‘संवाद’ स्व से समस्त on International Women’s Day on 8th March 2018.
we have received an overwhelmingly positive response and we feel that all of us were lucky to have had the chance of partaking in the life experiences of the encouraging speakers and being part of this amazing journey. For us it is of great importance to inspire youth to abandon their doubts and fears and to travel the path for an equal and just society, as brought up in the talks by:
SIMRAN SHAIKH – Trans Activist, she expressed her life journey, how she didn’t got support from his family and people around him to his problem. And also problem faced by their community the main problems that are being faced by the transgender community are of discrimination, unemployment, lack of educational facilities, homelessness, lack of medical facilities: like HIV care and hygiene, depression, hormone pill abuse, tobacco and alcohol abuse, penectomy, and problems related to marriage and adoption. Simran also had an active interaction with the participants.
HASINA KHARBHIH – Hasina Kharbhih, 40, has spent the better part of her life working for human rights. She started a nonprofit, Impulse, and developed a comprehensive strategy to prevent child trafficking called the Meghalaya Model, She talked about her journey and the problems that Destination in the context of the children working in the coal mines as slave labor with low wages. The demand for young girls from the region for job opportunities within India and Southeast Asia by unauthorized recruiting agencies makes the girls more vulnerable to human trafficking. These girls are generally coerced into commercial sex trade and lot more.
Sharing the stories of experiences of reformers / revolutionaries and youth groups – the struggles, challenges and joys of their journey – was extremely inspirational and has given all of us an opportunity for mutual learning. It was very encouraging to see how people are willing to come forward for an equal and just society with wholehearted spirit.
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