Gender Violence and Rights

HOW SAFE ARE OUR CHILDREN?

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Counselling, Development, Gender Violence and Rights

We read about child rape and child sexual exploitation in the papers daily. India leads the world as a country with maximum cases of child sexual exploitation. Statistics show that in India, every 155 minutes, a child under 16 years of age is raped. Parents of sexually abused children are scared to tell anyone due […]

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We read about child rape and child sexual exploitation in the papers daily. India leads the world as a country with maximum cases of child sexual exploitation. Statistics show that in India, every 155 minutes, a child under 16 years of age is raped. Parents of sexually abused children are scared to tell anyone due

Computer Literacy: A Must In The Times Of Digital India

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Counselling, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Health and Hygiene, Mental Healthcare, Women Empowerment

Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to utilize computers and related technology efficiently, with a range of skills covering levels from elementary use to programming and advanced problem solving. Computer literacy is certainly necessary to master in order to be digitally literate, but computer literacy in and of itself is not enough

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Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to utilize computers and related technology efficiently, with a range of skills covering levels from elementary use to programming and advanced problem solving. Computer literacy is certainly necessary to master in order to be digitally literate, but computer literacy in and of itself is not enough

DR. ILA PATHAK: A PIONEER FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Counselling, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Health and Hygiene, Mental Healthcare, Women Empowerment

Ila Pathak (23 May 1933 – 9 January 2014) was a feminist crusader and activist for women’s rights in India and abroad. Fondly known as Ilaben, along her journey that spanned over three decades, she campaigned and fought against oppressive and discriminatory issues pertaining to various forms of violence against women that plagued the Indian

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Ila Pathak (23 May 1933 – 9 January 2014) was a feminist crusader and activist for women’s rights in India and abroad. Fondly known as Ilaben, along her journey that spanned over three decades, she campaigned and fought against oppressive and discriminatory issues pertaining to various forms of violence against women that plagued the Indian

WHO SAID WOMEN CAN’T DO IT ALL?

/ Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

Excuse us, doubting Thomases! But you’re absolutely wrong if you think that women can’t scale mountains, they’re too feeble to wrestle in the ring or to endure the strain of a physical hardship. With women’s day just gone, where the day was celebrated to respect womanhood, it’s once again the time to show your calibre

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Excuse us, doubting Thomases! But you’re absolutely wrong if you think that women can’t scale mountains, they’re too feeble to wrestle in the ring or to endure the strain of a physical hardship. With women’s day just gone, where the day was celebrated to respect womanhood, it’s once again the time to show your calibre

HERE ARE 10 OTHER DATES TO MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR, IF YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE COMING WOMEN’S DAY!

/ Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

Yes, as women we all look forward to the 8th of March. We want to say it to the world and wish other women who do tremendous each day. But do we know that there are so many other things to pause and look for besides the International Women’s Day. November 10, 1236 – Razia

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Yes, as women we all look forward to the 8th of March. We want to say it to the world and wish other women who do tremendous each day. But do we know that there are so many other things to pause and look for besides the International Women’s Day. November 10, 1236 – Razia

LAY BROKEN ON YOUR BEDROOM FLOOR AND SAY LOUD: I’M BROKEN AND I’M BETTER

/ Counselling, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

At some point of time in life, each one of us (and more as women) has faced the music. Be it a relationship in turmoil or a financial blow, life has this funny way of hitting at us at one of the most unexpected times. And those are the moments when you’d want to find

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At some point of time in life, each one of us (and more as women) has faced the music. Be it a relationship in turmoil or a financial blow, life has this funny way of hitting at us at one of the most unexpected times. And those are the moments when you’d want to find

YES, ME TOO

/ Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

As women, it does not surprise us when we learn that each one of us has undergone some form of sexual harassment, assault or violence at some point in our lives. Honestly, sharing these stories with friends, acquaintances and family members can be both comforting as well as horrifying. At one go, it does help

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As women, it does not surprise us when we learn that each one of us has undergone some form of sexual harassment, assault or violence at some point in our lives. Honestly, sharing these stories with friends, acquaintances and family members can be both comforting as well as horrifying. At one go, it does help

PANKHI: ONE CALL CAN SET YOU FREE

/ Counselling, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

AWAG has been active on the issues of violence against women since 1981. And over the years, we have faced one question that leaves us wondering, ‘Are people so ignorant about the on-going crimes against women!’ ‘Oh common, do you really think that women are undergoing any sort of violence.’ ‘There are so many laws

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AWAG has been active on the issues of violence against women since 1981. And over the years, we have faced one question that leaves us wondering, ‘Are people so ignorant about the on-going crimes against women!’ ‘Oh common, do you really think that women are undergoing any sort of violence.’ ‘There are so many laws

This Independence Day, Let’s See The Glass As HALF FULL

/ Children and Adolescent Girls, Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

No, we don’t intend to get up on the soapbox and lecture you about where women stand after all these years of India’s independence in terms of equality. As the world gets more and more close, (thanks to social media), we know pretty much that’s happening all around us. Now, this Independence day, you can

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No, we don’t intend to get up on the soapbox and lecture you about where women stand after all these years of India’s independence in terms of equality. As the world gets more and more close, (thanks to social media), we know pretty much that’s happening all around us. Now, this Independence day, you can

IN LOVING MEMORY OF NALINIBEN TRIVEDI…. (1 March 1951 – 9 July 2018)

/ Development, Gender Violence and Rights, Women Empowerment

Naliniben was a Joint Secretary at AWAG. She had been a part of AWAG’s journey since the organisation came into existence in 1981. Naliniben’s Story Naliniben was from Saurashtra. She explained that the society there was extremely conservative and people were entrenched into social customs. Right since childhood, she excelled in her studies and was

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Naliniben was a Joint Secretary at AWAG. She had been a part of AWAG’s journey since the organisation came into existence in 1981. Naliniben’s Story Naliniben was from Saurashtra. She explained that the society there was extremely conservative and people were entrenched into social customs. Right since childhood, she excelled in her studies and was