People for Parity's flagship Pratiti Fellowship, supported by UN-Habitat and the Narotam Seksharia Foundation, was launched successfully in its 3rd target city of intervention, Bhopal, with the intention of reaching out to young people and galvanizing action around the issue of gender and Gender Based Violence.
Between March and June, 2016, Pratiti will work with 27 young individuals from across 7 prominent social change organizations: 13 men and 14 women working in different capacities in a range of communities and brought together by their passion to challenge Gender Based Violence. The organizations include:
- Eka
- Synergy Sansthan
- Sathiya
- ActionAid Network Office
- Pahal
- Pioneer
- NIWCYD Bachpan
Pratiti's reach promises to extend beyond Bhopal given that a majority of participants are engaged in community level work across various regions in Madhya Pradesh, including Harda, Betul and Raisen.
Via the Pratiti Fellowship, PFP is committed to training these participants to eventually: ·
- Create positive shift in attitudes and beliefs on gender in their communities of work ·
- Build their own capacity on mind-set change and addressing gender issues ·
- Engage in direct action on a key gender issue affecting their work or community
The first workshop!
The first Pratiti Bhopal workshop saw the 27 participants converge at the pristine premises of the Institute of Cooperative Management, Bhopal. Between 3rd-5th March, 2016, the 27 participants engaged in fun group activities, intense conversations, skits, games and movie screenings, sharing with simple honesty about the instances of Gender Based Violence they have faced or witnessed over the course of their work.
Below are a few glimpses:
DAY 1:
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| Round of introductions - My name is... |
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| A round of acting: Portraying farmer women |
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| The activities begin |
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| Engaging in the first session |
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| A game of chocolates |
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| Rubina and Sunil share their stories through the Chai-Coffee deep listening session |
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| Group story-creation on the open terrace |
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| Sharing in teams |
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| Samadhan reviews his experiences |
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| Arushi jots down the day's learnings |
DAY 2:
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| In rapt attention |
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| Pawan puts forward a point |
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| A fun discussion |
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| Divya shares |
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| Prepping for the Power Walk |
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| Working their way through the Walk |
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| Analysing their learning together |
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| Excited by what they have learnt |
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| Arushi holds a final session |
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| Outcomes from the day |
DAY 3:
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| Pardeh ke peeche kaun hai? |
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| Poonam shares her views |
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| Readying themselves for the group presentations |
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| Team Pioneer |
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| Team Pahal |
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| Team ActionAid |
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| A click within a pic |
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| Team Sathiya |
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| Team Bachpan |
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| Team Synergy |
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| Team Eka |
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| All smiles! |
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| A special group photo thanks to the ICM folks! |
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