useful skill; diary is
like a mirror and a friend who will always hear you. We invited participants to
write about the best/most beautiful day of your life or would like to have a
day like that! You can keep a diary which can be a mirror for you where you can
write all good, bad things you are going through. This can be the first step in
dealing with a difficult experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Since
this was also our last workshop, we invited the participants to ask questions
from any of the sessions conducted before along with this one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>“Do
we feel irritated or frustrated because of these physical changes happening to
us?”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>“Will
the discrimination against hijras ever end?”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>“Parents
keep telling us to work hard; many a times we do good things too but they
remind us to do better. Is that really okay?”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>“Will
kinnar be always kinnar?”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">During
the last part of the workshop, we invited the participants to share their
feedback around the sessions with us –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>“I
enjoyed all the activities they were fun, helped me to understand the things”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>“I
learnt that we must not discriminate people because of who they are or what
they do. We should respect others and not judge them for their gender or from
where they come from”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>“I
understood that we should not touch anyone inappropriately; that’s not okay!
And if someone tries to abuse me, I should say No, run away from there and seek
support from trusted adult”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>“I
learnt a lot of things about growing up that I didn’t know before, so many
questions were answered”<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">These
participants were amazing, open, honest and eager to learn new things. What a
wonderful experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-33638383391669712922020-09-12T10:47:00.002-07:002020-09-14T09:43:50.766-07:00Conversations on sexuality with students: ‘This is what we usually see around us, in society’<p> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b>“It
doesn’t matter what people think. Because if I like a person I would keep
liking them even if others might not agree with it”</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
conversation on the construct of gender would always be incomplete without
talking about sexuality. It is important to debunk the gender binary system so
that we can build understanding on gender and sexual identities beyond the
normative of boy and girl, this conversation need to move forward. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1039" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry3olk61EQXcK1NV4GLBU_dvIm3fEpnkeaEP-yWFthv1Q-EaOtTI2VnPbwGFVHRZslpSDYRfwihyamO_2v3YWNUiGnrt9oUfW8hfSOy9_EmIO4KRAglaET0zIQGMSyNpg5JfWa3ma/s320/Sexuality_1.jpg" /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
workshop on sexuality began with the ‘Normal Vs Not normal’ activity where we
invited the participants to raise their hand if they find the said statements
okay and normal according to them. The statements included ‘a boy likes a girl’;
‘a girl kisses another girl’ and so on. Their response was exactly similar to
the societal norms where it is okay and normal for a boy to like, love and kiss
a girl but if they are of same sex – it’s not normal. But what was interesting
was the reasoning behind their responses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"></p><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘This
is what we usually see around us, in society’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘Parents
and teachers tell us that these things are wrong and bad manners’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘It
is considered wrong in our society so it’s not normal’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The understanding that gender being confined to
the definition of boy and girl and it is normal for a boy to be attracted to
girl and vice versa and rest is not normal - comes from the society was the
first breakthrough that came from the participants which actually set the tone
for the rest of the session. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_3a1OxwqSQUp_HEzamOsmBRewozeggyyeFvwvcbwveIlaxq4e2PtVG_fOo64hRWD-4tT-_FAQGI5jj-u71hmkPHK5j2WgDvaiezK58DP0VyGOvz7oodlf9Mb8E2wqattYAHW526i/s1920/Sexuality_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_3a1OxwqSQUp_HEzamOsmBRewozeggyyeFvwvcbwveIlaxq4e2PtVG_fOo64hRWD-4tT-_FAQGI5jj-u71hmkPHK5j2WgDvaiezK58DP0VyGOvz7oodlf9Mb8E2wqattYAHW526i/s320/Sexuality_2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In the picture activity next, they were asked
to segregate pictures into the box of men, women and if they are not able to
place in these two boxes then place them in the next box. The participants were
bewildered and appeared surprised to see the pictures. However I loved how
spontaneous they were in sharing their responses. It was interesting to engage
on each picture, sharing their uniqueness which promptly busted the very idea
of gender binary. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Keeping this momentum, we build understanding
on gender and sexual identities through photos, inviting them say the names
loudly. They were curious, unsettled and amazed by so many identities that they
have never heard of! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE7pJLm8xBPlFJFrTE5TKNSOg3bPCAliHtS4pgws2j0rO79eQJV7Rylx4lWX7uj-04X8dD1bv_sPiKc07uJ3rjxFXaEL5uHGaXkQAW08ODBpdR0iU5WbnaK7yh_sXXIYMXhx0VdiC/s1920/Sexuality_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE7pJLm8xBPlFJFrTE5TKNSOg3bPCAliHtS4pgws2j0rO79eQJV7Rylx4lWX7uj-04X8dD1bv_sPiKc07uJ3rjxFXaEL5uHGaXkQAW08ODBpdR0iU5WbnaK7yh_sXXIYMXhx0VdiC/s320/Sexuality_3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Taking this opportunity, we explored what is
considered as normal and not normal; how our mindset of not normal is not okay
and could be discriminatory. It is important to understand that people are
subjected to extreme harassment and judgment because of their identities. Getting
the right information is the first step towards challenging this discrimination.
