International Women’s Day was celebrated on 8th March, 2016 with the objective to celebrate womanhood and pay tribute to the indomitable spirit of women. The students put up a street play at two different places in the slums near the Trifed Tower, Kamothe titled: “Har aangan ki shobha naari, isse base duniya saari”. The purpose served by the play was to spread awareness about the importance of Education for girls and to sensitize them to maintain health and hygiene. A message to save the girl child was given through slogans and placards prepared by the students. This programme not only helped to awaken the onlookers of the play but also gave exposure to the B.Ed. students to be a part of such community-upliftment programs. There were many who were participating in this kind of field participation for the first time and thus after the play they emerged more confident and experienced positive responses.
In continuation of the International Women’s Day celebrations our students also had the opportunity to meet two great women achievers: Dr. Armida Fernandes, Founder of the NGO- Society of Nutrition Education and Health Action (SNEHA) and Ms. Farida Lambe, Founder of NGOs like PRATHAM, PRERANA and YUVA, at a special function organized by the Soroptomist International, Chembur Chapter, Mumbai. This function of felicitating these two eminent women personalities with Soroptomist Excellence Award-2016 was organized at the Conclave, Dr. K.M. Vasudevan Pillai Campus,New Panvel. The students were highly inspired by the selfless work put in by these ladies, their experiences, challenges they faced and the problem-solving approaches used by them in promoting their initiatives.
