Campaign in Puducherry UT 2017 - Satya Special … Bachao Beti...5 Report on Beti Bachao a Beti...

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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

SCHOOL

SATYAImplementing NGO

DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Beti Bachao and Beti Padhao Campaign in Puducherry UT 2017

Report on

CONTENTS

1. Introduction....................................................................................................................................05

2. BackgroundanObjective............................................................................................................05

3. StructureoftheOverallCampaign...............................................................................................07

4 TrainingandCapacitybuildingforAnganwadiWorkers.............................................................09

5. TrainingandCapacitybuildingforHealthWorkers.....................................................................14

6. SensitizationcumAwarenessTrainingforEligibleCouplesonplannedParenthood............17

7. MagaleMaghizhchi-ShortFilmAudioLaunch............................................................................21

8. NationalGirlChildDayCelebration..............................................................................................23

9. TrainingandCapacityBuildingforSelfHelpGroup...................................................................27

10. GenderSensitizationprogrammeforAdolescentBoys.............................................................31

11. LifeSkillTrainingforAdolescentGirls.........................................................................................38

12. PosterCompetitionOnChangingGenderRolesforBoysandgirls.........................................45

13. GenderSensitizationWorkshopforMedicalCollegeStudents.................................................48

14. PhotoGallery..................................................................................................................................55

Report on Beti Bachao a Beti Padhao Campaign in Puducherry UT 2017

This report isabout theSensitizationcumAwareness trainingprogrammesconductedwithasubjectmatterof“BetiBachaoandBetiPadhao”meaning“Savegirlchildandeducategirlchild”campaigninPuducherryUT.Thisisaspecialschememeantfortheempowermentofwom-en.TheSchemeisatri-ministerialeffortofMinistriesofWomenandChildDevelopment(MoWCD),HealthandFamilyWelfare(MoHFW)andHumanResourceDevelopment(MHRD).Hence,itwasorganizedasajointinitiativeofMinistryofWomenandChildDevelopment,MinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfareandMHRD.TheMinistryofWomenandChildDevelopmentwasdesignatedasthenodalagencyforthisinitiativetoimplementthescheme. ThepurposeoftheprogramwastotrainthegrassrootlevelfunctionarieslikeAnganwadiworkers,Healthworkersinordertocreateawarenessamongthepeopleinthecommunityabouttheimportanceofgirlchildandtodiscouragethemagainstthefemalefeticide,acancerforthesociety.TheprogramisfirstofitskindwashostedbytheSatyaSpecialSchool,PondicherryUT.Theprogramwasaimedatensuringgirlsareborn,nurturedandeducatedwithoutdiscriminationtobecomeempoweredcitizensofthiscountrywithequalrights.Therewasahugeenthusiasmamongtheparticipantsfortheprogrammes.Theworkshopwasakeyactivityfortheministriescampaigningtowardsempowermentofgirlchildreninsociety.Thisreportprovidesoverviewoftheworkshop,backgroundinformationandobjectives,summaryofthepresentations/sessionsanddiscussions.

Sexratio,asweallknow,isanimportantsocialindicatortomeasuretheextentofprevail-ingequitybetweenmalesandfemalesinagivensocietyatagivenpointoftime.InthecaseofIndia,thesexratiotrendshavebeenshowingadecliningtrendwitheverypassingCensussince1961.AsdeclineofthisdegreeisalarmingtosaytheleastI.e.,918girls/1000boys,thisisaclearindicatorofwomendisempowerment,reflectingbothpre-birthdiscriminationagainstgirlsman-ifestedthroughgender-basedsexselectionandalsopost-birthdiscrimination.

Introduction

Background and Objective:

TheprincipalfactorsinfluencingCSRareSexRatioatBirth(SRB–calculatedasnumberofgirlsbornper1000boys)andmortality in theearlychildhood.Oursocialconstructdiscriminatingagainstgirls, furtheraidedby theeasyavailability,affordabilityandsubsequentmisuseofdi-agnostictoolshasplayedacriticalroleinincreasingsex-selectiveeliminationofgirls,therebyleadingtolowSRB.Andthestrongsocio-culturalandreligiousbiases,preferenceforsonsanddiscriminationagainstdaughtershaveaccentuatedtheproblem. Thus,alarmedbythesharpdeclineinCSRaspointedbyCensus2011,theGovernmentofIndiaintroducedaninitiativenamelyBetiBachao,BetiPadhao(BBBP–translatingintoEnglishas‘Savethegirlchild,educatethegirlchild’)withaviewtoaddressingtheissueofdecliningChildSexRatio.ThefirstprogramofthekindhasbeenfirstlaunchedatPanipatinHaryana,thestatethatrecordedthelowestChildSexRatiointhecountryasperCensus2011(834girls/1000boys).

Hence,therewasafeltneedforharmonizedandjointactionsbydifferentactorsthatin-cludesinformationeducationcommunication,behaviourchangecommunicationandcommunitymobilizationinitiativestohelpcombatthisconcerntoimprovethechildsexratio.Therefore,theoverallgoalofBetiBachao,BetiPadhaoSchemewastocelebratethegirlchildandtoenablehereducation.TheoverallobjectiveoftheSchemeistoimprovethedecliningCSRandpromoteEducationoftheGirlchild.Thespecificobjectivesofthenobleinitiativeare(1)Topreventgen-derbiasedsexselectiveelimination(2)Toensuresurvivalandprotectionofthegirlchild(3)Toendureeducationofthegirlchild.Thus,theprogramisdesignedtoequipgrossrootlevelfunc-tionarieslikeAnganwadiworkers,healthworkers,NGOstocreateamassmovementtoprotectandeducatethegirlchild.

Theoverallprogramwascomprisedandstructuredintovariousdifferentcompo-nentssuchasCapacitatingtheAnganwadiworkersandHealthworkersinordertocreateaware-nessamongthepeopleinthecommunityabouttheimportanceofgirlchildandtoeducateandprotectgirlchildandtodiscouragethecommunityagainstthefemalefeticide;Educatingandgendersensitizingworkshopsand lifeskill trainingfor theschoolgoingadolescentgirlsandboys in theGovtschools;Sensitizingyoungcoupleson the importanceofhavingaPlannedParenthoodtoprotectgirlchildrenandtheirrolesandresponsibilitiesineducatinggirlchild;toconductNationalgirlchildcelebration,toconductWomen’sdaycelebration;sensitizingmedicalcollegestudents;andtoconductpostercompetitiononchanginggenderrolesofboysandgirls.Thecompositionofthedifferentprogramswereaimedatcampaigningtowardsensuringgirlsareborn,nurturedandeducatedwithoutdiscriminationtobecomeempoweredcitizensofthiscountry.

case studies,activities, and awareness songs on the following topics:• MajorbarrierstoGirlsenrollment.

• Retentionandperformanceineducation.

• Negativeparentalandcommunityattitudes.

• Thesocializationprocessandgenderinequality.

• Culturalandreligiousfactorsaseconomicbarriers

ofthegirlchild.

• Migrantlaborandabsenteeparents.

• Lackoffemaleteachers.

• Genderinsensitiveschoolenvironment.

• Earlymarriage.

• Childabuseatschools.

Structure of the overall campaign

TheparticipantsoftheoverallprogramweretheAnganwadiworkers,healthworkers,andyoungcouples,schoolgoingadolescentgirlsandboys,collegestudents,parentstheGovt.of-ficialsandNGOsrepresentatives. In total1854personsweredirectly reached,sensitizedandmadeawareoftheschemeandtheyinturnwouldincreasetheawarenessofprogramamongstthepublicandthecommunities. As part this campaign 9 different programmes were organized. In this connection it ispertinent to mention that BBBP has been included as a special theme for Special OutreachProgramme.The Anganwadi workers and health workers were invited from all communes inPuducherry.Sothemaincadreofparticipantswasthepersonswhoarealreadyinthewomenandchilddevelopmentbracketsintheirrespectivevillageswhoregularlycomeintocontactwiththecommunity.Itishopedthatonreturningtotheirstationstheywouldinfluencepeopleingen-eraltolearnabouttheimportanceofwomenempowermenttocreateajustsocietybyeducatinggirlchildandprotectinggirlchild. They could therefore influence essential management of information and knowledgesharingwith the targetpeopleparticularly theparentsand the familymembers.Thesuccess-fulimplementationofanyprogramdependsupontheknowledge,attitudeandpracticeamongfunctionaries.Hence,implementationofthisschemeaswelldependsonthekeyfunctionariessuchasAnganwadiworkersandhealthworkers.BecausetheAnganwadiWorkers(AWWs)andcommunityhealthworkersareafrontlinecommunityworkersassignedtoworkinthecommuni-tyandtocreateawarenessamongthepublicaboutthevariousrehabilitationfacilitiesalongwithdischargingtheICDSservices

TheAWWsarethemostimportantfunctionariesofthevariousresponsibilitiesinthecom-munity.TheAWWswhoarethemainresourcepersonandwhoseknowledgeandskillsdohaveadirectimpactontheimplementationofthevariousgovernmentalschemes.Hence,thetrainedAnganwadiworkerswillbeabletoperformbetterinprovidingthebasicservicesregularly,prop-erlyandeffectively.TheAnganwadiworkerassumesanimportantrole,sincesheisincloseandcontinuouscontactwiththebeneficiariesespeciallyfromruralandurbanslumareas.

