CSDR Foundation Conducted Workshop For Refugees From Sindh in Delhi

New Delhi. On the 2nd and 3rd September , 2016  a “Women  Safety and Self-Defence Training” workshop was organized by Centre for Social Development & Research Foundation(Registered Under  Section 8  of Companies Act 2013 )  in the Sindhi Hindu  refugee camp at Majnu -ka-Tilla ,New Delhi .It was an initiative taken by  the Directors of this NGO especially Gurvinder Kaur,Vivek Sharma,Kyati Gupta,Jag Pravesh and Rakesh Kumar Sharma.The  successful completion of this event has been  especially possible due to the contributions of Director Gurvinder Kaur,Head of the Women and Child Rights division of this organisation and  Dr.Rakesh Kumar ,the CEO of the organization.Also  without the active involvement and  guidance of the instructor Ms.Navpreet Kaur , this event would not have possible. About 28 female teenagers  from  the  camp participated in this event which took place  on the afternoon of  2nd and 3rd september ,2016 respectively . The event was a complete  success as seen in not only the smiles of the instructor and the organizers  but also its participants.Certificates too were given to the participants . 

                                                           Women of this Sindhi Hindu Refugee Camp has seen enough share of their struggle for survival and sustenance  and as they adapt to the new city in which they are being rehabilitated  it becomes imperative that they become aware of their surrounding and know how to solve their problems.This workshop 's  objective was to enable  the teenagers trained   to be able to deal with any harrassment  that they might face in their surroundings.

                           The  effort of the interns have also been of much value .Interns  from Delhi  University and Jawaharlal  Nehru University had proactively participated in the event especially ShikhaYadav,Ritu kashyap,Santosh,Boris & Aratrika.When the names of the participants were being collected by the interns many of the teenagers had apprehension and queries about what was to take place in the workshop.Some even enquired  about the  meaning  of  self-defense and how the workshop would be useful for them .