We don’t even know how much they go through, just imagine a young kid
struggling or being curious for their identity amidst all this discrimination
and ignorance – how their life changes or what they are subjected to and this
treatment doesn’t stop because people and the society we live in refuses to
educate themselves. That’s one reason for engaging on gender and sexual
identities. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lot of important
conversations and questions came up –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘Can you change penis through surgery?’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘Can kinnars have sex?’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>‘Do Muslims get their penis cut?’ </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We screened a short video post this discussion
on transgender and invited them to share how they feel about it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>“But they have penis, how can this person be
mother”</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifidPascs7o-hdnVZa44STXV7FXFnfPBdtnBi3eQctrwrm6szt81vS52BP9GsoUr_HanXGCpLQvLP91YLoxPVoHDmPZn30o_ii5pFTgl-hVOyfHRNnjMaR6yq0nhZ_Xky8tJFwUQ-3/s1920/Sexuality_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifidPascs7o-hdnVZa44STXV7FXFnfPBdtnBi3eQctrwrm6szt81vS52BP9GsoUr_HanXGCpLQvLP91YLoxPVoHDmPZn30o_ii5pFTgl-hVOyfHRNnjMaR6yq0nhZ_Xky8tJFwUQ-3/s320/Sexuality_4.jpg" /></a></b></div><b><br /><i><br /></i></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A very important question indeed. Isn’t it
strange that motherhood is defined by which sex organ we are born with or by
one’s gender! We talked about this in detail reminding them again that our
gender doesn’t define us, doesn’t box us with what we want to do and don’t want
to. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To grasp their understanding, we gave them 4
different situations. It was interesting to see how they knew that there are
different sexual and gender identities and it is okay for people to express
themselves. But in the situation where their friend comes to share that they
might not like girls as other boys, they quickly turned into their helping
mode. It was this part of this session where we engaged on the value of
confidentiality and creating a safe space by taking this example. So if a
friend comes to you and share something –you don’t have to help him until they
ask for it; may be they just want you to hear them out. Since conversation
around identities is stigmatized and frowned upon – they might just want to
share how they are feeling, they trust you because they feel you won’t share it
with another person let alone their parents and linking to this the person must
have the choice to disclose their identity and you telling their parents would
be like outing them which is not right. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This was one of the most engaging session
filled with meaningful and intriguing questions, curiosities and conversations
that I have had in long time. What started with building understanding on
different identities ventured into much more deeper aspects of sexuality. It
was heartening to have this discussion with young minds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: #262626; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>“But the hijras they don’t have rights! Do you
think they will get their rights and treated equally?”</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-50138384069123074922020-09-12T09:26:00.004-07:002020-09-13T22:35:46.868-07:00Learning to challenge child sexual abuse with the students of Government School <p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><b>“If
something happens, bad touch or something like that, I will inform you. You are
my trusted adult”</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
rampant rise in the cases of child sexual abuse is alarming during COVID-19 and
it becomes even more imperative to reach out to young kids and build understanding
on what good touch and bad touch is and they can say NO to any touch which they
feel is inappropriate. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimajrKfsIASMZl3Nb766H6C4AgfKEQKZkzVsOQxRnOBTm5mEWQUnUNwtYGgO2cIQcOTpBu95r1tTeRMuDaWXhveSMfAbXPZ4xMHjpuUoDTMYajeHHi00kqk1aCMydlmpc8Dp61C3td/s320/CSA_1.png" width="320" /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">With
this objective, we conducted our fourth session on child sexual abuse with the
adolescent students of Government school. The workshop began with the screening
of short film ‘Komal’ by child line following a brief discussion around the
video. It was beautiful to see how one of the participants narrated the entire
story with the main crux of it.</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This
was followed by a presentation that dwelled elaborately on child sexual abuse
beyond the concept of good touch and bad touch; various acts that come under
child sexual abuse along with debunking many myths associated with CSA. One of
the common myth being only girls are sexually abused and most of the abusers
are men. Since this was all boys group, it was very important to emphasis that inappropriate
touch can happen to anyone irrespective of their gender or sexual identities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Following
this we also build an understanding on POCSO Act 2012 so that they are well aware
of the law that favors them, protects them and they can seek help of a trusted
adult in times of crisis. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
next part of the workshop was extremely crucial, it is one thing to see the
film and witness how a child can ask for help but it is another thing to seek
help if the same things to oneself. ‘What can I do if someone touches me