Participation

Aspartofthecampaignactivity,capacitybuildingandSensitizationprogrammewasor-ganizedforAnganwadiworkersunderBetiBachaoBetiPadhaoatmeetinghall,WomenandchildWelfareatSaramPuducherry.Ms.Shanthi,DWCW,Ms.Malathy,DWCW,Ms.BinduModi,PresidentofSatyaSpecialSchool,Ms.ChitraShah,DirectorSatyaSpecialSchool,Ms.SitaRamkumar,Secretary Satya Special School; Dr. Nalini, MSW department Pondicherry University honoredthe firstprogramon theoccasion.About60Anganwadiworkers, the ICDSsupervisors,NGOrepresentativeswerethemainparticipantsoftheprogramme.Theobjectiveoftheprogrammewastodiscussbrieflytopreventgenderbiasedsexselectiveelimination;toensuresurvivalandprotectionofthegirlchild;toensureeducationofthegirlchild;andtoimpartknowledgeaboutActsandlawsrelatedtosafetyandpreventionofgenderbasedviolence.Ms.BinduModi,Pres-identofSatyaSpecialSchoolbriefedaboutthevariousactivitiesdonefortheempowermentofthechildrenwithdisabilities.Ms.ShanthibriefedaboutBBBPanditsimportancegivenforthegirlchildpromotion. Thus,theBBBPcampaignwaslaunchedinPondicherrytorestraindecliningsexratiointhestate.Duringtheprogrammetheparticipantswereapprisedaboutsurvival,protectionandeducationofgirlchildthroughpresentations,lectures,playsandsongs.Theywereinformedaboutfalloutofdecliningsexratioandfemalefeticideinthesociety.TheywereinformedaboutstepsbeingtakenbythestateAdministrationinthisregardlikeMasscommunicationcampaign,celebrationofbirthofgirlchild,monthlymonitoringofsexratio.ThecampaigninvolvesactiveroleofICDS,Health,Education,PoliceandRuralDevelopmentDepartment.

Proceedings of the overall Campaign

Training and capacity building for Anganwadi workers (Training the Trainers)-05-12-2016

Thechiefguestsspokeandcalledforbringingapositivechangeinperceptionaboutbirthofagirlchild.Theystresseduponsensitizationatthegroundlevelandregularmonitoringofthecampaignbytherespectivepeople.TheyemphasizeduponbettercoordinationbetweenICDSandHealthdepartmentsandthepivotalroleAnganwadiworkerscanplaytomakethepromotionasuccess. TheresourcepersonMr.PerumalfromSamugamTrustSalam,startedbriefingwiththemainobjectiveoforganizingsuchprogrammes.HesaiditwastoinvolvemoreandmorekeyfunctionarieslikeAnganwadiworkersandhealthworkersingeneratingawarenessaboutBetiBachaoBetiPadhao,sincetheyareinthemaincentreofthevillageandurbanareasastheyof-tencomeintoregularcontactwiththecommunitymembers.Hesaidandraisedquestionsthatintoday’ssocietywhatistheroleandcontributionofthewomanorgirlchild?Andhewentontoexplainhowwomenweretreatedandwhattheirstatuswasinoldendaysandhowtheancientpeopleunderstoodwomenineveryaspect.

Healsosaidaccordingtothehistoricalresearchitwasthewomenwhoinventedagriculture.But,womenwererestrictedfromgoingforhuntingintheforestsandthenwererestrictedthroughmarriageknotandfamilyritualscustoms.Furtherhesaidthefactorsthatpreventedwomenfrombeinganequalcitizeninthesocietythatwomenhadtoobeyparentsandhusbandirrespectiveoftheprosandconsoftheadvicesandrestrictionsandrulesandregulationsenforcedonwomen.Duetoinferioritycomplex,superstitions,wrongthoughts,lackofsecuritywomenhadtocontin-uetofaceinequalityanddiscrimination.Peopleevenstartedtothinkaboutwomanasaninferiorbeingwhilegrowinginthefetusitself isaffectingtheimageofawomanasitstillhappensinUsalimpattivillageinMaduraidistrict.

Theresourcepersondemonstratedanactivitytoexplaintherulesthatarecreatedbymeninthesocietyagainstthewomenwithouttheconsensusofthewholesociety.Hedidthatbytyinguptheeyesonehastotouchtheflowerdrawnontheblackboard,hesaidandsohedidbutthereweresomemisleadingandwrongdoingoftheactiontotouchtheflower.Thus,itwasexplainedthatwhiletryingtotouchtheflowerintheblackboardmanydidnotfollowtheruleandmanyformedtheirownwayoftouchingtheflower,butitwasallwrongdoingandirrelevantwayofdoingitandapproachingitheexplained.

So,thisishowtheancientpeoplecreatedtheirownrulesandregulationsandcus-tomarypracticestobefollowedbythewoman,headded.Whateverthewomanfollowsasrulesitwasalldonebyenforcedbythemaledominatedsociety,heexplained.

Therefore, he insisted on early practices such grow up girl child from the earlystagewithselfconfidence,selfrespect,copingskills,problemsolvingskill,creativityandsupe-riorcomplexsothatthegirlchildwillgrowupandempoweredonparwithmalechildren,soallthiselementsshouldcultivatedfromthechildhoodonwardsinordertofaceanysortofsituationwithoutdependingonmalesociety,hesaid.Hewenttosayandexplainedthatthegirlchildrenareaffectedbythegenderbiasedattitudeeverywhereandineverywalksofthelifebycitingthestatisticsofgenderbasedviolenceinthestate.Thus,hewantedtofurtheraddontosayandsingasong.HesangasonginTamilthathaditmeaningwewillalsogetopportunityandhavelife,weshallhaveprosperitythatencouragedandmotivatedtheparticipantstogetonwellwiththetrainingandachievethegoalajustsocietyforall.

HealsoplayedanothergamenamelySmallpotandbigpot.Throughthisgamehetriedtolistoutthedifficulties,problemsandhurdlesfacedbywomanandtheirconsequencesindaytodaylife.Hence,heemphasizedonearlyinterventiontoempowergirlchildrenwouldbeveryessential.HesaidthegirlchildshouldgrowwithDecisionmakingskills;Problemsolvingskills;Criticalthink-ing;Creativethinking;Inter-personalskills;Effectivecommunicationskills;Copingwithemotion;Selfawarenessandunderstanding;selfrespectandselfexaminationonlythengirlswillgrowupwithmorepowerandstrengthtobeatequallywiththeircounterpart,headded.Healsosaidthepeopleingeneralathome,workingplaceandofficeshouldavoidthecomparisonbetweenmaleandfemalebecauseeverychildhasgotitsuniquenessanddifferentthereforeheorshehastherighttoloveandtobelovedandtoberespected,headded.

FEEDBACK: Theparticipantssaidtheyunderstoodgenderequalitywhichisveryimport-antaspect tobefollowedbyeveryone.Theyfelt thebothmaleandfemalechildrenshouldbetreatedequallywithoutanydiscrimination.Theysaidtheycouldverywelllearnaboutthehistor-icalperspectiveandtheirapproachesandbehaviourtowardswomanandtheywellunderstoodaboutthescheme.Theyalsosaidtheyhaveunderstoodthattheratioofgirlchildandlearntthatthedecliningoftheratiowouldcertainlyaffectthecommunityandthesocietyatlargeinmanyaspects.Theysaidtheywouldgobacktotheirstationsandrecallalltheaspectsandinputsandcollectthemandconsolidatethemandputthemintoactionandtheysaidtheywoulddefinitelygenerateawarenessabouttheimportanceoftheschemeamongstthecommunity

Training and capacity building for Health workers (Training the Trainers)-06-12-2016

Aspartofthecampaignactivity,acapacitybuildingandSensitizationprogrammeforHealthworkerswasplannedandorganizedunderBetiBachaoBetiPadhaoschemeatthemeeting hall,Women and child development department premises at Saram Puducherry on10/12/2016.Mr.PerumalSamagamTrust,Salamwastheresourceperson.Ms.Vijaya,socialwork-er,SatyaSpecialSchoolorganizedtheprogramme.About60healthworkershadcomeandpar-ticipatedandbenefitedoftheprogramme.Themainobjectiveoftheprogrammewastohelpthemunderstandtheissuesarisingduetothegenderbiasedpracticesbythecommunityingeneral.Specificallytheobjectivesweretodiscussbrieflyaboutpreventinggenderbiasedsexselectiveelimination; toensuresurvivalandprotectionof thegirlchild; toensureeducationof thegirlchild;andtoimpartknowledgeaboutActsandlawsrelatedtosafetyandpreventionofgenderbasedviolence.

