Case7-March-2014
International Women’s Day celebrations were organized by DHAN Panchayat programme under the Project Mainstreaming Gender Rights in Leadership at Panchayat Raj Institutions(M-GRIP). The events were organized in Madurai, Theni, Dindukal, and Nagaipattinam districts of Tamil Nadu and also in Karaikal, Pondicherry Union territory. Different type of events ensuring participation of women was held at twenty five places. A brief about the events organised during the first fortnight of March 2014 is given below.
In Usilampatti Block, around 300 school students(girls) participated in the awareness rally on Gender, organized. A discussion on the gender issues prevailing in the district was also facilitated.
In Alaganallur block, rally for awareness creation on gender issues and also elocution competition on the same was held at B.Mettupatti village. Nearly 200 girl students participated in the event.
In Rajakalpatti village of Alanganallur Block a awareness campaign on women issues was held. Youth in the village supported the campaign and met 600 families in Rajakalpatti and surrounding villages and distributed handbills.
In Veeraperumalpuram village of Kallikudi Block, a workshop was organized to create awareness on gender issues, in which more than 90 members participated. The highlight of the event is the opening of a common public toilet for women was done. In Pappaiahpuram village of Thirumangalam a workshop on gender issue was held with 92 persons.
Women’ day celebration was held in five villages in Theni district, Tamilnadu. In Srirengapuram Village drawing competition for school children highlighting the gender issue was held. Thirty students participated in it.
In Chellayeepuram, Pallavarayanpatty Block of Theni District Rangoli competition was organised to bring out the skills of women for appreciation.
In Ramasamy Naickanpatti village in Utthamapalayam Block, “ Workshop on women issues and recommended policy changes” was organised, in which around 150 persons participated. In Melachinthalaichery village of the same block elocution competition on “Issues based by women in society’ was organized in which 18 contestants and 300 students participated.
In Manthisunai and Mookakadai village of Myladumparai Block of Theni “Awareness rally on total prohibition of alcohol” was conducted.
In Dindukal district women’s day celebration was held in six different places.
In Chekkapatti Village, Bathalagundu Block essay competition for school children on “Women Achievers’ was held with twenty five students. In Kunnavarayankottai village a public meeting was held to create awareness on issues faced by women in the society in which more than 180 persons participated. In Sirankattupatti village of Natham Block ‘Campaign for anemia control among adolescent women’ was held in which eighty five students participated. Similar campaign was held in Thangachiyammanatti village of Ottanchattiram Block in which more than 100 students participated,
A ‘Campaign on Sanitation and Hygiene’ was held at Viduthalaipatti Village, Vedachandur Block. More than ninety students participated in the campaign. In Bilathur Village, Vadamadurai Block, awareness on existing laws for protection of women was created through a legal camp organized in which around one hundred members participated.
Women’s day celebration was held in union territory of Pondicherry at Niravi village near Karaikal. The legal awareness camp held during the day was a great success with 142 person participating in the event. The Senior Advocate Mr. Veeraiyapillai gave a speech on legal rights of women and other laws in favor of women. Rangoli competition was also held at Karaikal in which 50 women participated and exhibited their talents.
In Ottankadu village of Sembanarkoil, various competitions for women such as rangoli, sports and games were organised, in which around fifty women participated. ‘Kuthuvilakku Pooja’ was also conducted.
Women’s day celebration was held at four places in Cuddalore district.
In Mathuranthaganallur village, Keerapalayam Block, awareness creation on women issues like gender equality, violence against women, workplace safety and women property right was held. More than 400 women participated in the event . Apart from this Awareness on Clean drinking water, sanitation and health was also done.
Sports event for women and awareness meeting on girl child education, nutritional security, gender equality and right age for marriage was organized in Pakkam Village. More than 150 women participated in the events. Essay, Elocution, Rangoli and Recipe contest was organised as part of women’s day celebration at Cuddalore in which more than 90 women participated. The focus of the essay and speech competition was on gender equity, educating girl children, women’s health and laws in protection of women.
In Devanampattinam, Cuddalore recipe contest, games and rangoli were held for women, in which more than 300 women actively participated and exhibited their skills.