inappropriately?’ – We rehearsed three steps of challenging CSA again and again
so that it is memorized and they would be okay to ask for help. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h3gv6lxpD-8NOrszYUUXrRfIuOih4LFT0A2kjz4LyInAyHr7sCy0G77E9TlbtLG5QzxqrKS6sh-5uZPaSEExUARF4WgvVOiKIGBvVeCEwafxbWTmJ5UMfX9W2LfrHx2OQgmM3W7b/s1366/CSA_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h3gv6lxpD-8NOrszYUUXrRfIuOih4LFT0A2kjz4LyInAyHr7sCy0G77E9TlbtLG5QzxqrKS6sh-5uZPaSEExUARF4WgvVOiKIGBvVeCEwafxbWTmJ5UMfX9W2LfrHx2OQgmM3W7b/s320/CSA_2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To
create a safety action plan, we dwelled on who could be our trusted adult – who
could that be person whom you can reach out to for support if you need help,
who would listen to you and can take necessary action. The first answer mostly
is ‘I have a friend’ and from here the discourse is build. Finally we prepare a
list of people who could be counted as trusted adult. One of the most beautiful
sharing from this session was when one of the participants counted as trusted
adults. It’s a huge responsibility and at the same time it’s a moment of joy
for us. To be able to build a safe space for adolescents while working on
ground face to face is relatively easier and more personal but we are so glad
that we could create safe space on a digital platform too! When a child feels
safe, happy, included, curious enough to ask questions and share things with
you – I guess that’s where we believe that our work is accomplished!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Another
important thing we practiced was to say NO aloud many times! Though one would
think why would boys need to do this? Because they are also vulnerable to child
sexual abuse and secondly they too need to learn to challenge CSA. With
beautiful smiles, content sighs and friendly gestures we closed the session. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-27036267982095760502020-09-12T02:28:00.001-07:002020-09-13T08:34:31.023-07:00Debunking gender roles and stereotypes with the students of Government School<p><b> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">“Don’t start crying for
everything. Mummy, papa, neighbors and relatives keep reminding me from time to
time that I am not supposed to cry because I am a boy. What I don’t understand
is what I am supposed when someone hurts me or if I feel bad”</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The session on gender
is one of the most crucial aspects of our adolescent program which is heavily
participative and activity based. Due to COVID-19, the session on gender had to
be re imagined, rethought and designed from the very beginning. It took us a while
to create an online version of gender session so that it retains its personal
connect, participative and activity based nature.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemum8-8xe8x3zVugZT7Lb_IEA0cUDqg3PQeyUKxWj7p3baA09YrB8vW6-SN69-IwZSODwswXdM7t3AUxDPFWOAWsBtBjtAWC-NUHNKyfMNJMVwB7GFYlm-R9g1lDLHcFTH_y9Xp-N/s320/Gender_4.png" width="320" /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The workshop began with
two step photo activity wherein we explored the common notions of gender roles
and responsibility; difference between sex and gender and how any work can be
done by anyone irrespective of their gender identity as against what we see
mostly around us.</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This was followed by
inviting the participants to share the messages they have received because they
are a boy or girl –<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>“Boys get more freedom,
they don’t have to ask for permission for doing things like playing games or
going out”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>“There is no
restriction on us to study. In fact we are told to study hard so that we can
earn money for our family by getting a good job” <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>“We are made to do lot
of work, lifting heavy things, getting things from shops.”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>“We are told different
things at home, like I see women working in different places, men working as
chef in hotels etc.”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6WlklCaQCz70iUclusWY-V7l9j3ywIiKH-XxIc7GlOcRmwLn6nbCUuq3tUjqIqNHuZ3zGjwSnLt8yzgFcHQvG816y41ffT1jpO0tTRqp31aTyWTFLe4ljWzBuXC5ps0TXosF2NGw/s1366/Gender_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6WlklCaQCz70iUclusWY-V7l9j3ywIiKH-XxIc7GlOcRmwLn6nbCUuq3tUjqIqNHuZ3zGjwSnLt8yzgFcHQvG816y41ffT1jpO0tTRqp31aTyWTFLe4ljWzBuXC5ps0TXosF2NGw/s320/Gender_1.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Weaving story in form
of presentation with pictures and questions was an interesting way to co-create
gender story. Taking cues from the key messages, photo activity and gender
story, we created a discourse on what gender is? How it affects our strength
and capabilities and what could we do to debunk gender stereotypes and
judgments. One of the important conversation was on STEM subjects and how girls
are said to be not good in math and they should preferably take lighter
subjects! To debunk this myth, we shared a real life narrative of the student
who got less marks in Math but when she started working hard, got help passed
with flying colors. Unfortunately when you are told again and again that you
are not good enough or girls can’t do this etc. for prolonged time, they
internalize it and it affects their ability. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This also led to one
more important discussion on education and employment. So., girls are motivated
to study arts or home sciences more because they would be married soon so they
don’t have to go for higher studies or engage in competitive world of jobs.