Theresourcepersonbriefedabout thecausesand theconsequencesof thedif-ferent approaches and discriminatory practices prevailing in the society. He said though ourcountryisprogressinginmanyfieldsyettoprogressinaneweraofdevelopment,hencetheresponsibility liesoneachoneofustoensuregenderequityandfullparticipationofwomentowardsthenation’sbuilding.Asweknowthewomenhavehistoricallybeenleftoutofimportantdecisionmakingbothathomeandinthepublicthecauseforwhichliesinthecultureofmakingdiscriminationagainstwomenandgirls.Hence,withoutbringingaboutachangeinthisculturalmindsethalfthepopulationofourcountrywillremainbereftofassessingequalrightsandop-portunities. Thereforethisnobleinitiativeofpromotingtheschemeofeducategirlchildandsavegirlchildwouldbeverymuchappropriateandworkingtowardsthegoalwillresultpositively.Hesaidtheentireprogramistochangethemindsetthatdiscriminatesagainstwomenthroughouttheirlife.Heexplainedhowwomenareundergoingvariousdiscriminatorypracticesinthecommunity.Hesaidrightfromthestageofconceptionagirl’slifeisatriskasparentsandsocietyhaveprej-udicesagainstgivingbirthtofemalechildren.Evenafterbirth,manygirlsfacelackofadequatecarefromtheirfamilies,posingaseriousrisktotheirsurvivalanddevelopment.Thisdiscriminationcreatesobstaclesforgirlstoachievetheirfullpotentialas theyprogress throughdifferentstagesof life.Hence, inorder tocombat thisproblemweneedtoinvolveourselvesandthecommunityatlargetohelpchangemind-setsinfavourofwomenandgirls.Thereforeheinsistedontheactiveinvolvementofthekeyfunctionar-iestowardscreatingajustsocietyforthewellbeingandempowermentofwomenandgirls.

Hefurtherexplainedthathowwomenarecomparedtothenatureflower,moon,riv-erthroughasonghesangfortheparticipants.Thesocietyhastheresponsibilitytoprotectthegirlsbutinrealitythatdoesnothappenandstillthediscriminationagainstthegirlspracticed,headded.Duetothisproblemtheparentsarereluctanttosendtheirgirlsoutside.Thesocialmediaandthewebsitealsomisusedtodegradewomenandgirlsandtheprintmediaalsospreadtheunwantedandwrongmessagesthegirlsthereforetheparentsaredepressedandworriedaboutthegirlslife.

Hesaid thegirlswereexplainedabout thegoodtouchandbadtouch.He insisted thatparentsshouldalsobeawareofthegoodtouchandbadtouch.Hesaid,intoday’sworldwomenandgirlsareaffectedduetosomedisturbingsocialfactorslikerelationshipwithfriends,schoolfriends,caste,religion,socialmediaetc..Whenthereisgenderequitycreatedorbroughtinthesocietyallthistroubleswillbesolvedandvanished.So,genderequityimpliesbothmaleandfe-malearetreatedequallyandthepowerissharedequally.But,thegenderdiscriminationisdoneduetosocialconstruction,headded.So,genderbiaseddiscriminationaffectsbothmaleandfemaleinthesociety,headded.Itisbelievedthatmanissuperiortowoman,manismasculineandstrongerthanwoman.Thefamilyalsoexpectsthatmanshouldbeabletoearnmorethanwoman,womanshouldacceptandtakeuphouseholdresponsibilities.But,infactwomancandoeverythingequallywithmanbutthesocietydoesnotacceptit. He also conducted a debate on the above said issues related to woman, some peoplefromtheaudienceparticipatedinthedebateanddebated.Itwasdonetohelpparticipantsbetterunderstandthestatusofwomeninthesociety.Thus,theentiresessionwasveryusefultotheparticipants.Theparticipantsalsoexpressedthatthesessionwasreallymeaningfulandgaveinsightsonthegenderequityandhelpedthemshifttheirperspectives.

Sensitization cum Awareness training for Eligible couples on Planned Parenthood and their roles and Responsibility-09-01-2017

ThesensitizationcumawarenesstrainingfortheeligiblecouplesonPlannedPar-enthoodandtheirrolesandresponsibilitieswasplannedandorganizedaspartofthecampaignundertheBBBPschemeon09/01/2017atVTPMahal,Embalam.Mrs.Kandasamy,MinsterofSo-cialWelfarewasthechiefguestfortheprogram.Mr.Mihirvardhan,IAS,secretary-Welfare,Ms.Shanthi,DeputyDirectorDWCW,Dr.Allirani,Ms.ChitraShah,DirectorSatyaSpecialSchoolandspecialinviteeMs.Oviya,socialactivistfromChennaiwerepresentandhonoredthepro-gramontheoccasion.About84peopleincludingtheeligiblecoupleshadcomeandparticipatedandbenefitedoftheprogram. Theobjectiveof theprogramwas togenerateawarenessamongst theeligiblecouplesontheimportanceofpromotinggirlchildandwomanempowerment;toeliminatethepracticeofgenderbaseddiscriminationandtomakethecommunityandthesocietytofeelthatthrougheducatingthegirlchildandprotectingthegirlchildthesocietywillprosper.

AttheoutsetMs.VijayatheprogramorganizercumresourcepersonfromSatyaSpecialSchoolextendedawarmwelcometothedignitariesandtheaudienceandexplainedthepurposeoftheprograminbrief.AtfirstMr.Kandasamy,WelfareMinisterPondicherryaddressedthegath-ering.Speakingontheoccasionhesaidtheselectedthemeforthecampaignwasveryrelevantandimportantfortoday’ssociety.Whilespeakingontheimportanceofthegirlchildandwomandevelopmenthesaideachandeveryfemalechildhasuniquecapacityandthatitisveryobviousthattheycanshineverywellintheareatheywanttoflourish.Henceitisnotwiseforanyonetodocomparisonbetweenmenandwomeninanyaspect.Itisnotalwaystosaythatmenaresupe-riorinalltheaspectsandareasoflifejourney. Hefurthersaidagirlchildisapillarofstrengthforherfamilyandprovidesallkindsofsupport,beitmoral,emotionalorfinancial.Shesupportsallherlovedoneswithallhermight.Normally,itisobservedthatwomenareabletomakerationaldecisions,whicharehelpfulinthelongrun.Shewillbethereareyouduringallyouratrocitiesandgivesconstantencouragement.Generallygirlsareoptimisticandcarryapositiveauraaroundthem.Frombeingawife/mother/daughter/sistertoalawyer/CEO/architect/managerandwhatnot,agirlmanagestoexcelineveryaspectofher life.Shehandleseverythingwithgraceandmaturity.Multitasking issomethingwhichcomesnaturallytothem!Fromworryingaboutthedirtydishestofillingpapersintheof-fice,nothingescapeshermind.Shegivesher100%inwhatevershedoes.Ononeside,shehastotakecareofherhousehold,rearchildrenandontheotherhandprovidefinancialstabilityandsupportherhusband.

Agirlhasmanychallengesandstrugglestoovercome,yetshedoesn’tcomplain.Shetriestobringasmileoneveryone’sfacewiththebestofherabilities.Therefore,hecalledforajustandequalsocietyandthatwouldbepossibleonlyiftheparentsthinkintherightwayandthesocietyaccepts.So,forwhichtheparticipantsshouldcarryforwardwhateverinputgiventhroughtheprogramitshouldbetakenupanddigestedpositivelyandcontributetocreateasocietywhereinallareequallytreatedforgoinganysortofdiscriminationagainstthewomanandgirlchild,headded.

SpeakingonthespecialoccasionMs.Oviyathesocialactivistcumjournalistsaidinto-day’sworld thewomenandgirlsare lookedatasentertainmentandpleasureobjects for thesociety.MoreoverduetotheimpactoftheTVadvertisementandmodernizationourcultureofdressingandapproachesalsohasbeenchangedfromthetraditionalwayofdressingcode.Thegirlshavebeenaffectedbythemoderndressandcosmetics.Therightwayofbringingupandnurturingthegirlchildrenlieswiththemothers.Mothersandfathershavetotakecareofsuchthings,sheadded.Motheralsoseemstoadvisethegirlchildfromtheearlystageslikelearntobeagoodmother,learntobegoodmotherinlawlearntobegooddaughterinlaw.But,thisisawrongwayofbringingupthegirlchildinthefamily,sheconcerned.Insteadnooneadvicesthegirlchildtobeagoodperson,tobeagoodhumanbeing,moreovertheTVchannelsandthebigscreencinemaalsoportraytheeducatedgirlasbadcharacter.

Themotherfeelshappyandproudofthemalechildborninthefamily,butsadaboutthegirlchildbecauseofthevariousreasonslikethesocietybeinganhindrance,lackprotectionandthediscriminationagainstthegirlchildetc.Therefore,shefeelsitsalwaysbetterthefamilygetsamalechildandlessenstheburdenofbringingupthefemalechild.Thesocietylooksatthemalechildandacceptsatanyconditionevenwithdisabilitiesbutitsnotinthecaseofgirlchild.Buttodaytheprideofthegirlorwomanliesinthetypeofjobsheisdoinginthesociety.Ifsheisdoingwellqualifiedjobsheistreatedhigh.

Intoday’strenditisthegirlstudentswhoareabletoscorehighermarksthantheboys,thus,itisprovedthatgirlsarebetterthanboysandgirlscandoanysortofworkonparwithboysormalesinthissociety.So,weneedtogiveequalimportancetogirlchildrenandcontributetothedevelopmentofthegirlchildren,sheadded.Whenitcomestohighereducationthereislessnoofgirlswhooffertotakeuphigherstudiesbecauseofthefamilysituationandinsomefamiliestheyareforcedtogetmarriedduetothesocialnormsandtraditionalbelief,sheadded.Shesaidstill thereareissuesforthegirlchildinthismodernworld.So, inordertoempowerthegirlchildweneedtoeducateher,nurtureherandshehastobeencouraged,motivated,andshouldtaughtalltherequiredskillslikeDecisionmakingskills;Problemsolvingskills;Criticalthinking; Creative thinking; Inter-personal skills; Effective communication skills; Coping withemotion;SelfawarenessandEmpathy,sheadded. Finallyshesaidevenitbeafetusithasthevalue,ithastherighttolive.Ifthefetusisiden-tifiedasfemalefetusitshouldbeignoredofthebasicrights.Weshouldnotallowfetusabortion;weshouldprotectthesameandrespectthedignityofthehumanbeing.

