Category: Our Work

Interrogating Sickle Cell Disease as a Public Health and Reproductive Justice Issue

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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

Towards Addressing Gender Inequity and Gender-Based Violence: ASHAs

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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

Survivor Centered Approach and Care to Address GBV: An Information Guide

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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

Expanding the discourse around GBV

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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

On hope, bodily autonomy and sustainable change making: A regional dialogue on GBV and SRHR as a public health issue

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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