While boys have to study subjects like science and mathematics so that they can
get high paying jobs, survive competitive world and earn money for their
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhV4fKxN_rPXbEsp_SVMe6K8urq3SFZYAj1ynm5d7oTYT-RvW6oNNKP29PaBrcUCn23-6oR-Wiy2fMIPjw5TGpWGFJpCUB9dK6CsXhgQQrdpay0f8Zjr-Nz0eRhh9vkWePMXmP_-3/s1366/Gender_5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhV4fKxN_rPXbEsp_SVMe6K8urq3SFZYAj1ynm5d7oTYT-RvW6oNNKP29PaBrcUCn23-6oR-Wiy2fMIPjw5TGpWGFJpCUB9dK6CsXhgQQrdpay0f8Zjr-Nz0eRhh9vkWePMXmP_-3/s320/Gender_5.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Another important
conversation on ‘Women cook food at home while chefs are mostly men?’ A very
important question asked by one of the participants. We took this opportunity
to explain gender dynamics and social construct around job, so cooking is
supposed to be women’s job at home and it is not paid but because it’s a paying
job at hotel then it’s done by men! Secondly in hotels and restaurants, it is
important to observe and understand which job is given to men and which one is
assigned to women and you can actually see how that is also gendered. The
participants were able to see through this tangled mesh of gender that leads to
complicated assumptions, judgments, stereotypes and discrimination based on
gender identity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In the last part of the
workshop, we dwelled upon the gender difference that we observe in our homes and
schools.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Women engage in
household chores like cooking food, washing clothes, cleaning home and taking
care of needs of family members’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i><br />‘Men are responsible
for earning money’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘Boys don’t have to do
household chores, they have fun’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘Girls are bound to home
because they have to help their mothers for household chores’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘School teachers are
mostly men’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘Punishment is very
strict for boys’<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><b><i>‘Boys have to be strong
so that they can do lifting work both at school and at home’</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We were thrilled with
the participation of the students. These young kids are engaging in the
workshops for the first time and experience of using zoom application is new to
them but the way they are engaging, asking questions, responding to the
activities and interacting has infused so much energy in us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-70175927606123509392020-09-11T23:51:00.004-07:002020-09-12T22:26:19.658-07:00Deciphering sex, consent and socialization behind ‘Yes’ and ‘No’<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">“She would feel guilty
and bad if he kissed her”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Why would someone talk
to 13 year old on sex? Isn’t it an adult business? Why would you want to take
away the innocence of the child? Isn’t it wrong? What if they get interested in
having sex? They will learn all about it when they grow up, you don’t have to
detail out things! There are so many questions and assumptions that arises by
the mere mention of sex education. The intention of sex education, however is
to provide them with the necessary information which would equip them to make
better choices for their lives. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">With this objective, we
conducted our second workshop with adolescent students of Government School,
Dwarka. The session began with collating thoughts, feelings and their
understanding on the word sex. Most of them have heard this word in their
science books as reproduction, asexual reproduction, among their friends and
even on the roads. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="1039" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONJPB3IdgVJwr75LN3jei3yoEh7Z7tRvgxSI8Zi_ZuDAkW8hdHra2AxDM_hbW57YL4vlCsA44cm8P5ddA14t0CNVWwiUW5_354oRJdsl1AAlWIEwk2Zxj7Lr2CCTzG3dhiHP4pg2P/s320/Sex+ed_3.png" width="320" /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">To build understanding
on ‘what is sex and how are babies borne?’ we screened a short film, where a 10
year old asks the same question to his father. It’s an interesting interpretation
of what it feels to engage a young kid on sex while evading the societal norms
with a hilarious twist. This was followed by another short video on condoms.
With the help of the film, we also engaged on sexually transmitted diseases and
masturbation. <br /></span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Through a short story
based on most common incidence in our lives, we invited participants to share
how they would react if they were the girl in the story. Most of the
conversations on sex education are limited to talking about what is sex, how
sex is different from intercourse, pregnancy and ways to not get pregnant
however ignoring or not addressing ‘consent’. With the understanding of consent
or what it means to say Yes or no or may be or gestures associated with
consent, the communication on sex is incomplete. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NpQiwBA6wuyf3pciAdGYynWOJqxK6DkTD_YSDSzjmK57rlYbY6mwoXkyNGzLEnMIwfqLXTWJvG7RT9K3yMnZAhwKV4O-fpmWc6qUGc9vQV2vu6A4oeQK-NU_HTExBzZlh2pLvGZe/s1366/Sex+ed_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NpQiwBA6wuyf3pciAdGYynWOJqxK6DkTD_YSDSzjmK57rlYbY6mwoXkyNGzLEnMIwfqLXTWJvG7RT9K3yMnZAhwKV4O-fpmWc6qUGc9vQV2vu6A4oeQK-NU_HTExBzZlh2pLvGZe/s320/Sex+ed_1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“I would give him a
tight slap”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“She would think he is
a wrong guy” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“She might complaint
about him to teacher or elder or her parents”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">“She would feel bad and
ashamed”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Taking cue from these
responses we enquired on ‘Do you think he should have asked before kissing the
girl?’ We invited them to raise their hands if they think in the favor of the
statement so that this physical gesture remains in their mind whenever they
witness such a situation. Moving further we divulged into what messages young
people get from media – ‘<i>Hassi toh phassi</i>’ ‘<i>Ladhkiyon kit oh na mein
hi haan hoti hai</i>’ ‘<i>Ladhkiyon sharmati hai aur wo chahti hai ki ladhke
phela kadam le</i>’ ‘<i>Inhe toh patina padhta hai, phele nahi manti phir
pursue karo toh maan jaati hai</i>’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">All these untrue and
misleading dialogues we often hear in famous Bollywood movies from well-known
actors leaves deep imprints in the mindsets of young people – they are sexist, misogynist
and extremely patriarchal. The young minds accepts them with open arms without