FEEDBACK:Mostoftheparticipantsexpressedtheywouldgiveimportancetothegirlchild.Theywouldgiveprioritytogirlchildtodohighereducation.Theywouldencouragegirlstolearnalltheskillstheyrequiredtofacethemaledominatedsociety.Theywouldgiveequalimportancetobothmaleandfemalechildren,theysaid.Theysaidthesensitizationandgenderawarenesswasverymuchusefulandgoodlearningforthem.TheprogrammewasfollowedbyReleasingofashortfilmonMagaleMaghizhchhi.

Inabitwithanintentiontofurthermaketheongoing“BetiBachao,BetiPadhao”(Save girl child, Educate girl child) Campaign more effective, a new Short Film on“MagaleMaghizhchhi”meaning(Girlchildismyhappiness)wasreleasedontheoccasionofBetiBachaoBetiPadhao,caring for theGirlChildpromotionwas launchedbyDepartmentofWomenandChildDevelopment.

Thereleaseoftheshortfilmisachapterinanongoingeffortofspreadingthein-formationtolargersectionofthecommunitytobeawareofthecauseofsavethegirlchild.Andthiswouldbeverymuchpossiblebecausetodayanysortofcommunicationtopeoplegoesateasethroughmedia.Thevideofilmhasportrayedthegravesituationofapoorfamilywhereinthedrunkenfatherhatesthebirthofagirlchildinthefamilyduetohisignoranceandunawareofthefundamentalrightsofthegirlchild.

Magale Maghizhchhi – Short Film Audio Launch(VTB – Mahal, Embalam – 09.01.2017)

But,thefatherinspiredbythewordsofawellwisherinthesamehospitalandhisinspiringwordsgoesontoportraythegreatachievementsofthedifferentpersonalitieslikeIndiraGandhi,Jay-alalitha,MamthaBenerji,PrathibaPatel,PhoolanDevi,AshaRoy,Kalpanachavla, IndiraNooyithatchangeshisattitudeandmentalitytowardsthegirlchildandfinallyfeelsproudofhisdaugh-terandfeelsthathemustinnowayignorehisgirlchildandwantstopropagandaaboutthevalueinheritedinthelivesofgirlchildreninIndia.

ThisshotfilmaudiolaunchedbyMr.Kandasamy,theHonorableMinisterofSocialWelfare.TheSocialactivistMs.Oviya,Ms.ChitraShah,DirectorSatyaSpecialSchool,Mrs.ShanthiDeputyDirector,departmentofWomenandChildDevelopment,DirectorofHealthDepartmentandyoungparentswerethespecialguestsandparticipatedinthisprogram.

AspartoftheoverallcampaignyetanotherprogrammeonNationalGirlChildDayCelebrationdated24/01/17washeldatVelSokkanathanThirumanaMandapamatPuducherry.Mr.Kandasamy.M,MinisterofSocialWelfare,Puducherry,Mr.Vaithilingam.V,SpeakerofPuducherryLegislativeAssembly.Ms.VidyaRamkumar,ChildWelfareCommittee,Ms.ChitraShah,Directorof Satya Special School and Ms. Meena Kumari, Director of SocialWelfare were present andparticipatedasthechiefguestsandhonouredtheprogrammeontheday.Morethan650peopleparticipated in theprogramme.Student fromGovt.school,SamugamTrustandSatyaSpecialSchoolwerepresentItheprogramme.Healthworkers,Anganwadiworkersandthepublicwerepresentfortheprogramme. TheobjectiveoftheprogrammewastocelebrateNationalGirlChildDayandsoltodiscussbrieflyontopicsofhowtopreventgenderbiasedsexselectiveelimination,toensuresurvivalandprotectionofthegirlchild,toensureeducationofthegirlchild,toknowledgepeo-pleabouttheActsandlawsrelatedtosafetyandpreventionofgenderbasedviolence,womenempowerment,genderequalityandrelatedtopics.Asapartoftheprogramme35girlchildrenfromdifferentfieldswithcashawardofRs.1000andcertificate.AchieversfromspecializedfieldofphotographysportsNSSNationalScienceExhibitionwinnersfromthecommonschoolandspecialschoolswererecognizedwithcashprizeawardedandcertificatesweregiven.

National Girl Child Day Celebration @ Vel Sokkanathan Thirumanamandabam, Puducherry held

on 24th January 2017)

OnthedayofthecelebrationthechildrenfromthreeNGOs(SatyaSpecialSchool,JollyhomeandUdhaviKarangalgirlchildhomehadcomeandparticipatedintheSkitcompetitionheldtocreateawarenessamongparticipantsonthreedifferenttopicssuchasthedifferencebetweenthe lifeofSpecialchildrenandnormalchildrenathousehold level;Girlchildeducation;andwomanempowermentrespectively.FirstprizeofRs.10,000cashawardwaswonbychildrenfromUdhaviKarangalgirlchildhome,secondprizeofRs,5000CashawardwaswonbychildrenfromSatyaSpecialSchoolandJollyHomewonthirdprizeofRs.3,000cashaward.

Theoverallcelebrationwasheldwithamotivetopromotethegirlspositioninthesocietytomaketheirlivingbetteramongsocietypeople.Thecelebrationstressedontheneces-sitytoremovedifferenttypesofsocialdiscriminationandexploitationthatgirlsgenerallyfacein their life. Itwasto increasetheawarenessof thegirls’ right in thesociety.Theprogrammehadvariouspoliticalleaders’speechesandofficialsfromGovt.departmentsandsocialactivists’speechthatwereaboutthegirls’rightfortheequaleducationandfundamentalfreedoms.Theprogrammefocusedontoincreasetheawarenessamongpeopleaboutalltheinequalitiesfacedbythegirlchildintoday’ssociety.Since,theinequalityagainstgirlchildinthefamilyisavastproblemsuchasinequalityineducation,nutrition,legalrights,medicalcare,protection,honoretc.

Henceinordertoredeemthegirlchildfromallsortofinequalitiesanddiscriminationthisprogramofcelebrationasapartofcampaignaimedatraisingawarenessamongpeopleindiffer-entcommunitiestorealizetheimportanceofgirl’spromotion.Theoverallprogramemphasizedontheneedtomakeameaningfulcontributionofthegirlsindecisionmakingprocessesthroughactivesupportoftheparentsandothercommunitymembers.Theprogrammealsoemphasizedwomanwas,andsheisandshewillalwaysbeonparwithmalechildprovidedtheopportunityandnurturingisgiven.Hence,itwasfeltweallhavetobetorchbearertotreatthegirlchildequaltoboychildineveryaspectsoflife,i.e.academic,sports,economic,social,recreation,spiritual,etc.

Thespeakersalsonotedthatweneedtohavesuchprogrambecauseasperthe2011censusPuducherrytheratioofagirlchildwithboyis947per1000.Itshowstheratioofthegirlchildisdecreasing.So,inordertostopsuchdownfallintheratioofgirlchildinfutureitwasfeltstategovernmentandthecivilsocietieshaveneedtotakeefforttoeducatethecommunitytobecomeawareandcontributetocreateanequalandjustsocietyforgirlchild.Thespeakerscamewithshiftedperspectivesaboutgirlsinthesociety.Theirspeechestailoredtomotivatethesignificanceofgirlchildandstimulatedtosavethegirlchild.Thespeakersdiscoursedthatfrombeingawife/mother/daughter/sistertoalawyer/CEO/architect/managerandwhatnot,agirlman-agestoexcelineveryaspectofherlife.

Speakersalsonotedthewomanhandlesvariousrolesandresponsibilitiesandev-erythingwithgraceandmaturity.Hermultitaskingissomethingwhichcomesnaturallytoher!Fromworryingaboutthedirtydishestofillingpapersintheoffice,nothingescapeshermind.Shegivesher100%inwhatevershedoes.Ontheoneside,shehastotakecareofherhousehold,rearchildrenandontheotherhandshehastoprovidefinancialstabilityandsupportherhus-bandaswell.Agirlhasmanychallengesandstrugglestoovercome,yetshedoesn’tcomplain.Shetriestobringasmileoneveryone’sfacewiththebestofherabilities.However,timeshavechanged,andgirlshaveprovedtheirequalityandvalue.Sadlytherearesomepeoplewhohavenotcometotermswiththisrevolution.

Dance performance by Satya Special School Children

Held at S.L.K. Mandapam, Kirumampakkam, More than 300 Anganwadi workerswomen,socialworkers,parents, localpeople;NGOs’staffs (SatyaSpecialSchool)Pondicher-ryparticipated in theprogram.Mr.Kandasamy.M,MinisterofSocialWelfare,PuducherryandMs.MeenaKumari,DirectorofSocialWelfareDepartmentwerethechiefguestsfortheprogramandhonouredtheprogram.Theobjectiveof theprogrammewastodiscussbrieflytopreventgenderbiasedsexselectiveelimination, toensuresurvivalandprotectingof thegirlchild, toensureeducationofthegirlchild,toknowledgepeopleabouttheActsandlawsrelatedtosafetyandpreventionofgenderbasedviolence.OnthebasisofaboveobjectiveourresourcepersonMs.Vijayabriefedontherolesandresponsibilitiesofparenthood.Discussionsontheessentialtopicswerecarriedoutwiththesupportofcasestudies,activitiesgroupdiscussionsandaware-nesssongsonthefollowingtopics.

