Sakhya Women's Guidance Cell

Awareness through campaign

Awareness raising is the first step in a campaign to change behavior.”In order to initiate the march towards gender equality we need to give visibility to the issue of violence against women which will facilitate a dialogue among individuals with different perspectives, to develop concrete lines of action to combat violence against women.  Hence Sakhya organized awareness campaigns in Thane district to bring the issue of violence against women in the forefront.

From July to September 2013 Sakhya organized campaigns at Schools,Ganpati Mandals , Bus Depo and Railway Stations.

Venues

 Holy Cross English School, Nirmal, Samarth Mitra Mandal(Thane),Aamche Mitra Mandal(Thane), Jabhi Naka(Thane),Nalasopara to Virar(train campaign), Vasai to Panvel shuttle , Dahanu Churchgate Local Train , Hanuman Mandir Nallasopara(west)Ganesh mandal , Jagruti Mitra Mandal,Nalasopara(W)                                                                                                                           Methodology

Leaflets and newsletters distribution, street play, one to one talk, introduction of Sakhya , answers of question.   

Sakhya reached to 2000 people through campaigns creating awareness among people about domestic violence, spread message to say no to domestic violence,                                                                                                  encouraged the people to take proper action against domestic violence                                                     and created an awareness of Sakhya and its functioning.