Report of the event:
Objectives: To identify women with strong leadership qualities and to build their capacity.
To promote a culture of respect and equality for the female gender.
To provide opportunities and programs for the female gender to be financially, mentally and emotionally empowered so as to promote their growth as individuals in their own right.
To make them aware of the guidelines of the Supreme Court and to ensure that sexual harassment is treated as an unacceptable social behaviour within the Institution and the society.
To get interacted with rural and urban women who lack formal education and identify projects suitable for up gradation using technology. To conduct seminars and workshops to spread information on the numerous opportunities and tools available and train women accordingly.
To help the self-help group women to get financial support by identifying the sources.
The Practice: Chaired By Mr.Lalchangliana, the Awareness Campaign was on the rights of women and ST.SC & OBC, which was rather a sensitization programme for young learners, especially the women. The number of participants being 201 students and 3 teachers from within the institution and women from Bawngkawn locality participated as part of an outreach programme where they were invited for the same.
Evidence of success: Our campus is now a girl-friendly campus. Boys are respecting the sentiments of the girls in the proper way. No grievances regarding the ragging are registered on the campus for the past decade. The cell programmes make the girls get enough confidence and strength to take part in extracurricular programmes particularly in sports and cultural activities. Also, the communication skill has been enlightened with a spirit of taking preparation for the competitive examinations. Girls Interaction with the teachers on subject matters is normally found in all classes. Their readiness to volunteer the society benefitted programme is an admirable one. The locals from Bawngkawn area have also expressed their gratitude on the matter and have spoken of the benefits it had on them and their lives.