Theprogrammewasstrikingacall torealizeacceleratinggenderparity.Thepro-gramstoodwitness for importantchangeandattitudinalshift inparticipants’ thoughtsaboutwomen’sequalityand liberation.Theprogrammehelpedtoawakentheparticipantsabout theplight of women in present scenario even though great improvements have been made. E.g.womenarestillnotpaidequallytothatoftheirmalecounterparts,womenstillarenotpresentinequalnumbersinbusinessorpolitics,andgloballywomen’seducation,healthandtheviolenceagainstthemisworsethanthatofmen.Henceitwastobreakthestereotypeattitudeofthepeo-plethatwomanareweakandhastobewithinfourwallsofthehouse,shemustn’tinterfereinanyeconomic,socialandpoliticalaffairs,sheisunabletocontributetotheprosperityandprogressofthefamily,society,community,nationandworldasawhole.

Training and Capacity Building for Self Help Group- 27/01/17

Theresourceperson’sspeeches tailored tomotivate thesignificanceofwomen.Shesaid thetimes have changed, and women have proved their equality and value. Sadly there are somepeoplewhohavenotcometotermswiththisrevolution.Theresourcepersondiscoursedthatthewomenisnomoreinferiortomenexceptonphysicalaspectrestalltheaspectswomenarefarmorebetterthanmen.Shesaidtheerahasgoneawaywhentheprimaryaimofawomanwastorearchildrenandtakescareofherhusbandandhousehold.Nowadays,womenhandletheirprofessionalandpersonallifewithease.Itisawrongnotionthatitisonlythemenwhoaretheproducersandcanworkoutsidetoearn.Womenhavealwaysbeencapableofdoingthathadthesocietyallowedthemtodoso.Aneducatedgirlchildisavaluableasset,whocaneasilysupportherfamilyfinancially. Awomanisapillarofstrengthforherfamilyandprovidesallkindsofsupport,beitmoral,emotionalorfinancial.Shesupportsallherlovedoneswithallhermight.Normally,itisobservedthatwomenareabletomakerationaldecisions,whicharehelpful inthelongrun.Shewillbethereareyouduringallyouratrocitiesandgivesconstantencouragement.Generallywomenareoptimisticandcarryapositiveauraaroundthem.

Thespeakeralsoaddedthateachandeverywomanhasuniquecapacitywithinthemandthatitisveryobviousthattheycanshineverywelleverywheretheareatheywanttoflourish.Thespeakeralsostressedonthesubjectwhyeverytimeandeveryplaceswomanarecomparedtoriver,flowerormoon.Hejuststressedthereasonwhythesocietycomparesinsuchaway.Healsosangasongrelatedtothistopicabouttheplightofthefemaleandwhysuchcomparisonisdoneinthismaledominatingsociety.Eventheparentsarenotreadytosendtheirdaughtersoutofhometoavoidendangertheyhastofacefromtheuglyworld.Parentsarewitnessingeveninmediassuchastelevisionornewspaperhighlightinghowfemaleareusedonlyformodelingorshowoffpurpose,misusedinunethicalwayorabusedinuglyentertainmentsinthiscorruptso-ciety.Theyarenottreatedrespectfully.Healsodiscoursedthespeechon“GoodTouchandBadTouch”andsaidthisknowledgemustreachtoeveryparentsandchildren(maleorfemale),associetyisunabletoprovidecentpercentcoverageandprotectiontoeverychildrenasspeciallygirlchildandwoman.

Thespeakeralsomentionedwhytherearedifferencesorcomparisoninthesocietyandalsodifferentiatingincaste,raceage,andsexandevenbetweenthesiblingsinthefamily.Tillnowoursocietyisnotabletoimprovetheconditionofthewomenandgivethemstatusequaltomen100%.Insomepartsofthesocietystillinthesamedogmathatitisonlythemenwhohastobethebreadearnerorheadofthefamilyandnotthewomen.Henceawarenessprogrammustarrangecanvassingthatevenwomenhasrighttoparticipateinmeeting,debate,organization,decisionmaking,voting,electionetc.andnotjusttochaintobewithinthefourwallsofthehouseandsuppressthemjusttobecomeahousewife.

FEEDBACK:-Theprogramgotverygoodresponseandapplauses.

• Theysaid thecommunityshouldbeeducated to rectifyandprohibit female infanticidetotallyfromthesociety.TheparticipantssaidtheGovtshouldincreasetheliteracylevelofthewomentothinkbetter

• Noonemustdocomparisonbetweenmaleandfemale.Wheneverthereisaparentsmeet-ingtheyshouldtalkabouttheissueoffemaleinfanticideandthesamemustnotbedoneinthesocietyatanycost.

• Women’sDaycelebrationshouldhavedebatesonissuedfacedandthestatusessothatthepublicwillbecomemoreawareofthewomen’srightsaretobeequallytreatedonparwithmen.

• Thecommunityandsocietyhastotakestepstochangetheirattitudeofdefamingorde-gradinganddemoralizingwoman.

• Theparticipantsalsoraisedoathtorespectwomanineverycorneroftheworld.Toout-lookwomanasanimportantassetfortheprosperityofthenation.Toraisevoiceandtakeactionagainstabortingfemalefetus,tosaveandprotectgirlchildandwomanoverall.

• Participantsthankedtheorganizerforreviewingaboutthewomen’srights,protectionandimportanceinbringinguptheawarenessonthewomen’srights.

• Orator’s counselling was very helpful and gave the participants a new perspective onavailableopportunities.

• Theparticipantsthankedbriefingastowhythewomenareequallyimportantinthesoci-ety.Becausetheyunderstood“Astrongwomanbuildsherownworldandsheisonewhoiswiseenoughtoknowthatitwillattractthemanwithwhomshewillgladlyshareit.”

• Attheendtheparticipantspledgedforwomen’srightsandsaidletwomenareindepen-dentandtreatedfairly.

The school programme on Gender Sensitization amongst adolescent boys and girls:

Thegendersensitizationprogramwasconductedinvariesschoolsrunbythegovernmenthas listedbelow.Thepreparatoryworkwasdoneprior to theprogram.PriorpermissionwasobtainedfromeachschoolprincipalorHeadmasterthetopicsweregendersensitizationgenderequality,genderdiscrimination,lifeskilleducation.Aspartofthepromotionoftheschemetheschoolprogramwasdesignedandorganizedin20schoolsrunbyGovernmentofPondicherry.

Sl.No Name Of School/ Venue Date of Programme

1 SinnathaGovernmentt Girls Higher secondary school 5.12.2016 70

2 AnnaiSivagamiHr Sec. Government School 05.12.2016 67

3 Navallar Ned. Higher Sec. School 23.1.2017 66

4 Thattanchavady Government High School 25.01.2017 67

5 PerunthalaivarKamaraj Government Boys High School, Mutialpet 30.01.2017 67

6 ThillaiyadiValliAmmmal Government High School, Kathirkamam 03.02.2017 70

7 SubramaniBarathiyar Girls. Higher Sec. School, Puducherry 07.02.2017 82

8 IllangoadigalGovernmnet. Higher Sec. School, Muthrapalayam 11.02.2017 66

9 Jeevanandam Higher Sec. School, Karamanikuppam 14.02.2017/ AM 69

10 TheerarSatyamoorthy. Higher Sec. School, Murungapakkam 14.02.2017/ PM 79

11 Government High School, Kannvapet 16.02.2017 65

12 Kamban Girls. Higher Sec. School, Nettapakkam 73

13 MaraimalaiadigalGovernmnet. Higher Sec. School, Embalam 23.2.2017 86

14 VOC, Puducherry 20.02.2017 57

15 CheddilanGovernmnet. Higher Sec. School, Abisegapakam 20.02.2017 61

16 K.B.Governmnet. Higher Sec. School, Kuruvinatham 22.02.2017 60

17 Governmnet. Higher Sec. School, Kalmandapam 17.02.2017 42

18 Government High School, Sorapet 23.02.2017 59

19 Government High School, Thirukkanur 24.02.2017 63

20 A.S.D.Government High School, Vadhanur 24.02.2017 57

DETAILS OF WORKSHOP ON BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO (BBBP) SCHEME AT GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS BY SATYA SPECIAL SCHOOL

No. of Participants

16.02.2017

Theprogrammeongendersensitizationwasaimedatsensitizingschooladolescentboysandgirlsongenderperspectives.Becausetheyarethefutureofajustsociety,iftheyhaveaclearunderstandingaboutthegenderperspectivetherewon’tbeanydiscriminatedfamily,orthesoci-etyagainstthewomen.So,itisthepresentgenerationparticularlytheyounggenerationwhoareimmediatelygoingtobethefamilycreatorswhohavetohavebetterunderstandingaboutthegirlchild.That’sthereasonwhytheprogramwasdesignedtohavecampaignamongstschoolstu-dentssothattheschemewouldreallyimpactwithgoodresults.WehavetostartanythingfromthestudentsifwewantedgoodreachoutparticularlytheschemelikeBetiBachaoBetiPadhao. Ms. Shanthi, DWCW, Ms. Malathy, DWCW, Ms. Bindu Modi, President of Satya SpecialSchool,Ms.ChitraShah,DirectorSatyaSpecialSchool,Ms.SitaRamkumar,ECmemberSatyaSpecialSchool;Dr.Nalini,MSWdepartmentPondicherryUniversityhonoredthefirstprogramatGovt.SchoolalongwithschoolPrincipal,HeadMistressandTeachers.Ms.BinduModi,PresidentofSatyaSpecialSchoolbriefedaboutSatyaspecialschoolactivitiesandinitiativesforthegirlchildrenwithdisabilities.Ms.ShanthibriefedaboutschemeoftheBBBP.Shetalkedabouttherelevanceoforganizingsuchprogrammesanditsimportanceinyouth’slife.

