Sama organised a one-day round table on 2nd July 2024 in Delhi, titled “Interrogating Sickle Cell Disease as a Public Health and Reproductive Justice Issue,” to deliberate on some critical issues on sickle cell disease (SCD) and share experiences from its field visits to Chhattisgarh for guidance on its future work on SCD. Here are some photographs of the round table. Continue reading
To deliberate on some critical issues on sickle cell disease (SCD), Sama organised a one-day round table on July 2, 2024, in Delhi to share observations from its field visits to Chhattisgarh for guidance on its future work on SCD. The round table, titled “Interrogating Sickle Cell Disease as a Public Health and Reproductive Justice Issue,” brought together doctors, health policy contributors, feminists, academics, and disability and public health activists to examine SCD from the perspective of patient rights and as a feminist public health issue through the lenses of reproductive justice and disability justice. Continue reading
Adding to the series of training modules designed for healthcare providers, titled “Towards Addressing Gender Inequity and Gender-Based Violence,” is a training module tailored for ASHAs. As front-line community health workers, ASHAs have very frequent interactions with the community. Because of their location, they are also accessible and are often a safe and initial point of contact for survivors of violence. Continue reading
As part of a series of training modules, “Towards Addressing Gender Inequity and Gender-Based Violence,” which we have been developing for healthcare providers, we are happy to present the module for the training of Nurses. Continue reading
Survivor Centered Approach and Care to address Gender Based Violence is an information guide in Hindi designed for all those who find themselves in a position of support for the survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV). इस जानकारी पुस्तिका का उद्देश्य सर्वाइवर केंद्रित दृष्टिकोण के मूल सिद्धांतों को समझना है, जिनका उपयोग विभिन्न संदर्भों में फ्रंटलाइन समर्थन व्यक्तियों द्वारा किया जा सकता है। Continue reading
Over the past two years, Sama has organised workshops with community-based organisations as well as short courses for youth. These spaces were utilised to unpack gender-based violence, improve the intersectional viewpoint, and hold systems accountable. Participants from approximately 100 community-based organisations in Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha attended these seminars and short courses. This blog is based on the experiences of participants who attended Sama’s short courses and workshops. Continue reading
A report of the two-day Regional Dialogue on Collective Challenges to Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Ways Forward, organized and conducted by Sama on February 20–21, 2024, over Zoom. Over 100 participants from 45 organisations engaged with issues of intersectional discrimination, transgender rights, holistic education, disability, SRHR, GBV, etc. came together to share their experiences and learn from each other. Continue reading
जेंडर आधारित हिंसा को अक्सर एक व्यक्तिगत मुद्दा या कानूनी मुद्दे के रूप में देखते है; इसके बजाय हम जो हिंसा के पीड़ित व्यक्ति के जरूरतों को ध्यान में रखकर, सर्वाइवर केंद्रित दृष्टिकोण को अपनाकर, इसको बढ़ावा देकर, सर्वाइवर के अधिक मदद कर सकते है। खासकर के सर्वाइवर के स्वास्थ्य जरूरत, मानसिक स्वास्थ्य के जरूरतों को पूरा करके, उनकी खुद की निर्णय की क्षमता को बढ़ाने में, उनकी आत्मविश्वास को बढ़ाकर आप उनकी मदद कर सकते है। Continue reading
On February 20-21, 2024, Sama is organising a virtual regional dialogue titled “Gender-based violence: Shared Challenges and Collective Efforts – A Regional Dialogue” (“जेन्डर आधारित हिंसा को सामूहिक चुनौती – एक क्षेत्रीय संवाद”). Young community leaders from Bihar, Odisha, and Jharkhand who have participated in Sama’s capacity strengthening workshops and short courses over the years will be joining this Regional Dialogue. Continue reading
Announcement for a Short Course on gender-based violence (GBV) and the health systems’ role and accountabilty to be held in Ranchi between 16 and 20 December, 2023. यह शॉर्ट कोर्स झारखंड में समुदाय स्तर पर जेंडर, स्वास्थ्य और सामाजिक न्याय के मुद्दों पर काम करने वाले युवा कार्यकर्ताओं, संगठनों और समूहों के सदस्यों को आवेदन करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया जाता है। Apply Now! Continue reading
