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Balance For Better: International Women’s Day 2019

Its a time of festivals and new beginnings with the Sun shining brightly for a great year ahead. Sewa International wishes everyone on the occasion of Varsha Pratipada/Gudi Padwa/Ugadi, signifying the arrival of Spring and reaping of Rabi crops. Last month began with a grand event, Fyunli Kauthig in Uttarakhand to celebrate the International Women’s Day 2019. The festival was marked by an august audience of about 4000 women, who presented a scintillating show of traditional dance and music.

On the other hand, this year’s Holi festivities had a special flavor to it as the children at our Tripura refugee camps had for the first time played Holi, while those in Kashi centers had a great time participating in colorful creative drawings and the celebrations.

In Uttarakhand, Sewa International is creating a skill sharing ecosystem, with the newly passed out PMKK trainees holding Fruit Processing workshop for the local SHG members. Sewa International’s Toilet and Hygiene project also organized menstrual hygiene awareness camps in Uttarakhand and UP, where team interacted with school girls and community women to understand the taboos and local eco-system and how best to support them.

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Sewa International Celebrates Fyunli Kauthig

Sewa International marked the 4th edition of Fyunli Kauthig – a local festival celebrated each year on the occasion of International Women’s Day since 2016. This year the event saw new heights as more than 4000 women gathered from across the remotest regions of Rudraprayag and Chamoli. The event was held at Gauchar Grounds, Chamoli and was graced by Mrs. Vijay Bartwal, (Chairperson, State Women Commission, Uttarakhand) as the Chief Guest. The event was sponsored by ONGC. The ground team at Uttarakhand had been working tirelessly towards the preparations for about a month, organising, various performances, activities and logistics. The day long event saw various local dance forms and singing performances by the women of the SHGs. Stalls demonstrating knitting and Ringal products made by women from Sewa Mahila Jyoti were displayed.

Other stalls showcased the skill of our PMKK trainees, demo farm centers and other upcoming projects like Himsampada and HARELA.

Teelu Routeli, Nanda Jaat Yatra and many other awe-inspiring performances which bear the religious as well as historic significance of Garhwal were held by women of Tapovan, Karnprayag, Pokhari, Chandrapuri and Narayankoti clusters. Informative skits to display departmental association with Sewa such as healthcare, eco-tourism, non-farm activities like ringaal handicraft, knitting were exhibited by women and children across Sewa family. 13 women achievers across various fields were felicitated by the Chief Guest for their exemplary work.

A blood donation kiosk was also organized by Shri Mahant Indresh Hospital alongside stalls from across different departments. Participation of women and guests in blood donation was notable.

The event was a huge success and an important milestone of celebrating the work done by Sewa International in Uttarakhand.