Women Development Cell 2014-15

Rally on International Women’s Day 2014-15

9th March, 2015
On 9th March, 2015 our B.Ed. and M.Ed. students along with the B.P.Ed. students conducted a rally in Khanda Colony, New Panvel(W) highlighting the empowered women and an era where both men and women are competing at the same level. Students carried placards designed by them, spread positivity towards the women folk with slogans. They also sang a song ‘Hum Bharat ki Beti’ which enabled them to catch the attention of the public. This rally was a symbol of freedom, expression and empowerment dedicated to all women of the world.

Self-defense Training Program 2014-15

27th February, 2015 to 1st March 2015
The Department of Students Welfare, University of Mumbai organized a ‘Self Defense Training’ program from 27th February, 2015 to 1st March 2015 for the girl students of colleges of Raigad district. Our faculty Ms. Alpana Sharma along with 4 student-teachers attended the camp at Sane Guruji’s National Memorial in Mangaon, Raigad. This camp included talks as well as practice sessions which highlighted the techniques to enhance memory and concentration power, the basics in Judo and Boxing and also the tips to improve the mental, physical as well as emotional health. Real life issues faced by the students were taken up and remedies discussed. Overall the session was full of new hope and revival for the participants.

Women Health Awareness 2014-15

22nd February, 2015
A session on women’s health issues was conducted by Dr. Sheetal Mohite (M.S. Gynaec & Obst) on 22nd February, 2015. She spoke about the various gynaecological issues that women face on an everyday basis. She spoke about the importance of appropriate eating habits and exercises in maintaining good gynaecological health. She also highlighted the importance of having healthy lifestyle to give birth to a healthy generation. The power point presentation and talk was followed by a very interactive question-answer session with the students. They had lot of doubts, myths about their health which were clarified by Dr. Mohite.

Workshop on Women Safety 2014-15

17th January, 2015
The current batch of M.Ed. students organized a workshop on Women Safety as part of their Internship Programme on 17th January, 2015. The focal point of this workshop was to encourage the B.Ed. students to open up and speak about their experiences, how courageously they handled themselves in certain situations and also to equip them with ideas and methods and contact numbers to handle themselves and also ask for help if need arises in the future. The students were divided into groups and asked to do role plays, showing how they could protect themselves when faced with situations like walking alone on an empty street, crowded bus, taking a rickshaw or cab ride or getting into a lift with a group of men. The participants depicted many ways to handle such situations and along with this the other students also gave suggestions and ideas to handle these situations. An informative video was also shown on the different kinds of situations experienced by women today. Information was also given about the different helpline numbers and mobile applications that could be of use. A few tips on body language and appropriate sense of dressing were also touched upon.