Regional
Consultation for First Network of Women Leaders In Eastern
India
MONDAY,
OCTOBER 17 & 18, 2005
Venue: Hotel
Crown, Bhubaneswar
ORGANISED
BY:
SWABHIMAN-
State Disability Information and Resource Center, Orissa
In
Collaboration with:
Association for Women with Disabilities (AWWD), West
Bengal
Supported by: VSO-India
(Volunteer Service Overseas - New Delhi)
Executive
Summary
To network and
have our voices herald is the notion on which Hand-In-Hand
is conceptualized. In a two day workshop ‘Hand-In-Hand’ –
Regional Consultation For First Eastern India Women Network,
inaugurated by the noted editor and social activist
Smt.Monorama Mohaptra, in Bhubaneswar, Orissa on 17th
October 2005, this sentiment found voice in all
deliberations.
Conceptualised
by Dr. Sruti Mohapatra, ‘Hand-In-Hand’- is a first of its
kind workshop to form a network of women in eastern India.
The ideology is based on an attempt to bring together the
physically challenged women and the women of mainstream for
a face to face interaction and building up a network based
on trust and mutual cooperation. Swabhiman and Association
For Women With Disabilities (AWWD) jointly organized the
workshop in collaboration with VSO India. In this two-day
workshop around 50 participants from eastern India including
Orissa, West Bengal and Jharkhand participated. The workshop
brought women of different background into a single platform
to promote leadership and overall development of women.
INTRODUCTION (DRAFT CONCEPT)
The Eastern India Women’s Network is
committed to promoting the rights, dignity and wellbeing of
all women with emphasis on issues of marginalised groups and
developing their leadership qualities.
To create a
vibrant constituency of women that will ensure that women
unite to become a force to reckon with. It will challenge
interest groups that have perennially failed to recognize
women’s role and contribution and their actions and thus
have led to their increased marginalization from the
mainstream based on caste, class, religion, region,
ethnicity or ability.
The Eastern India Women’s Network will be
membership-based that will empower and encourage women to
reach their full potential in social and professional life.
Philosophy of Activities :
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To
provide a strong network of individual and group contacts
and encourage the ignition of information sharing between
members.
To provide access to professional and personal development
information in a unique and non-threatening environment.
To inspire and encourage women to develop professional
strategies and skills to take more proactive role for
success in the family, social and professional life.
To provide a pooling facility for like-minded individuals to
share information, ideas and knowledge and bring about
positive change.
To provide a forum for the recognition of women's
achievements and encourage others to emulate these role
models.
To lift the level of awareness, acceptance and visibility of
women and the talents and resources they have to offer the
economy.
Benefits:
Leadership skills development
Trainings
Exposure visits and local and international contacts
Information
Professional growth
Pool of human and social capital
Platform/forum to share and advance personal, family, work and professional aspirations
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Hand-in- Hand Report