thinking or reflecting on them considering them cool. Second step in building
understanding on consent was debunking such notions so that the so called
entertainment no longer has power to deepen the roots of rudimentary and most
dangerous system of patriarchy. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnCUQbcJMmlHWs9ab4UbzSi7o2m6tJsH7TvPuk0ODAoQx2TqK1DP8EuBW5zotD1MUQnnW82SyYKY2Diehb4VNH6g8g7zHgSuh2B6zS9dxlsM0XDCCZ7fM8zRATLR_x_bm7W4P0_u7/s1366/Sex+ed_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnCUQbcJMmlHWs9ab4UbzSi7o2m6tJsH7TvPuk0ODAoQx2TqK1DP8EuBW5zotD1MUQnnW82SyYKY2Diehb4VNH6g8g7zHgSuh2B6zS9dxlsM0XDCCZ7fM8zRATLR_x_bm7W4P0_u7/s320/Sex+ed_2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Thirdly, understanding
the implication of touch, gesture and actions without actions. Quoting few
examples from real life narratives like traveling in an overcrowded public
transport, or someone known touching you without you liking it – how would you
feel? That feeling is the impact of not having the choice to express No!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Lastly, understanding
the socialization of children, young people in Indian context. From the very
early childhood, girls are raised in certain ways and one of them includes
saying Yes to everything because of which sometimes they don’t even know if
they can say or express a ‘NO’ and this situation worsens in case of
undesirable or unsafe touch while Boys are raised to just hear ‘Yes’ – they are
not wired to hear ‘No’ as all things are made available to them; whatever they
ask or whatever they want – they get it so when someone says No to them; their
first reaction is ignoring it. They don’t hear it, see or understand it! This
binary gendered way of upbringing is harmful and deteriorating and root cause
of violence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Lot of interesting
questions came up during the workshop-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Is sex and
reproduction same?’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Do people have to
marry to have sex and children?’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘What if we grow up
into adults and still not want to have children?’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">This set of
participants are breeze of fresh air, they are curious, open to learning and
very participative full of interesting questions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-952988575351579112020-08-25T09:01:00.010-07:002020-08-25T22:39:00.805-07:00Engaging with students of Government School on 'My Body Is Changing' <p><span face="" style="text-align: justify;">“Are there any changes
in our body, that could be harmful or bad or something that is not right?”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;">Sahas has been in long
term collaboration with Government school and implementing ‘Gender, sexuality
and reproductive health curriculum’ on the adolescent students for more than 3
years now. Due to pandemic, schools were closed and since the students in
Government School comes from low socio-economic backgrounds, it took a while to
reconnect them to education system through online teaching. So, we were
thrilled when we were invited to begin this year’s gender program with Class 8<sup>th</sup>
students. Interestingly, our first session was the first time they ever used
Zoom platform for learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;">Our gender, sexuality
and reproductive health program kick started with the first session on ‘My Body
Is Changing’. We invited the participants to introduce themselves by sharing
their names and one thing they enjoyed doing at home due to quarantine. With
shy grins, smile on their faces and excitement they introduced themselves with
ease. The activity inquired on how did they know that they are boy or girl? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDDsEGIWwqakK3RXKQ3y6f575fzUY1jLLVRIyhadordBLaGYJixmshjg6KAFYDDp8wx_kzQkKRh63SqKjbyoVlpGgWoiFLvuDTzgX87FCLiZen6WTBWKn9jl8SiqVmNWOcvJ6pBd3/s1366/Screenshot+%25281213%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDDsEGIWwqakK3RXKQ3y6f575fzUY1jLLVRIyhadordBLaGYJixmshjg6KAFYDDp8wx_kzQkKRh63SqKjbyoVlpGgWoiFLvuDTzgX87FCLiZen6WTBWKn9jl8SiqVmNWOcvJ6pBd3/w410-h230/Screenshot+%25281213%2529.png" width="410" /></a></div><br /><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;">‘When I was small, I didn’t
know; but when I grew up my father told me that I am a boy’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;">‘I was very naughty,
used to do lot of pranks and cry! Now I have grown up into a boy’<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;">‘It was because of my
name – I knew that I am a boy. Girls and boys have different names’</span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;">This was followed by
the activity of ‘body map’ where they were asked to draw their body, organs,
naming them and answer few questions related to growing up physically. This
activity is comprehensive, elaborative and tricky! Even when we do it in the
classrooms, we have to be on toes, while online we don’t really know how
effectively it is until the activity is completed. Seeing the participants so focused,
I was excited to see their body maps. Shyly they shared their body maps in the
large group and engaged in the discussion on the questions of good, bad and
challenging aspects of physical changes as part of adolescence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-eYr1HKN8pGKQximutIO9F_laEt3Fcot9xm_gp26GLacJAhA7IAF4ppOIZysZvOiEPKaatFv_PE8Jml5ja80UvWWeEinWTmxq31eq5tk0171y6dIV93ejRQtyoFTKdGicBRflv1v/s1245/Screenshot_2020-08-25-13-07-45-924_us.zoom.videomeetings.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="856" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-eYr1HKN8pGKQximutIO9F_laEt3Fcot9xm_gp26GLacJAhA7IAF4ppOIZysZvOiEPKaatFv_PE8Jml5ja80UvWWeEinWTmxq31eq5tk0171y6dIV93ejRQtyoFTKdGicBRflv1v/w352-h512/Screenshot_2020-08-25-13-07-45-924_us.zoom.videomeetings.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><br /><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;">Through presentation
and play cards, we talked about what is adolescence, puberty, what are the
changes that happen during adolescence especially the physical changes, how
important is to understand them followed by understanding sexual organs as part
of male and female reproductive system. The curiosity on their faces showed
that this discussion, presentation has gauged their attention and this is
something that is relevant to them, they have questions around these things and
it is interesting to learn about one’s body. At this point, it was also crucial
to assure them that whatever changes they are going through is part of growing
up, it is normal and though it might vary for each person- you should not feel embarrassed
or ashamed to ask questions around it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;">“So, while we grow can
body get some disease because of it, sometimes few things happen that makes me embarrassed?”
