The Family Planning Association of India or FPA India as popularly known is a registered charity .It was established in our county in 1949. It has 40 branches all over India. It is associated with International Planned Parenthood Federation. FPA India encourages choices in reproduction, lawlful & safe abortions, sexual & reproductive health.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) is the biggest AIDS organisation worldwide serving healthcare to more than eight lakhs in 39 countries. These include countries in USA,Latin America,Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia etal.
To commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child on October, 11, FPA India & AHF India took out a silent rally in Mumbai. The main idea was "Zero Tolerance To Violence Against Women ".More than a hundred participants participated in the rally to speak against issues like child marriage, forced sex,gender inequality, human trafficking among others. They therefore took a pledge for "Zero Tolerance To Violence Against Women ".
Silent protests were held in 10 places all over India including Delhi, Pune, Solapur, Madurai, Dharwad, Bangalore, Gwalior, Yamuna Nagar & Nagaland.
Rape is becoming a common daily occurrence in India.Gang rape survivors are not given Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV, STI screening or a pregnancy test .But things are changing now. Girls & women are demanding, that, they be protected against all types of violence.
There was panel discussion on “Say No to Abuse, Rape & Violence”. The participating experts were Dr.V.Sam Prasad, Country Manager, AHF India, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, Brand
Ambassadors, AHF India,Dr. Kalpana Apte, Secretary General, FPAI, Amita Dhanu, Asst. SecretaryGeneral, FPAI and Zainab Patel,Transgender Activist, Policy Analyst Human Rights at UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub.
Dr.V.Sam Prasad, Country Manager, AHF India opined that gender equity needs to be inculcated right in school curricula from primary level till the child finishes University education. Even the family should show support for daughters as also sons & not discriminate . Dr . Prasad said that rape victims & abuse survivors may be suffering from HIV, STI infections. Hence it is imperative that such victims & survivors are provided with PEP (Post exposure prophylaxis) so that their trauma can become bearable.
Dr. Kalpana Apte, Secretary General, FPA India said that violence of any kind including sexual, physical, emotional, etc weakens women & girls.Society should share the blame for this . Women & girls need to be protected against violence of all kinds.,By encouraging women & girls to talk about violence, can this attitude towards women & girls change.And this is what is being done by FPA India. This will help in changing the attitudes in a positive way in support of women & girls.
Girls have been discriminated against right from the beginning.And that's the reason, they suffer from gross inequalities This results in high drop rates of girls from school , early marriages of girls resulting in early pregnancies. And yet, if girls are given opportunities, there can be positive changes.
The millions of girls in crisis as also the 1.1 billion girls in the world are the epitome of creativity energy & power .That's why, AHF India & FPA India are working towards empowerment of girls.This will help to deal with gender based violence. Society will change positively by understanding that issues facing women & girls are significant .
The International Year of the Girl, this year, marks the start of an year long effort to direct global attention towards difficulties & circumstances faced by girls before , during & after emergencies .
AIDS Healthcare Foundation ( AHF ) is the biggest AIDS organisation worldwide serving healthcare to more than eight lakhs in 39 countries. These include countries in USA,Latin America,Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia etal.
To commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child on October, 11, FPA India & AHF India took out a silent rally in Mumbai. The main idea was "Zero Tolerance To Violence Against Women ".More than a hundred participants participated in the rally to speak against issues like child marriage, forced sex,gender inequality, human trafficking among others. They therefore took a pledge for "Zero Tolerance To Violence Against Women ".
Silent protests were held in 10 places all over India including Delhi, Pune, Solapur, Madurai, Dharwad, Bangalore, Gwalior, Yamuna Nagar & Nagaland.
Rape is becoming a common daily occurrence in India.Gang rape survivors are not given Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV, STI screening or a pregnancy test .But things are changing now. Girls & women are demanding, that, they be protected against all types of violence.
There was panel discussion on “Say No to Abuse, Rape & Violence”. The participating experts were Dr.V.Sam Prasad, Country Manager, AHF India, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, Brand
Ambassadors, AHF India,Dr. Kalpana Apte, Secretary General, FPAI, Amita Dhanu, Asst. SecretaryGeneral, FPAI and Zainab Patel,Transgender Activist, Policy Analyst Human Rights at UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub.
Dr.V.Sam Prasad, Country Manager, AHF India opined that gender equity needs to be inculcated right in school curricula from primary level till the child finishes University education. Even the family should show support for daughters as also sons & not discriminate . Dr . Prasad said that rape victims & abuse survivors may be suffering from HIV, STI infections. Hence it is imperative that such victims & survivors are provided with PEP (Post exposure prophylaxis) so that their trauma can become bearable.
Dr. Kalpana Apte, Secretary General, FPA India said that violence of any kind including sexual, physical, emotional, etc weakens women & girls.Society should share the blame for this . Women & girls need to be protected against violence of all kinds.,By encouraging women & girls to talk about violence, can this attitude towards women & girls change.And this is what is being done by FPA India. This will help in changing the attitudes in a positive way in support of women & girls.
Girls have been discriminated against right from the beginning.And that's the reason, they suffer from gross inequalities This results in high drop rates of girls from school , early marriages of girls resulting in early pregnancies. And yet, if girls are given opportunities, there can be positive changes.
The millions of girls in crisis as also the 1.1 billion girls in the world are the epitome of creativity energy & power .That's why, AHF India & FPA India are working towards empowerment of girls.This will help to deal with gender based violence. Society will change positively by understanding that issues facing women & girls are significant .
The International Year of the Girl, this year, marks the start of an year long effort to direct global attention towards difficulties & circumstances faced by girls before , during & after emergencies .
2 comments:
Above article is really helpful for women empowerment.i think every women has assault from rape as usual many ways.
Commentator, what you have said, is unfortunately true.
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