Ms.VijayaandMs.ElizabethfromSatyaSpecialSchoolweretheresourcepersonsandcoordi-natedtheentireworkshopsat20schoolsinPondicherry.Theobjectivesoftheworkshopsweretopreventgenderbiasedsexselectiveelimination;toensuresurvivalandprotectionofthegirlchild;toensureeducationofthegirlchild.Ms.VijayaalsohandledspecialsessiononLifeskilleducationforthestudents.Shebriefedaboutthekindproblemtodaytheadolescentsfaceandhowtocopewiththedifferentsituationsbyusingthelifeskillsatyoungerage,sheexplained.

Thesessionsfocusedongendersensitizationforthetargetgroupofhighersecondaryschoolboysandgirls.About600studentsinvariousschoolsinPondicherryparticipated.Themaincon-ceptbehindthisgendersensitizationprogramwastohelpthestudents,adolescentsunderstandthegenderperceptionbetweenmaleandfemaleandreasonsandconsequencesoftheproblemarisingduetodifferentiatingbetweengenderinthefamilyaswellasinthesociety

The resource person provided different shifting perspectives on issues related to girlsinthesociety.Herspeechwasmotivatingandthesignificanceofgirlchildrights.Shesaidthediscriminationagainstgirls/womenstillprevailinginmanypartsoftheworld.Thegirlchildisnotgivenenoughworth,foritisbelievedthatitisthesonwhoisgoingtotakefullresponsibilityofthefamilyandcarryforwardthelegacy.However,timeshavechanged,andwomenhaveprovedtheirequalityandvalue.Sadlytherearesomepeoplewhohavenotcometotermswiththisrev-olution.

It isawell-knownfactthatagirlchildismoreobedient,honestandsincerethanaboychild.Shediscoursedthatthegirlisnomoreinferiortoboysexceptonphysicalaspectrestalltheaspectsgirlsarefarbetterthanboys.Thisdifferencewascreatedbytheorthodoxsociety.Boysusuallygeteasilydistracted,withallthesportsandtechnology!Girlsappeartobemoremeticulousandhaveastrongersenseofresponsibilitytowardstheirfamilyandtheirownaspi-rations.Itisevidentfromthefactthatmostofthetopexamshavegirlsastoppers!Ifweneedtogeneralize,thentheyarequieterandhaveabetterconcentrationlevel.Herguiltyconsciouswillneverallowhertodisappointherparentsoranylovedone. Shestressedtheimportanceofthewomenandtheirplightinthesocietybecausein today’ssocietyeveryoneseemsto junkawaygirlchild.Forexample in theearlierdaysforexamplewomenhadabiggerroleinthesocietyandtheyplayedamajorimportantrolesuchastheydidagricultureandtheyperformedvariousimportantandnecessaryaccessoriesnecessi-tiesforthesociety.

It isawell-knownfactthatagirlchildismoreobedient,honestandsincerethanaboychild.Shediscoursedthatthegirlisnomoreinferiortoboysexceptonphysicalaspectrestalltheaspectsgirlsarefarbetterthanboys.Thisdifferencewascreatedbytheorthodoxsociety.Boysusuallygeteasilydistracted,withallthesportsandtechnology!Girlsappeartobemoremeticulousandhaveastrongersenseofresponsibilitytowardstheirfamilyandtheirownaspi-rations.Itisevidentfromthefactthatmostofthetopexamshavegirlsastoppers!Ifweneedtogeneralize,thentheyarequieterandhaveabetterconcentrationlevel.Herguiltyconsciouswillneverallowhertodisappointherparentsoranylovedone. Shestressed the importanceof thewomenand theirplight in thesocietybecause in today’ssociety everyone seems to junk away girl child. For example in the earlier days for examplewomenhadabiggerroleinthesocietyandtheyplayedamajorimportantrolesuchastheydidagricultureandtheyperformedvariousimportantandnecessaryaccessoriesnecessitiesforthesociety. AgamesessionwasconductedbyMr.Sharifandtheparticipantsandsomeaware-nesssongstoo.Healsostressedthateachandeverygirlchildhastobegrownupwithconfi-denceandself-respectandgratitude.Whencompared,femalehashighpowerthanmaleinthesociety.Forexample5yearoldboycannotgiveprotectiontothe11yearoldgirlchild.Therehasbeenmiscalculation in thesocietywith respect tosuchmatter.Evenwhilebuyingplay itemseldersdodifferentiatebetweengirlandboye.g.dollsorkitchensetonlyforgirlsandcricketbatandcarforboy.Suchattitudeoftheparentsandeldersmustchangetobringgenderequalityandgiverespectforthefemalegroup.

Thespeakeralsoaddedthateachandeveryfemalechildhasuniquecapacitywithinthemandthatitisveryobviousthattheycanshineverywelleverywheretheareatheywanttoflourish.Henceitisnotwiseforanyonetodocomparisonbetweenmenandwomeninanyoftheaspectsofhumanbeingslife.Itisnotalwaystosaythatmenaresuperiorinalltheaspectsandareasoflifejourney.

Hesaidagirlchildisapillarofstrengthforherfamilyandprovidesallkindsofsupport,beitmoral,emotionalorfinancial.Shesupportsallherlovedoneswithallhermight.Normally,itisobservedthatwomenareabletomakerationaldecisions,whicharehelpfulinthelongrun.Shewillbethereareyouduringallyouratrocitiesandgivesconstantencouragement.Generallygirlsareoptimisticandcarryapositiveauraaroundthem. From being a wife/mother/daughter/sister to a lawyer/CEO/architect/manager and whatnot,agirlmanagestoexcelineveryaspectofherlife.Shehandleseverythingwithgraceandma-turity.Multitaskingissomethingwhichcomesnaturallytothem!Fromworryingaboutthedirtydishestofillingpapersintheoffice,nothingescapeshermind.Shegivesher100%inwhatevershedoes.Ononeside,shehastotakecareofherhousehold,rearchildrenandontheotherhandprovidefinancialstabilityandsupportherhusband.Agirlhasmanychallengesandstrugglestoovercome,yetshedoesn’tcomplain.Shetriestobringasmileoneveryone’sfacewiththebestofherabilities.

FEEDBACK During the feedback thebeneficiariesexpressed thatweshouldcomparisonbe-tweenmaleandfemale.Wheneverthereisaparentsmeeting,theyshouldtalkaboutthisissueaboutfemaleinfanticideorfemaleisolationandthesamemustnotbedoneinthesocietyatanycost.Sowhatevertheproblemsfacedbythewomenshouldbediscussedduring‘WOMEN’SDAY’inthepublic.

TheresourcepersonMs.Vijayaconductedthelifeskilltrainingfortheadolescentstudentsandsheexplainedclearlyabouttheneedforsuchtraining.Shesaidaccordingto2011censustheratioofagirlchildis947per1000.Itshowedtheratioofthegirlchildisdecreasing.So,inordertostopsuchdownfallintheratioofgirlchildinfuture,stategovt.andthecentralgovernmenthavejointlytakeninitiativeofsuchcampaigningoneducategirlchildandsavegirlchild. Asapartofthecampaigntheprogramoflifeskilltrainingwasdesignedtomakethegirlstudentsawareoftheirrighttoeducationandprotection.Thelifeskilltrainingwouldenablethemtolearntocopeupwithvarioussituationsintheirlifeastheyhavetoleadachallengingroleinthesociety.Hencesuchlifeskilltrainingsaregiventotheschoolstudentsespeciallymaleandfemaleadolescentgroups.

ShesaidthatLifeskillsaretheveryimportantskillsthateveryoneneedstodealeffectivelywiththechallengesineverydaylife,whetheritbeschool,workorinourpersonallives.Thepromot-ingoflifeskillsamongstthestudentswillpavewayforanempoweringstatusforthestudentsespeciallytothegirlstudents.

Life Skill Training

Bygivingsuchtypeoftrainingthegirlchildcancopeupwiththedifficultiesandhindrancestheyarefacingatpresentandwillbeinfuture.Thepurposeofthetrainingistomakethemunderstandaboutthemselves,theirownlifeandtheirroleinthesocietyandalongtheeducationshecanleadadignifiedandself-respectlifeinfuture.

She taughtstudents thataccording toWHOthereare10skillsdesignedas lifeskills. It is such as Decision making skills; Problem solving skills; Critical thinking; Creativethinking;Inter-personalskills;Effectivecommunicationskills;Copingwithemotion;Selfaware-nessandEmpathy.

Itisthedutyrighttoknowtointegrateallthesevirtuesinthelifeofgirlchildsothatinfutureshecanwithstandallsortsofissuesandstresseswhichwillfaceinherlifejourney.Thefamilyhastoplayamajorroleinprovidingsuchlifeskilltrainingandattitudetothegirlchildsothatshecanbeboldenoughtofacethechallengeinherlife.Inthissessionthespeakerraisedonequestiontotheparticipants“Whythesocietymustprovideeducationtothegirlchild?”theparticipantssaidthateducatingthegirlchildwillhelptoimprovethefamilystatus,flourishinlife,gainself-awareness,nurturingherchildren.Itgivesconfidenceandprovidestherightstothewomenandultimatelycontributestotheprosperityofthecommunity,economicdevelopmentofthenation.Bygatheringalltheresourcesagirlchildwillbeabletounderstandher,herrolestobeplayedinthefamilyandsociety.

