Over the years Olakh has encompassed various activities – first feminist resource, counseling & training centre with healing and support in Gujarat. First toll free helpline 1091 for women, Mainstreaming feminist literature, Feminist consciousness raising discourses, Perspective & capacity building trainings, Empowerment with multiple literacy – gender, health, legal, personal safety for adolescence, Campaigns to end discrimination and violence against wo_men, Social reconciliation with justice in communal conflict, Sensitizing the youth to engage in social action to enhance their role as Ambassadors of Equality
Some have been direct responses, some are permanent services and some others are responses to special situations such as the Earthquake (2001), Communal Carnage (2002) and Flash Floods (2005) in Gujarat.
At this juncture Olakh needs to have a breathing space – a pause to have interim space (qualitative time period) to envision, reflect, and review on its past journey as well as its future direction. Also, it is a good time for Olakh to document its journey as we have initiated and carried out many innovative programs and reached diverse constituencies with various strategies. The path so far has been satisfying and full of new learning, challenges filled with both beautiful and at times unpleasant moments. It is very essential for this to be pondered upon before diving in to the future, as it would mean a reality check on the strengths-weaknesses as well as on effective methods. Our experience based learning as well as the best practices of feminist organizations. Certainly, the proposed analytical reflection and documentation of our journey will also provide us vision and guidelines for future direction and enable us to strategize for the next 10 years charter of Olakh. This process will lead to an authentic document about the best practices of feminist organizations.
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