Category: Our Work

Health without violence: Comprehensive response to GBV

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We began this new year (2025) with organising a Short Course for healthcare providers on ‘Addressing Gender-based Violence as a Public Health Issue’. This was organised as a residential programme in Bhopal from January 6th to 10th in which 15 participants joined us from 10 different states. This marks a significant milestone in our efforts, as Sama has dedicated more than a decade and a half to advancing the recognition of gender-based violence (GBV) as a critical public health issue. Continue reading

Multiple Patriarchies, Collective Struggles: Gender Justice, Laws and Perspectives

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We are organising another sharing space on ‘Multiple Patriarchies, Collective Struggles: Gender Justice, Laws and Perspectives’ with prominent human rights lawyer and legal research expert Mangla Verma as the speaker at 3:00 PM on 12 March 2025. हम ‘अनेक पितृसत्ता, एकत्रित संघर्ष: जेंडर न्याय, कानून और परिप्रेक्ष्य’पर एक और साझा सत्र का आयोजन कर रही है 12 मार्च 2025 को दोपहर 3:oo बजे । इस सत्र में, हम एक प्रमुख मानवाधिकार वकील और कानूनी शोध विशेषज्ञ मंगला वर्मा से सुनेंगे । Continue reading

Multiple Patriarchies, Collectivised Struggles: An online session

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On the eve of this 8th March, International Women’s Day 2025, we are organising a sharing space on “Multiple Patriarchies, Collectivised Struggles.” In this online session, Dr. Ayshwarya will share with us her perspectives on gender, sexuality, violence, and sexual and reproductive health rights. इस 8 मार्च, अंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस 2025 की पूर्व संध्या पर हम “अनेक पितृसत्ता, एकत्रित संघर्ष”- एक साझा सत्र का आयोजन कर रहे हैं। यहाँ हम डॉक्टर ऐश्वर्या से जेंडर, यौनिकता, हिंसा और यौन व प्रजनन स्वास्थ्य अधिकारों पर उनके दृष्टिकोण के बारे में सुनेंगे। Continue reading

Shifting Perspectives: Recognising GBV as a Public Health Issue

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Over the years, frontline workers, community members, friends, and leaders who have participated in our workshops and short courses on gender-based violence (GBV) have developed deep reflections and strong commitments to the issue and its survivors. These insights have emerged through their sustained engagement with GBV from a feminist and gender justice perspective. Here is a glimpse of some of the most significant reflections. Continue reading

Webinar: Racial and Structural Disparities in Health: Rights, Treatment, and Care for People with SCD

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As part of a series of consultations and webinars on Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), Sama is organising its third webinar titled, “Racial and Structural Disparities in Health: Rights, Treatment, and Care for People with Sickle Cell Disease” on Tuesday, the 7th of January, 2025, between 05:00 PM and 07:00 PM (IST). Register Now! Continue reading