| make delhi safe for women campaign |
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| Campaign Activities |
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| Seema aur Salim ki Diary |
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| A critical activity of the campaign is to work with young people from schools and colleges, towards sensitization and deconstructing gender stereotypes. With support from the Department for Women and Child, Government of Delhi and in consultation with Department of Education, CEQUIN has developed an audio-visual training module for sensitization and deconstruction of gender roles. This module created is not time consuming, and yet has a targeted and effective impact. The seed funding for this project was received from Open Space Jindal Foundation for Development. |
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| The module has evolved after intensive research, consultation and tool testing. Subject experts like Prof.Tripurari Sharma (National School of Drama), Dr.Kalyani Menon (Gender Expert Trainer), Jaya Shrivastava (Gender Expert Trainer, ANKUR), Sunil (Gender Trainer, MASWA), Faizal Alkazi (Theater Expert), Radhika Menon (Politial activist, AIPWA), Kavita Krishnan (Editor LIBERATION) and Rahul Roy (Filmmaker) and several others were consulted to develop a unique interactive style for this film. |
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| The content of the film is inspired by the writings of "Behrupiya Shehar", published by Ankur. The book documents the narratives of young children from the basti of "nagla machi". Keeping in mind these characters a storytelling text of Seema and Salim, two real life characters were evolved. In addition to this the extensive use of high quality graphics and paintings has helped to make this film a very interactive module. |
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| Intensive feedback sessions with students from Sanskriti School, Umang and other schools were also organized to ensure the content did not talk down to them and was in fact thought provoking. The end product was a 40 minute bilingual DVD on gender sensitization. The film shifts its text from conventional narration of facts to a convincing and personal way of storytelling which is highly engaging for a viewer. rity. |
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| The objective of this short training module is not to just provide intensive gender training, but to open the minds of students to fresh ideas and initiate discussion on issues related to gender roles, violence and discrimination. |
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| The DVD is in the format of a film, which can be paused at appropriate discussion points. It can be played in the absence of a trainer as well. The timing of the DVD is such that it will not take up more than 1 or 2 periods of school time. The DVD has been designed in a creative and entertaining format to appeal to school children (classes 9-12). Efforts are being made to introduce this training kit as a compulsory activity in all educational institutions. |
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