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;">“I really enjoyed the
workshop, nobody ever talks about all this”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="line-height: 107%;">“Liked the workshop,
when do we have next one?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-39496694590019046622020-08-21T10:35:00.005-07:002020-08-22T06:40:42.044-07:00'When I don't know what periods is, what would I answer?'<p><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">While
the world is consumerising on sustainable biodegradable or more natural ways of
sanitary pad waste management or engaging in discussion as to whether sanitary
pads should be taxed or not, women in many thousand villages of Modern India don’t
know what periods are? Of course they go through the periods every month; but
they haven’t heard of this word let alone know what periods are.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kdlloLhP1qINLAcDcOEkh09g4xPwJj5n2cHDfSc_cw4QssPm-spjuFUS6PV4Q-1mAgqQLoVAG3PPSwHvIDcHSsOGwJGVYRlS_XAfFgf5eSu-xBKfpgWAN8xnoQLnZJDfIkTV4MXc/s400/73051254.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="400" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kdlloLhP1qINLAcDcOEkh09g4xPwJj5n2cHDfSc_cw4QssPm-spjuFUS6PV4Q-1mAgqQLoVAG3PPSwHvIDcHSsOGwJGVYRlS_XAfFgf5eSu-xBKfpgWAN8xnoQLnZJDfIkTV4MXc/w320-h282/73051254.webp" width="320" /></a></div><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Just
a day before the implementation of our first session on ‘periods and hygiene’ with
the rural women as part of our gender, sexuality and reproductive health program,
I found myself in a discussion around periods; my friends from other country
were sharing how this was taboo long back to say that I am on periods now they
can say it and there are period leaves or how someone’s husband bought tampons
for her! And I was wondering how long will it take for women in our country to
even say this? Obviously people would counter this by saying that no things
have changed, young girls and women are taking charge of their lives and feel
no shame in talking about periods. My question would be what percentage because
with my work on reproductive health of 6 years, leaving few of the people I
know from social sector, I have never come across girls/women who would talk
about periods or even say Periods out loud without feeling ashamed or conscious
of their surroundings</span></p><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We
began our second intervention with ‘menstruation and hygiene’ session as part
of our reproductive health program for rural women. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The workshop began with brief introduction of
facilitators, our work and intention behind this intervention. We changed the
discourse of our interaction by inviting the participants to say their name
aloud. Women in our country struggle with their identity because they are
defined by their relationships – they are someone’s daughter, sister, mother,
wife or daughter in law; in course of all this how many times they are
addressed by who they are or by their own name. This reminds me of a story ‘The
woman who forgot her name’ from the book Roar written by Cecelia Ahern. It’s an
interesting narrative of a woman who handled all her responsibilities very well
and kept everyone happy around her and in doing so she forgot her name. <b>Saying
your own name loud and clear is the initial step towards the journey of finding
your place, identity, learning new things and discovering your voice. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While
we were engaging on what comes to their mind on hearing periods, date, <i>mahina</i>
and related words for menstruation, only one of the participants responded. On
probing a little more, one of them timidly voiced <b>“When I don’t know, then what
I would answer?”</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>I
believe this was the moment our entire course of the discussion took a very
different turns. All of these women are married with one or two children and
they have never heard the word! This must come as surprise but unfortunately it
didn’t. </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">From
this response, we began explaining what are periods, what are the common
terminology that are used? Why girls have periods? What is the reason behind
girls having periods? All this step by step so that they know what is happening
in their body and why it is important to know about it and how can this
information be helpful in their lives. This was followed by the discussion on
taboos and things that are told to women do or not do while they have periods. Since
they never knew what periods are, they just followed all these instructions
blindly, now they would be aware as to why they are being told and they can
challenge the things they deem not favorable to their liking. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">One
of the things that are immensely popular in villages in Uttar Pradesh is
linking periods with girls getting mature or ready for marriage <i>( Ladhki
sayani ho gayi hai iska byya karwa do)</i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This very sentence is rooted deep in
patriarchal system which not only takes away the innocence and choice from the
girl but is very detrimental to their physical and reproductive health. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
session ended with providing space for the participants to share their thoughts
and ask questions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span face="" style="font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>“This
is such an important information but no one ever talked about it to us”</i></b></span></p>Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-19302616844820089792020-07-23T22:25:00.000-07:002020-07-25T07:01:20.824-07:00Learning to challenge 'Gender based violence' with rural women<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>“Having
lived a long life of marriage, with 3 kids I didn’t know many things. I could
remember lot of things – some very painful. I felt like I could have raised
voice, did something, anything. I am incredibly proud of my mother-in-law, she
fed and gave shelter to the woman who was beaten mercilessly by her husband. No
one came to her rescue; but she didn’t care for anyone – she helped her. I wish
others could have that courage.”</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
workshop on ‘gender based violence’ with the rural women began with the
narration of real life experience of violence against a woman in our
neighborhood. There were loud noises coming from a house – abuses being hurled,
cries, shouting, name-calling and so on while the rest of the neighborhood was
either engrossed in gossiping, making fun or weaving theories about the fight
that was happening in the house. It was appalling that someone so educated,
working in government office and having 2 adult sons was verbally and
physically assaulting his wife; but what was even worse was other people who
were laughing instead of helping the women. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is also one of the incidences that led to
community intervention for women by Sahas in the same neighborhood to fight
violence, challenge bystander behavior and above all creating support system
for women by women. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mapping around violence helped us to take the conversation on violence forward.
