SEMINAR ON ENPOWERING WOMEN: INSPIRING CHANGE

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1 SUMANDEEP VIDHAPEETH SUMANDEEP NURSING COLLEGE SEMINAR ON ENPOWERING WOMEN: INSPIRING CHANGE On ORGANIZED BY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AND WOMEN ENPOWERMENT COMMITTEE (SUMANDEEP NURSING COLLEGE)

2 INTRODUCTION Empowering Women aims to inspire women with the courage to break free from the chains of limiting belief patterns and societal or religious conditioning that have traditionally kept women suppressed and unable to see their true beauty and power. Gender equality is, first and foremost, a human right. A woman is entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from want and from fear. Empowering women is also an indispensable tool for advancing development and reducing poverty. Empowered women contribute to the health and productivity of whole families and communities and to improved prospects for the next generation. The importance of gender equality is underscored by its inclusion as one of the eight Millennium Development Goals. Gender equality is acknowledged as being a key to achieving the other seven goals. Yet discrimination against women and girls - including gender-based violence, economic discrimination, reproductive health inequities, and harmful traditional practices - remains the most pervasive and persistent form of inequality. Women and girls bear enormous hardship during and after humanitarian emergencies, especially armed conflicts. There have been several organizations and institutions advocating for women, promoting legal and policy reforms and gender-sensitive data collection, and supporting projects that improve women's health and expand their choices in life. Despite many international agreements affirming their human rights, women are still much more likely than men to be poor and illiterate. They usually have less access than men to medical care, property ownership, credit, training and employment. They are far less likely than men to be politically active and far more likely to be victims of domestic violence. With an objective to create awareness among the students specially the girls of our college who will be the future cradle rockers or the rulers of the world, we have organized this seminar with a view to see the future implications for inspiring change for a happy world. GENERAL OBJECTIVES The general objectives of the seminar were: 1. To highlight the activities of women empowerment committee 2. To explore ways and means of operati1onalizng the term empowerment. 3. To learn about the activities carried out by the nongovernmental and government agencies in promoting the strategies for empowerment of women throughdifferent educational programmes, both formal and non formal; 4. To discuss the roles and responsibilities of student community in ensuring women empowerment in institutes 5. To encourage students to address queries related to the topic

3 AGENDA SR NO PROGRAMME PERSON RESPONSIBLE 1. Prayer song Ms Chintal Purohit and group 2. Welcome speech Mrs Ruhi Varghese, Asst Professor Department of Community Health Nursing 3. Lamp lighting by the guests - 4. Brief report of activities of Women empowerment and Anti sexual harassment committee Ms Bhumika Chaudhary Member of Women Empowerment Committee, Sumandeep Nursing College 5. Unfolding the theme Mr Ravindra HN, Principal, Sumandeep College Of Nursing 6. Raising the level of social capacity for women 7. The roles and responsibilities of student community in ensuring women empowerment in institutes Ms Mamta Bakshi, Award Winning Social Activist DrNiraj Pandit, Dy Research Director & Professor, Dept of Preventive and Social medicine 8. Open for discussion _ 9. Vote of thanks Ms SijoKoshy HOD &Asso Proff Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology 10. Refreshments -

4 REPORT ON SEMINAR ON ENPOWERING WOMEN: INSPIRING CHANGE Empowering Women aims to inspire women with the courage to break free from the chains of limiting belief patterns and societal or religious conditioning that have traditionally kept women suppressed and unable to see their true beauty and power. Despite many international agreements affirming their human rights, women are still much more likely than men to be poor and illiterate. They usually have less access than men to medical care, property ownership, credit, training and employment. They are far less likely than men to be politically active and far more likely to be victims of domestic violence. With an objective to create awareness among the students specially the girls of our college who will be the future cradle rockers or the rulers of the world, we organized this seminar with a view to see the future implications for inspiring change for a happy world. The programme was organized in collaboration of the department of Community Health Nursing and women empowerment committee, Sumandeep Nursing College. The programme was held on at 2.00 pm at the medical college lecture hall 1. All the teaching staff and

5 students of Sumandeep Nursing College were present for the seminar. The programme was graced by the presence of an eminent speaker from the development sector, Ms Mamta Bakshi and Dr Niraj Pandit, Deputy Research Director And Professor, Department Of Preventive And Social Medicine. The programme started with a prayer song by Ms Chintal Purohit and group.the welcome speech was given by Ms Ruhi Varghese, Asst professor, Sumandeep College Of Nursing. She

6 welcomed all the guests and the students and explained the objectives of the programme. The guests were called forward for Lamp lighting. Ms Bhumika Chaudhary, member of the women empowerment committee gave a brief report of activities of Women empowerment and Anti sexual harassment committee in which she highlighted the activities of the committee the policies and procedures.

7 Mr Ravindra HN, Principal, Sumandeep College of Nursing unfolded the theme of the programme which was derived from the International Women s Day theme Empowering Women: Inspiring Change. He focused on why this theme was selected for the programme and how the required change could be inspired. Following our principal sir s speech was an inspiring video that showed the empowerment of women. Everybody enjoyed the video. Our guest speaker Ms Mamta Bakshi, Award Winning Social Activist made our programme colorful by giving a short but an effective speech on the topic Raising the level of social capacity for women. She explained with illustration as to how a

8 woman can fight the indifferences against her. She also encouraged the students to visit the different organizations working for the benefit of women. After her session Dr Niraj Pandit, Deputy Research Director And Professor, Department Of Preventive And Social Medicine who agreed to come as our resource person very efficiently explained to all the students regarding their role in empowering women. He discussed the roles and responsibilities of student community in ensuring women empowerment in institutes. The programme was open for discussion and the students cleared their doubts on the topic.

9 The programme ended with vote of thanks by Ms Sijo Koshy HOD & Asso Proff, Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology in which she addressed her gratitude to the speakers, the organizers and the participants. Refreshments followed.

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12 SUMANDEEP NURSING COLLEGE Date: - 13/11/14 To, The DEAN, S.B.K.M. Shah Medical College and Research Centre, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara Sub: Requisition for Auditorium Respected Sir, We are happy to inform you that, we have tentatively planned to conduct Seminar on Empowering women: inspiring change on from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm. In this regard, we request you to kindly provide us the SBKSMC&RC Auditorium with the following accessories. Mike-2 Speakers DVD player Podium Dias LCD projector VIP chairs Tables-2 Thanking you in anticipation. Principal Sumandeep Nursing College Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara

13 SUMANDEEP NURSING COLLEGE Date: 13 /11/14 To, The Registrar, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara Sub: Permission regarding sanctioning of proposed Budget for seminar on Empowering women: inspiring change Respected Sir, With due respect, we, hereby informing you that, we have tentatively planned to conduct Seminar on Empowering women: inspiring change 20/11/14 Thursday from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, at the SBKSMC&RC Auditorium. Here is our humble request to permit us to conduct the same. We also request you to sanction the budget for the intended programme. List is attached herewith. Thanking you in anticipation SR NO ITEMS AMOUNT 1. Memento for guests Rs Transportation of guest Rs Stationary items Rs Refreshments Tea (400) Biscuits Samosa (10 nos, only for guests) Rs 2400 Rs 500 Rs 100 TOTAL AMOUNT Rs 5000 Principal Sumandeep Nursing College Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara