MSRLM to lead, facilitate month-long 'Gender Campaign' in State
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 25 2022:
The Ministry of Rural Development will be organizing a four week 'Gender Campaign' starting from today till December 23, 2022 across the country.
The Ministry of Rural Development through DAY-NRLM has been making strategized efforts in addressing issues of 'Gender Equity' through integration of gender in all components of DAY-NRLM and developing and strengthening institutional mechanisms in the community institutions, said a press release by the Manipur State Rural Livelihoods Mission (MSRLM), Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Institution, Government of Manipur.
The goal of the campaign is to 'advance the agency and rights of women and gender-diverse individuals, by addressing structural barriers to a dignified life without fear, discrimination and violence'.
The campaign will be community led and facilitated by MSRLM in Manipur.
In connection with the campaign, MSRLM is organising a State Level Workshop on November 29, 2022 at Hotel Imphal with all the relevant line Departments in the State, CSO partners and other key stakeholders.
A series of activities is planned to be rolled out during the campaign at different levels of State, District, Block, Community cluster federation (CLF) level, VLF and SHG level.
Various activities include discussions around addressing genderbased violence, generating awareness on ICC and POSH through posters and orientations, workshops, films show, rallies, convergence with line departments.
Celebrating and felicitating Gender Champions (people with experience of working on gender and individuals willing to share experiences) and Pledge taking on issues of violence will also be the main activities, added the release.