Thetargetgroupincludedthehighersecondarystudentsofgovernmentschoolsinordertopreventthedropoutofthegirlchildfromtheschoolwhichisamajordrawbackinthesociety.Theteenagegirlsneededsuchtrainingbecausetheyaretheimportantpersonsrightnowastheylackself-confidencesometimesandareunawareofwhatpowertheypossessastheyhavetoplayaprimeroleinthesocietyandprosperityofthenation.

Thelearningofthesessions:Itwasaboutconfidence,importanceofthehighereducation,nu-trition,respecttoelders,self-helpawareness,acordialrelationshipwithothers,topreventdrop-outs,howtohandleselfinallstresssituations,positivethinkingandpositiveattitudes,problemsolving,abouttheprotection,groupworking,acommunicationstrategiesadjustments,creatingskilldevelopmentandformulatingorfindingsolutiontosolvetheirownproblem.Thiskindofsessionortrainingwillcertainlyhelpthemtocopeupwithalltypesofstressesandproblemsinsidethefamilyandinthesocietywheretheyhavetocomeupandworkinthesociety.Howthesessionsareconducted?Bysimplesession,lecturesession,groupdiscussion,awarenesssongs,visualMedias,andalltheseMediaswereusedtoimparttheimportanceoflifeskilltrain-ingtoagirlchild.

Shealsowantedtointegratethesessionwithdifferentopinionofgenderequity.ShesaidGenderencompassessociallyconstructedandculturallybasedrolesofwomenandmenwitha

viewtounderstandhowunequalpow-errelationsbetweenthemareshapedand operate. The session explainedthe need for gender sensitization.Gendersensitivityisnotaboutpittingwomenagainstmen.Onthecontrary,education that is gender sensitivebenefits members of both sexes. Ithelpsthemdeterminewhichassump-tions in matters of gender are validand which are stereotyped general-izations.Shesaidgenderawarenessrequires not only intellectual under-standingandeffortbutalsosensitiv-ity and open-mindedness to changeone‘sviewsandlimitedperspectivesand values. It opens up the widestpossiblerangeoflifeoptionsforbothwomenandmenandbuildstheirca-

pacitiestobemorewholesomeandhumane.

Sheexplainedthatmaleandfemalearedistinguishedonlywiththeirphysicalaspectoth-erwisetheyhaveequalabilityandtalenttoproveequalityinanyworkplaceprovidedtheymustgettheopportunity.Shefurthersaiditwasthesocietythathascategorizedtheworkthatfemalehastododomesticworkandmaleduetotheirmusclepowertodojobsinfactoryorofficesorfield.Hence,femalehasbeenaffectedthemostduetomaledominatingsociety.Mostofthetimethefemalehasbeenharassed,henceifthegirliseducatedthenonlyshecanbringupthefamilytobetterstandardofliving.Femalehasabiggerroleinallthecorneroftheworldsuchinfamily,school,workplace,community,nationandworldasawhole.Theyshouldbeunderstoodandin-cludedatalllevelofthelife.Whileconcludingshesaidclearlythattheproblemwiththisdivision,however,startswhenonethingisconsideredinferiortotheotherwhichisregardedassuperior. Thesessionsincludedgroupdiscussionsandgroupplayandgamesamongtheparticipantsonthetopicsuchasimportanceforgirlchild,savefemalefetuses,educatinggirlchildandgivethemprotectionwhichisthemostneededofthehourshesaid.Thegenderdiffer-encesisbeenbroughtonlybytheorthodox,illiteratesociety.Itisartificial;temporaryexistedinsuchmaledominatingsocietyandhastobringchangesingendersensitizationineverycorneroftheworld.

CaseStudies,activities,andawarenesssongsonthefollowingtopicswerebriefedtothepartic-ipants• MajorbarrierstoGirlsenrollment• Retentionandperformanceineducation• Negativeparentalancommunityattitudes• Thesocializationprocessandgenderinequality• Culturalandreligiousfactorsaseconomicbarriersofthegirlchild• Migrantlabourandabsenteeparents• Society’sattitudestowardsearlymarriage

Thus,thetraineesgainedinsightintotheprovisionandservicesofvariousschemesbyMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfaretherebyimprovingaccesstoservices.Andthiswouldsupportthemtomotivatecommunitytoavailtheservicefortheirbenefit.

FEEDBACK: Theorganizerrequestedthepeoplewithopenhandstosavethelivesofthegirlchildandalsoadministered themanoath to fight female feticide,celebrate thebirthofagirlandeducatethem.Theparticipantstookpledgetoorganizeabigcampaigntoincreasepeople’sconsciousnesstowardsthegirlchildrenineveryareaofPondicherry.Toawakemanyparents,teachersandelderstotakestepstochangetheirattitudeofdifferentiatingbetweengirlandboy;Tooutlookgirlchildalsoasanimportantassetforthedevelopmentoffamily,societyandnation;Toraisevoiceandtakeactionagainstabortingfemalefetus,tosaveandprotectgirlchild.

Theparticipantsalsotookoathtocanvasspreadingandimplementingongirlchildissuesuchastopromotethegirlspositioninthesocietytomaketheirlivingbetteramongsocietypeo-ple.Thedepartmentofficials,eldersandparentpromisedtoparticipateinprogramandcontributetheirresourcesforschemesuchasBetiBachaoBetiPadhao”,“SaveGirlChild”etc.

Poster Competition on Changing Gender Roles for Boys and Girls-07-03-2017

HeldatUdhaviKarangal.About100studentshadparticipatedintheprogram.Thepostercompetitiononchanginggenderrolesforboysandgirlswasconductedtooffer

Theprogramwastoinvolvethechildrenbothboysandgirlstothinkandcomeoutwiththeirownunderstandingandchangingattitudeofgenderequality.Generallychildrenstartlearninggenderexpectationsassoonastheirparentsandotheradultsknowifthebabywillbeaboyoragirl.Thesegenderrolesoftenleadtoanunequalaccesstoresourcesanddecision-mak-ingpowerthatharmswomen’shealth.Onewaytomakesuregirlsandboyswillbeequallyvaluedistoraisechildrenwiththesameexpectations,rights,andresponsibilities.

Themainconceptbehindthisgendersensitizationprogramthroughpostercompetitionwastounderstandthegenderbetweenmaleandfemaleandreasonsandconsequencesoftheproblemarisingduetodifferentiatingbetweengenderinthefamilyaswellasinthesociety.I

Beforethecompetitionstartedtheresourcepersonsexplainedaboutgendersen-sitivityandsaid it isnotaboutpittingwomenagainstmen.Onthecontrary,educationthat isgendersensitivebenefitsmembersofbothsexes.Ithelpsthemdeterminewhichassumptionsinmattersofgenderarevalidandwhicharestereotypedgeneralizations.Genderawarenessre-quiresnotonlyintellectualunderstandingandeffortbutalsosensitivityandopen-mindednesstochangeone‘sviewsandlimitedperspectivesandvalues.Itopensupthewidestpossiblerangeoflifeoptionsforbothwomenandmenandbuildstheircapacitiestobemorewholesomeandhumane.

It issaid thatmaleand femalearedistinguishedonlywith theirphysicalaspectotherwise theyhaveequalabilityand talent toproveequality inanyworkplaceprovided theymustgettheopportunity.Itisthesocietythathascategorizedtheworkthatisfemalehastododomesticworkandmaleduetotheirmusclepowercandojobsinfactoryoroffices.Femalehasbeenaffectedthemostduetomaledominatingsociety.Mostofthetimethefemalehasbeenharassed.Henceifthegirliseducatedthenonlyshecanrealizewhatroleshehastoplayinherlifeateverystageandplace.Shecanbringupthefamilytobetterstandardofliving.Femalehasabiggerroleinallthecorneroftheworldsuchinfamily,school,workplace,community,nationandworldasawhole.Theyshouldbeunderstoodandincludedatalllevelofthelife.

Toconcludeitwasclearlystatedthattheproblemwiththisdivision,however,startswhenonethingisconsideredinferiortotheotherwhichisregardedassuperior.Ineachandeverysessionthroughthegroupdiscussionandgroupplayamongtheparticipantsonthetopicsuchasimpor-tanceforgirlchild,savefemalefetuses,toeducategirlchildandgivethemprotectionwhichisthemostneededone.Thegenderdifferencesisbeenbroughtonlybytheorthodox,illiterateso-ciety.Itisartificial;temporaryexistedinsuchmaledominatingsocietyandhastobringchangesingendersensitizationineverycorneroftheworld.

Gender Sensitization cum Awareness workshop for Medical college students at Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Ariyur-09-03-2017

TheawarenessworkshoponBetiBachaoBetiPadhaowasorganizedon09.03.2017at SriVenkateswara medical college.The Principal of the Physiotherapy Department was thechiefguest.Mr.Sudharshan,TrainerofMurugappagroupswastheresourceperson.About87physiotherapystudentsparticipated in theprogramme.Theobjectiveof theworkshopwas tounderstandtheimportanceofconceptoftheschemeparticularlytohelpthembetterunderstandthepreventionofgenderbiasedsexselectiveelimination,toensuresurvivalandprotectionofgirlchild,andtoensureeducationofgirlchild.

