Strength TogetHER : Cohort 5

19th September, 2020. With the same excitement and enthusiasm, we successfully completed the second session of strength togetHER cohort 5. Strength togetHER is facilitated by Lokopakar, which is growing day by day and expanding its platform to a larger group of girls. Our moderator for this session was Ashmita Sharma ma'am, currently working as a marketing manager of Fightback. She has pursued MBA degree in marketing. She is an organised and creative person with full of enthusiasm working to expand the market of company that works to reduce the risk of sexual violence in women and girls. Taking her field of specialization in mind, we chose the topic - "Untold stories - A time when I felt unsafe" . We had to share our personal stories of times when we felt unsafe. We had seven speakers who shared their personal stories. I personally, was very excited to hear all of them. The stories we got to hear are: • Our first speaker said that once while she was returning home alone b...

5th September 2020 "A strong woman stands up for herself and the stronger one stands up for everybody else."  The main motto of Strength TogetHER is to rise ourselves by lifting others as well. A strong woman is one who feels deeply and loves fiercely. She is both practical and spiritual. And, that's what we all are in this session- strong women. Strength togetHER is a virtual platform which provides safe space for girls. It is facilitated by Lokopakar, a youth organisation bringing innovative programs for the youths. It has already helped many girls to gain self confidence and realise their self worth. This program has inspired many young girls to discover their self love. Therefore, we decided to expand the session to a larger audience. And I feel so proud to say that we have conducted the introductory session of Strength togetHER, cohort 5 successfully. We were really excited to start the session with a new group of girls. I was very excited to meet and talk with new p...