workshops
Teaching ‘Touching Safety rules’ to boys
Naina Jha conducted a workshop for the male students of class 4th & 5th of DAV Public School, BSEB Colony, Patna on 1st August, 2019. It was attended by 350 boys. The workshop began by asking the boys to name their body parts. Only two boys named the private body parts. [...]Read more
Safecity Monthly Updates: December 2018
We have had a year of love, growth, solidarity, innovation and development exciting in every aspect. We would like to thank all our donors, partners, collaborators, volunteers, interns, team members and families for their love, support and constant motivation. We wish you and [...]Read more
Talking about Puberty and Menstruation in Bihar
Naina Jha conducted an awareness session on Puberty and Menstruation for 30 girls of Saraswati Vidya Mandir School on 29th of October in Patna, Bihar. Naina asked them if they had heard of the word “Puberty”. Many of the girls were not aware of the term. When asked what puberty [...]Read more
What #GirlsShouldBe- International Day of the Girl Child
Naina Jha writes, “On International Day of the Girl Child, I conducted a session with the girls of Rainbow Homes in Paṭna. There were 30 girls and 5 teachers and the theme was #GirlsShouldBe. I asked them what they thought a girl should be and they poured their hearts out. [...]Read more
Starting Conversations on Puberty and Menstruation
Naina Jha conducted an awareness workshop on Puberty & Menstruation on 8th October, 2018 at St. Albert School, Bihar. The workshop was for 85 girls of standards 9 & 10. She began by asking whether they had experienced any bodily or emotional changes to which they [...]Read more
POSH Workshop at Arvind Mahila College
Naina Jha conducted an awareness workshop on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act (POSH) at Arvind Mahila College on 19th September 2018 for 150 girls and 10 teachers. She began the workshop by talking about the concepts of gender and sex and the [...]Read more
Community Outreach in Sultanpuri, Delhi
Titas Ghosh, our Program and Outreach Officer in Delhi, has been visiting places in Delhi creating awareness about sexual harassment and child sexual abuse. She visited Sultanpuri in September and interacted with the women and community facilitating conversations on safety and [...]Read more
Gender-Sensitisation Through Culinary Skills
Tania Fernandes conducted a gender-sensitization session with a group of children in NIBM Pune on 14th September 2018. The children challenged stereotypical gender roles by working in the kitchen together. They made biscuit modaks keeping in tune with the festive season! The [...]Read more