Thesessioncomprisedofgroupdiscussion,PPT.ThePrincipaloftheMedicalCollegeex-tendedawarmwelcometoalltheparticipantsandresourceperson.Ms.Vijaya,theprogramorga-nizerbriefedaboutthescheme.TheresourcepersonbrieflyexplainedwhatisallaboutGender.TheresourcepersonaskedtheparticipantstowriteitandshowtowholeaudienceaboutwhattheyfeelaboutthethemeonBetiBachaoBetiPadhao.WhythereisgenderbiasinIndiathesocalledoneofbiggestdemocraticcountryintheworld?Andwhydowegiveimportancetomenandnotwomen?

Theparticipantscameoutwiththeiranswerwroteitinthepaperandstuckontheboard.Theresourcepersoncommentedontheanswersgivenbytheparticipants.Hesaidthemainreasoncouldbethatitstandsbiggestbarriertothegirlsisthenegativeattitudeofthepar-ents,familymembersandthecommunityatlarge.Hesaidthereareotherfactorslikeculturalandreligiousfactorsthataffectthegirlchildprotectionandpromotion.

Mr.Sharifoneoftheorganizersdidanexercisewiththegroupwhereinhesaidtotouchtheflowerwhichwasdrawninblackboard.Healsomarkedseveralunknownruleswhichmadesociety todifferentiatebetweenboyandgirl.Hesaid thatSelf-ConfidenceandSelf-re-spectmeasureshavetoinculcateinsidethechildfromtherightage.Healsohighlightedthatthedifferencesofsexlikemaleandfemalechildismajorreasonwhythegirlchildsuffers.Thedifferencesinthesexplaythemainroleasahindranceforthedevelopmentofgirlandindirectlyforthesociety.Healsoshowedseveralstatisticrecordsandeventsandnewstoprovethathowthefemalesaredegradedinthesociety.

Hesaidthegirlchildismoreobedient,honestandsincerethanaboychild.Agirlchildisapillarofstrengthforherfamilyandprovidesallkindsofsupport,beitmoral,emotionalorfinancial.Shesupportsallherlovedoneswithallhermight.Normally,itisobservedthatwomenareabletomakerationaldecisions,whicharehelpfulinthelongrun.Shewillbethereareyouduringallyouratrocitiesandgivesconstantencouragement.Generallygirlsareoptimisticandcarryapositiveauraaroundthem.

Theresourcepersonalsoadded thateachandevery femalechildhasuniquecapacitywithinthemandthatitisveryobviousthattheycanshineverywelleverywheretheareatheywanttoflourish.Henceitisnotwiseforanyonetodocomparisonbetweengirlandboyinanyoftheaspectsofhumanbeingslife.Itisnotalwaystosaythatboysaresuperiorinalltheaspectsandareasoflifejourney.

WomenareleaderseverywhereyoulookfromtheCEOwhorunsaFortune500companytothehousewifewhoraisesherchildrenandheadsherhousehold.Ourcountrywasbuiltbystrongwomen,andwewillcontinue tobreakdownwallsanddefystereotypes.The resourcepersonactuallystressedtheimportanceofthewomenandtheirplightinthesociety.Because,inthissocietymostofthepeoplehavenegativethoughtaboutgirlchild.Forexampleintheearlierdaysthewomanhadabiggerroleinthesocietyandtheyplayedamajorimportantrolesuchastheydidagricultureandtheyperformedvariousimportantandnecessaryaccessoriesnecessi-tiesforthesociety.

Thespeakeralsostressedon thesubjectwhyevery timeandeveryplaceswomanarecomparedtoriver,flowerormoon.Healsosangasongrelatedtothistopicabouttheplightofthefemaleandwhysuchcomparisonisdoneinthismaledominatingsociety.Eventheparentsarenotreadytosendtheirdaughtersoutofhometoavoidendangertheyhastofacefromtheuglyworld.ParentsarewitnessingeveninMediassuchasTelevisionornewspaperhighlightinghowfemaleareusedonlyformodelingorshowoffpurpose,misusedinunethicalwayorabusedinuglyentertainmentsinthiscorruptsociety.Theyarenottreatedrespectfully.

Healsodiscoursedthespeechon“GoodTouchandBadTouch”andsaidthisknowledgemustreachtoeveryparentsandchildren(maleorfemale),associetyisunabletoprovidecentpercentcoverageandprotectiontoeverychildrenasspeciallygirlchildandwoman.

Thereisnoextremeprocessthatmaleandfemalehastobehaveinaparticularway.Sowhenweareinateamtheyshouldunderstandtheconceptoftheteamwhattheyarewhatroletheyhavetoplayandwhatwaytheycandevelopthemselvesandinwhatwaytheycandobettertotheirfamilyandsocietyandnationstatisticsshowsthatonly1percentofalltheresourcesarehandledbythewomenarehandlingand99percentofresourcesarehandledbymenonly.InPar-liamentonlyitisalsoinequalitytogivejust1%offamilypropertyforthewomentherearemanydifferencesincertainareasoflifewherewomenaremadefeeble.Thesetypesofdifferencesinsexorinequalitybetweenmaleandfemalemustbeclearedoutsothatwecangivedignityforthewomen.

FEEDBACK:-

Theparticipantsappreciatedtheorganizersandresourceperson’sspeechandthevari-ousinputsgiven.Theparticipantsinitiatedtotakestepstochangetheirattitudeofdifferentiatingbetweengirlandboy.Tolookatgirlchildalsoasanimportantasset;toraisevoiceandtakeac-tionagainstabortingfemalefetus;tosaveandprotectgirlchild.

Feedback of the participants of the overall program Feedbackswerecollectedduringtheprograms.Feedbackfromtheparticipantsandstu-dentsandofficialrevealedthatagoodnumberofpeopleintheruralvillagesandurbanareasarenotawareoftheSchememeantforgirlsandwomen.

The participants appreciated the programmes as the organizers offered a platform forvariousparticipants fromdiverseareasuchas implementingdepartments, key functionaries,parents,youths,schoolgoingadolescents,collegestudents,socialactiviststointeractwithoneanotheronunderstandingwomen’srightsparticularlygirlseducationandprotectionthatwouldpavewayforanempoweredsocietyforwomen.

Theparticipantswerewidelysensitizedabout the rightsof thegirlchildandsaid theywouldinturntakeinitiativetospreadthemessageofeducategirlchildandprotectgirlchildastheyarethebaseforthebetterhumansociety.

TheparticipantsappreciateddeeplyforalltheschemeslaunchedbytheGovernmentofIndiafortheempowermentofwomenandwelfareofthegirlchildinthesocietyastheyarethesolecreatorsofthefamily.

KeyfunctionarieslikeAnganwadiworkersandhealthworkersappreciatedtheeffortsforcreatingawarenessandreachingouttoeventhemostremotepartof thestateandtheyalsoensuredthattheywoulddefinitelygivebacktothecommunitywhatevertheylearnedfromtheworkshopstheyattended.

Thekeyfunctionariesandthestudentsoftheregularschoolsrequestedtheorganizerstoholdmoreofsuchawarenessprogrammesinfuturesothatthetargetedbeneficiariesareem-powered.

Participants appreciated the initiative for the protection and development of girl childthroughBBBPandfeltthattheawarenessprogrammesshouldbeorganizedinallthecommunevillagesandurbanareas.

Theparticipantsfeltthatsexdeterminationofthefetusisamajorsocialevilandallthoseinvolvedinsuchactivitiesshouldbepunished.

Peopleopinedthatthegovernmentshouldstrictlyimplementwomen’srightsAct.

Moreincentivesshouldbegivenforgirlchild includingreservationineducation&em-ployment.DowryProhibitionActshouldbestrictlyimplemented.

Righttopropertyforwomenshouldbestrictlyenforced.Villagerswerenotmuchawareaboutaseveralgovernmentalschemesfortheallrounddevelopmentofthegirlchild.

Theparticipantsfeltthattherearemanyfactorswhichplayamajorroleinchangingtheattitudeofsocietytowardsthegirlchild,andlocalinstitutionslikePanchayath,GovernmentBod-iesandelectedrepresentativesofthepeoplecanplayamajorrole.

ParticipationofgovernmentofficialsandlocalNGOsrepresentativesandcollegestudentswerevitalformakingtheprogramsmoreeffective.

Appreciatedthefacilitatorsfortheinitiativeofhonoringlocalgirlstudentachievers.Thiswasappreciatedandtheyfeltthatthisshouldcarryoninfutureprogrammestoo.Theseveralgovernmentwelfareschemesparticularlythosemeantforthegirlchildsuchasfreegirlseduca-tion,womenreservation,womenempowermentschemesetcforoveralldevelopmentofthegirlchildwasveryusefullearningforthem,theyexpressed.

Photo Gallery

Social welfare Minister Mr. Kandhasamy lighting the Lamp

Resource person Ms. Oviya received the momento from Ms. Shanthy- Deputy Director, DWCD

Social Activist Ms. Oviya emotional speech

Distribution of Training manual Kit

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Subramaniya Bharathiyar Govt Girls Hr. Sec. School

Theerar Sathiyamurthy Govt High School

Jeevanantham Govt Hr. Sec School

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Subramaniya Bharathiyar Govt Girls Hr. Sec. School

Cheddilal Govt Hr. Sec. School

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