Activities/programmes of Sadhana Foundation(2018/19)
5.One Day Programme on Menstrual Hygiene and
Management
An awareness programme on Menstrual hygiene and
management at Ward No. 29 was organised by SWATI-NULM
BMC with the support of Sadhana Foundation , Bhubaneswar
for urban Slum women SHG leaders on 7 th of Arril 2018.more
than 5o female participants got informed about proper
sanitation and hygiene during menstruation cycle.We made
them also aware about the benefits of sanitary napkins.CMMU
managers from BMC ( Bhubaneswar Municipalty Corporation )
and SWATI official staffs graced the occasion and discussed
about the benefits such as reduce risk of urinary tract Infection
by using damp and dirty traditional menstrual cloths or using
sanitary napkins for longer than 5/6 hours can be harmful for
them aswell.The goal of this programme is to ensure that
women and girls can manage their periods in a way that is ot
only healthy but can be help to prevent multiple infections and
diseases.
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6.Celebration of World environment day
Sadhana Foundation along with Institute for Youth and
Disaster Preparedness (IYDP) , sananayapalli , Khurdha
celebrated “The World environment Day “ on 5 th of June 2018
at IYDP office premises .the villagers joined together and took
the vow to protect our nature and save the environment as
well. They heartly welcomed the ban of plastic and plastic
related things as it is becoming poisions day by day .Prof. rabi
narayan panda , Convenor , Mr. raj Kishore sahoo , Secreatary ,
Mr. suryakant mohapatra and Ms. Sujata Mohapatra ,secretary ,
Sadhana Foundation graced the occasion. The messege of World Environment day 2018 was “beat plastic
pollution” by United nations ,which was a call to action for all
of us to come together to combat of the great environment
challenges of our time.
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7.Capacity Building training on Leadership and
communication
A capacity building training programme on leadership and
communication was organised by sadhana foundation and
SWATI , Bhubaneswar on 6 th of June 2018 at bhubaneswar
slum (Bharatpur).Near about 50 SHG leaders from Chakadola
Area Level federation participated actively in different events
like jhoti chita painting ,group singing (Community song) ,
group discussion and presentation , displyas of posters and
leaflets etc. Ms.Mandakaini Samal and mr. Sushant kumar
pradhanfacilitated the day long process.
8.Workshop on “Women Safety and Empowerment”
Sadhana Foundation , Bhubaneswar has organised one day
workshop on Women’s safety and Empowerment sucessfully at
Lohia Academy , Bhubaneswar on 11 th August
2018.Mrs.SWATI Maliwal , Chairman of Delhi women
Commission gave the key note address.she also gave a call to
all women of the country to get united and fight against
injustice and shared about her struggle in Delhi and discourse
of “Rape Roko Movement”.
Ms.Kiran Negi , member of Delhi Women Commission , Mrs.
Satyabhama Rath, Naturopathist and Mr. Muntaqeem Buksh
from Cuttack also chaired the workshop and shared their
valuable points to the participants .at last , a brief interaction
session on “ Challenges for a Woman in her life “was
conducted where many participants expressed their views and
experiences combating such situations in their life.
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9.Observation of International Women’s day
Sadhana Foundation and SWATI , bhubaneswar observed
International women’s day in association with Area Level
Federations of Bhubaneswar different wards where the
Corporators , SWATI team members , ASHA workers ,
Anganawadi Workers and MASS members . We celebrated
together with the community and took the oath to raise our
voices against inequalities , injustices, violences and
corruptions.Members from Bhubaneswar Municipal
Corporation also joined there and praised the initiatives by the
SHG members.
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10.Demand for proper representation of women in electoral
politics
Sadhana Foundation in association with “ Shakti – The political
power “ gathered the women leaders from all the sectors – civil
society organisations , women forums , Area level federation
members ,transgender community ,students community and
media persons were the part of that programme.it was a nation
wide campaign throughout India in major cities like
Bhubaneswar , Delhi, Hyderabad , Bangalore ,Mumbai,
Ahemedabad , Chennai anf Thiruvanthapuram.
Hundres of women came together voluntarily for Shakti
Women’s day event at lower pmg square to make the demand
for 50% election tickets for female candidates for coming Lok
Sabha Election.
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11.Survey on Common Resourse Mapping
Sadhana Foundation , Bhubnaeswar got an opportunity to
work with FES ( The Foundation for Ecological Security) a
registered non profit organisation based in Anand, Gujarat,
India working towards the Ecological Restoration and
conservation of land and water resources i.e.ecologically
fragile , degraded and marginalised regions of the country
through concentrated and collective efforts of village
communities.
On 29 th of march 2019 , we completed two nos. of survey and
mapping of common land and water resources as a process of
village common resources mapping at Salatara and Nuagaon
village of Gediapalli Gram Panchayat of Khurdha district with
the active support of local villagers and PRI members .Mr.
sandeep Jena , the technical person along with Mr.suryakant
Mohapatra , Treasurer of Sadhana Foundation completed the
process successfully.
STARR , Bhuaneswar (Society for Training Action , Research
and Rehabiltation ) had organised the entire programme along
with manyother CBOs and NGOS of different parts of Odisha.
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