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use abusive words, make other person feel bad or pull him/her down, physically
hitting”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the major aspect of these conversations was to build a bridge on the issues
of gender and violence keeping in mind the rural context and to cement that we
had facilitator from the same village. She shared many incidences of violence
against the women, dilemma, pain and agony of witnessing it and not being able
to do anything. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also brought out how
people didn’t help but were happily picking on the victim by accusing her that
she may be was ill tempered, or must have done something and providing excuses
for her husband. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So,
when we see violence and especially when it is directed towards women; we being
women don’t intervene? What stops us from providing any form of support?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“This
happens in every villages, almost in every household but mostly we can’t do
anything because it is between husband and wife. Why would they listen to us?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I
see it, I hear it but can’t do anything even if I am incredibly upset because I
am scared that this person would beat me too! What can we do? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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led to a very crucial conversation on various reasons that we as women or
people shy away from taking actions in the cases of violence but none of the
reasons seemed good enough. It is important to understand and believe that
physical, verbal and sexual abuse is not part of marriage or any form of
commitment; it is violence and it is not right not in human or in legal way. Unfortunately
among many things taught in school or home, our parents, adults and teachers
forget to give this lesson to us – that no one has right to violate others; no
reason is valid for such action. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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next part of the workshop involved various ways or methods that could be used
to challenge gender based violence. First, hitting the mindset directly and
building understanding that ‘<i>It is not the fault of the woman who is being
abused – all these sentences that she could have kept quiet, she is usually
brash or aggressive, she must have done something wrong, her husband was drunk
or they are not happy in the marriage etc all this victim blaming is wrong and
these thoughts contribute to violence as well. Nothing just no reasons can
justify the abuse and abuser’</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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– <i>It is important to say ‘No’. We are not taught to say no, so whatever we do
is assumed to be a yes! This chain has to be broken; we practiced by saying ‘I
will not tolerate violence’ loudly many a times.</i> It was so empowering and
unbelievable to engage in this activity. Doing something like this online is
challenge, the challenge becomes tenfold when you are engaging with rural women
and then intensifies when you can’t see them. But the moment when women
believe, feel and understand that violence is not okay and we can challenge it –
that moment is life defining, exhilarating and mind blowing. Moments like these
are not just inspiring for participants but for facilitators too because the
space co-created with this intention and fire is the fodder for the social
change. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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then talked about the <i>laws against gender based violence,</i> a small glimpse that
talked about various guidelines to make the process simpler in case of need. Lastly
and very importantly, <i>supporting one’s own gender</i>. Our society preaches us that
women are women’s worst enemy. Many a times they seems to propagate patriarchy
or are channels for it – I don’t believe that! I believe that if a woman stands
in support of others, things will change! If a woman is being beaten by her husband
but at the same time, 4-5 women stand with her, I don’t think anyone is
powerful enough to fight against them. They stop gossiping and believing each
other – supporting each other by listening, making things possible for each
other and providing the much needed shoulder! I think that is the most path
that could fracture the whole circle of violence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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workshop concluded with a happy and hopeful note that now we are a community
who would stand for each other and can reach out in case of need or just
conversations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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am so happy, I don’t remember feeling like this in a very very long time. These
conversations opened my mind, I know lot of things and I hope I can share this
with my friends and other women in the family.” </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Purvi Yadavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02913541708464782739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523588701225476225.post-53936493354887318372020-07-23T10:19:00.001-07:002020-07-24T21:40:39.885-07:00Building understanding on reproductive health and rights with rural women<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>“I
didn’t know until 2<sup>nd</sup> month, that I was pregnant, it was when I
started feeling unwell most of the times that I visited doctor and found out
about having a child”</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
my experience of rural context and the available statistics, the state of
reproductive health and services are in dismay; women don’t know about their
body, neither about conceiving or what to do during their pregnancy and post
natal care. The situation is so bad that there is no government or private
hospital in the radius of 15 kms and many a time as far as 25 kms. It is
imperative that women know how important their bodies are, understanding as
well as taking care of it so. Hence the third workshop on reproductive health:
sex, pregnancy and contraception was designed considering all the factors,
context, and possible queries and was heavily information based. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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workshop began with a question – “When did you come to know you are pregnant? And
how did that make you feel?” The first response startled me not because it was
uncommon but the implication of it that how even our feelings are predefined,
and there is no scope to feel otherwise especially if you are a women! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i><b>“When
I first came to know about my pregnancy….I felt…umm….we are supposed to feel
happy…isn’t it?”</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>“I
had no idea what pregnancy is, or what am I supposed to do! I was scared”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>“I
wasn’t feeling well, most of the times I was sick and that indicated that I was
pregnant.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This
conversation led to talking about sex, their first experience of hearing,
knowing and understanding of word sex. It was so sad and undeniably jolt to the
existing educational structure because these women who are either in their late
20s or early 30s came to know about sex from their friends or in the chapters
not taught by teachers; also they never had detailed conversation on what it
actually means and unfortunately the condition remains the same with no talk on
sex with present lot as well! The feelings around that too remains same-
feeling of disgust, dirty, shame, awkward and sex as something that shouldn’t
be talked about. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the participants shared, “I heard it from my friends” Then she started laughing
awkwardly. “They talked about weird things I felt bad and dirty. I wished they
stop talking about it. I didn’t know what will happen to me” and the shy,
awkward and giggles began; the same we hear while we engage with adolescent
girls on sex.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This
was the perfect opportunity to build understanding on what sex is, and how sex
is beyond intercourse, how women get pregnant, how that pregnancy could be
planned and you could be more prepared for it. While explaining menstrual cycle
and the time period where a women have more chances of conceiving, I could feel
them getting relaxed, inquisitive and interested. This session turned out be
very interactive because with every information, there was series of questions
and experiences. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then
we moved to next part of reproductive health where we talked about various
contraception method which included explaining the method, merits and demerits!
