BSCL Organizes Orientation Programme On Gender-Based Violence For Slum Youths

Bhubaneswar:  A one-day orientation programme on gender and gender-based violence was organised today at Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) for 70 young boys and girls from various slums of Bhubaneswar.

The training tried to create understanding on gender and how it tries to control the behaviour of people in society. It also helped participants to understand how patriarchal values define gender roles in the social structure and that it changes from one society to another and also from time to time.

It is pertinent to add here that this is a part of Social Projects of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) which is a collaborative initiative of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, BSCL and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The project is being implemented at slum-level through partner NGO Humara Bachpan Trust. The programme, which started with only 8 slums in the past, are now being implemented across 100 slums.

As part of the intervention, youths from the slums are being trained as Peer Leaders (Pragati Sathis) to take leadership to address issues and challenges of the slum. Various programmes are also being organised from time to time to create better understanding of social issues with the help of these young community leaders.

Inspector in-Charge of Mahila Police Station Banita Maharana talked about the crimes happening against young women in the society and how the young people especially girls should be made aware of all these so that they would not fall prey to such social menace.

It is also noteworthy to mention here that from the last week BSCL had initiated the second phase of 10 days of self-defence training for young girls from slums of across Bhubaneswar. The program will cover around 500 girls. During last two years 334 girls had already received the training.  

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