Nurmahal: The state with deceptive riches failing to unmask the perpetually dipping child sex ratio witnessed TOT workshop under TuHaiShakti women empowerment drive of DJJS santulan as a clarion call to put a full stop on sex selective abortions. Enthusiastic women and girls from 15 districts in the state of Punjab representing 32 DJJS centers were motivated to take charge of TuHaiShakti’s objectives at the state level. Management of the whole event by the women right from setup and speeches to the sound and video consoles marked the uniqueness of the TOT workshop held in nurmahal center of the organization.

Remarkable pilot of 'by the women, for the women TuHaiShakti women empowerment drive' held as TOT workshop in the state of Punjab

Commencing with an introductory note on various jargons used in the sector of gender studies like Gender Based Discrimination (GBD), Gender Based Violence (GBV), Discrimination Against Women (DAW), Violence Against women (VAW), Child Sex Ratio (CSR) etc., Sadhvi Deepika Bharti Ji, disciple of His Holiness Ashutosh Maharaj Ji and program incharge of DJJS Santulan discussed the case study of a victimized contemporary woman – Sanaz Nezami.  Mrs. Nezami’s case throttled the audience with the fact that women even after reaching heights parallel to men still fall prey to domestic violence and intimate partner abuse. ‘I am a woman, Is it a crime’ – a street theatre presented by volunteers from Jalandhar center of the organization projected different kinds of crime against women in the different roles she plays in her home as well as work-life.

A knowledge creating presentation on the subject of the campaign – rising female feticide along with videos on gender stereotyping, modern day slavery and polyandry discussed in detail, the causes, social aspect, repercussions as well as solution to the problem. The audience gathered a hands-on experience of the socio-cultural construct of son-preference resulting in sex selective abortions through the forum theatre played by volunteers from Patiala center of the organization in the state of Punjab.

Remarkable pilot of 'by the women, for the women TuHaiShakti women empowerment drive' held as TOT workshop in the state of Punjab

With great use of audio-visual tools and power-point presentations, the subject as well as the target of the campaign was spearheaded well across the minds of the women chosen as change agents in the state of Punjab for the execution of TuhaiShakti women empowerment drive. Sadhvi Ji delineated the concept of exploring the unexplored dimension of power within each woman and introduced spiritual awakening as the only methodology to explore, discover and thus master inner power.

An exclusive poster exhibition on the WHYs and WHY NOTs of the issue of sex selective abortions was hung on artist eisels. The exhibition setup also included activities on gender stereotyping and prejudices against women along with an ‘I Pledge’ wall. Pledge against the social evil of killing of unborn girls was also marked innovatively by making fabric doll batches as a symbol of girl child, in the doll making corner of the exhibition. Volunteers from Ludhiana and Dhilwan center of the organization managed the exhibition efficaciously. 

With a group photo at the end, the training workshop witnessed an everlasting and compassionate smile on the faces of each and every woman participant.

Santulan has been working across the nation with a mandate of eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against women. Divya Jyoti Jagrati sansthan headed and founded by His Holiness Ashutosh Maharaj Ji is a socio-spiritual organization working with for societal welfare through its 9-point social programs revolving around issues of gender, education & health of underprivileged, drug abuse eradication, disaster management, bovine & nature conservation and empowerment of disabled and prisoners.

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