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>“Of
that’s why I have irregular period, no wonder I am gaining weight and becoming
lethargic. My doctor never told me while inserting Copper-T”</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“We
couldn’t use condoms because that causes rashes and irritation so I had to go
for contraception”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While
choosing contraception method, your comfort, body and clarity of merits and
demerits should be understood and consulted with gynecologist. This led to very
crucial and meaningful discussion as to how responsibility of contraception is not
just for the women! Both of them are equally responsible, and the decision
making for having a child or not having a child or having a gap should be
mutual. We also engaged on various stereotypes associated with women body and
reproductive health – for example how the responsibility of whether the child
would be borne as boy or girl is totally placed on women while it is the men’s
chromosomes that makes the decision. Secondly even men could be infertile.
There are methods that men could use for contraception other than condoms and
so on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘I
knew something about contraception but never knew there are so many of them. No
one talks about it, this is so important to our body because having a child
causes so many changes in our body which are not always happy changes’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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could talk about sex, children, periods so openly- it is unbelievable. I feel
so happy to know these things. How I wish these things were told to us before.
But I am so thankful that we can say anything, ask anything and don’t have to
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><i>“I
understood what was told to me about growing up as a girl and having period.
But when I came home, I just collapsed in my mother’s arms, hugging her tightly
and started sobbing. I couldn’t process what is happening to me, or why is this
happening to me!”<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
second session with the rural women as part of our gender, sexuality and
reproductive health program was based on ‘women’s body and sexuality’. The
workshop began with a very simple question – ‘when did you first come to know
that you are a boy or a girl and how did that make you feel’. The answer is not
as simple as the question, and clearly doesn’t indicate discrimination between
genders however the instant response was that there is no difference between
boy and a girl – they are equal, we treat them equally and even our parents
gave us the same treatment. This very response indicate the depth and strength
of hold that patriarchy has on us, especially women who are made to believe
that everything is good, whatever is given to them is a privilege and that they
should be grateful that they are treated equally despite the fact that this is
basic human rights that is for every person irrespective of their gender.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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response is very common, so we restated the question with an emphasis to allow
themselves to reflect on their personal experience rather than what happens
around them; and that is when one of the participants shared, <i>“lot of things
are discussed in the home, many a times we ask for things, my mother often says
that they are boys, they are stubborn but you are a girl, you must understand –
this is what really happens in the village” </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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participant says that when she got her periods for the first time that made her
realize that she is a girl, this is part of being a girl. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“It
is the first periods that make a girl feel that oh! I am a girl. I had periods in
school for the first time – I shared with my friends and I thought it’s because
I go to toilet that’s why this is happening! I was told by my friend that this
is something that happens to every girl and comes every month. I heard and understood
that but when I went home, I hugged my mother and cried loudly for several
moments saying that I don’t know what happened to me or why it happened but my
mother comforted me” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In
the next part of the session, we invited the participant to draw their body
maps. This is for the first time that we were attempting this activity on con call,
my mother who is also engaging in this program as co-facilitator drew her body
map. This is one of my favorite activities, to hear the participants laugh,
giggle, whisper was amazing experience. There was still hesitance, sort of
shyness there but this activity allowed them to explore, understand and engage with
their body.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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following discussion on body maps were related to the feeling of happiness,
pain, power and shame they associate with different body parts. It was
important to engage on how the various sensations are a result of biological
process inside the body related to brain and nervous system except shame! <b>Using
the village context, we talked about how women wear veil while doing even small
chores or stepping out of home but men roam around in underwear – so how shame
is different for women and men; bodily functions and nervous system is same
both men and women so why this difference! And when the answers keep pouring
they became more settled in – more okay with the body and sexuality they
possess being a woman. </b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the same time we engaged in an important conversation around consent – what it
means to say yes or no; needless to say that whatever women say or does is
considered as yes in the society that we live in. That’s why when we talked
about it, they not only listened but shared personal experiences related to
consent or violation for that matters. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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session ended with questions like ‘Having sex during periods is possible?’ ‘What
can be done if I don’t want to get intimate’ ‘Are there other ways than to have
sex other than the one that leads to pregnancy’</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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