Huma Masood, National Programme Officer of the gender and education division of UNESCO, New Delhi spoke about the obstacles in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals and the need for joining hands with youth in meeting these goals.
The Principal of Miranda House, Dr.Bijayalaxmi Nanda addressed the gathering with her refreshing ideas and the need to celebrate the girl child.
She focused on two major areas-Miranda House's commitment to a peer mentorship programme with with girls from marginalized communities and secondly on bringing in graduates from Miranda House with projects on gender and it was in this regard that spoke about the status report on the girl child authored by an alumni and peer mentor-Anoushka Parija with a case study from Shambhavi Mani,another young alumni and a Miranda House graduate and the unique PAAR (Peer Mentorship, Advocacy, Awareness, Research) model which seeks out a way forward.
Monica Kumar from Manas Foundation extended her support as a partner and spoke of the importance of mental health. Shilipi Marwaha, a prominent theatre artist brought in her energy to the gathering and spoke of the need to question the obvious and the need to challenge Dowry and say yes to property rights.
Rakhee Bakshi, senior journalist and founder of SB Foundation, lent her voice to the cause and talked about the need for bringing together organizations and developing a sustainable partnership on issues of concern on the rights of the girl child.
The Status report on the girl child elaborates on the challenges in the path of the girl child and sheds light on the opportunities vailable in various schemes and policies that exist and also for schemes to be created.
Shambhavi Mani presented her views on the need for student involvement in bringing about awareness and creating meaningful conversations and commitments.
Anoushka Parija, the author of the report expressed her concerns on the status of the girl child in India and believes in the possibility of synergetic relations, dialogues with various stakeholders and the PAAR model.
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