“Empowering
girls today makes for a more prosperous tomorrow”
-Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
(UN
Women Executive Director)
“India is a country of incredible ironies. It is a land where
people worship myriad forms of female Shakti in quest of wealth, wisdom and
power. But strangely enough, it is also a land where birth of a girl is
considered to cast a pall of gloom over the entire family…”
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| Presentation by NSS Prerna |
Celebrating
11th October’14 as International Girl Child Day, the members of Prerna
cell, NSS IIT Roorkee, conducted a quiz to raise awareness among the younger
generation about this issue of Gender Sensitization. The team of volunteers
consisted of a total of 10 members from first, second and third year. The students
were enlightened about the importance of gender equality and the need to
eradicate the prevailing social evils in present era. The program witnessed active
participation of 30 students cutting across age barrier.
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| Ever enthusiastic participation of students |
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| NSS volunteer enlightening students |
Citing example of
achievements of various Indian female personalities while keeping the
enthusiasm alive by questioning and playing “Who Is This”, the volunteers were
successful in their endeavour of convincing the children about the important
role female play in the development of society. The enthusiasm and avidness of the
students to identify each personality and answer the related questions for
getting rewards added a positive incentive to the event. The students were encouraged
to share their daily life experiences regarding gender inequality.
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| Saina Nehwal: a Role Model |
The
quiz followed a Kho-Kho match between the ‘girls’ team and the ‘boys’ team. Both the teams displayed marvellous
performance and in the end, the girls’ team won the game, proving that girls
could be better than boys if equal opportunity is given to them. The event
concluded with the prize distribution to the winning girls’ team.
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| The Winning Team |
A
small effort done on our part can help us realize the vision of India as a
country where there is no gender-biasness.
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