The Sambhavi, an initiative of Humara Bachpan Trust (HBT), organised a series of events to celebrate the success of women on the occasion of the International Women’s Day.
To mark the day and theme of the year ‘Balance For Better’, women and girls from different slums of Bhubaneswar participated. The events were held at Saheed Nagar Kalyan Mandap and Khandagir Bari, where cultural programmes were conducted, with a strong underlying message of women empowerment. Role models who set examples of fighting discrimination, attempted to forge equality and achieved their aspirations were felicitated. They spoke about their experiences and encouraged others to take up the challenge of fighting discrimination, while supporting each other as women.
There was a panel discussion on the topic ‘Ending violence against Women.’ Youth groups prepared ‘selfie-cards’ with their opinions and powerful messages of women empowerment. Street plays were also conducted on the theme of gender violence, gender parity, and the psychological importance of gender balance, with a motive to break stereotypes and the orthodox views of gender in society.
The day was also observed at Sambhavi Skill Training Center in Chandrashekharpur where women undergoing skill training joined. They also expressed their aspirations through powerful song ‘Hum Honge Kamyab, sending out a message of skill training being a road to empowerment.