Still, the way we look at creativity today is very unidimensional; restricting it to things that bring delight to our senses as fully formed artifacts. However, the act of being creative itself can run deeper than just the apparent beauty that emerges from it.
Protsahan Team
Sexuality has always been a hushed topic in India. The irony being, India recently dethroned China as the most populous country on earth. Sexual expression gets even lesser attention when it comes to protection concerns, especially adolescents.
The predicament Suman is going through is not of her alone. The impact of climate change has emerged as a major cause of concern for humanity. So much so that no one around the world is immune to it. Be it Delhi or Dallas, climate change affects the lives of everybody to varying degrees.
A significant milestone in our pursuit of fostering leadership and cohesive teamwork at Protsahan, this blog highlights a transformative journey facilitated by Swati and Agyatmitra from Play for Peace. Challenging the status quo, illuminating key areas of growth, and continuous improvement: learning and growing!
Our journey at the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) Jharkhand, where Protsahan’s commitment to child protection and our role as a master trainer converged in a transformative four day Training of Trainers (ToT) program. All towards strengthening the child care ecosystem wherever we can.
Participatory and child-friendly spaces at Protsahan are crucial in fostering an environment where voices are heard, choices are respected, and agency becomes a pivotal aspect of gender-transformative empowerment at the grassroots. A four-day Play for Peace workshop created one such space for our Girl Champions.
This blog presents a comprehensive case study from ground zero that sheds light on the issue of sexual and gender-based violence within the context of Tanu (12)’s lived experience in the slum clusters of Uttam Nagar, Delhi.
As a grassroots organization working with communities on deep-rooted beliefs for the last 13 years, we believe in understanding SRHR from a localized, grassroots perspective for meaningful sustainable impact. By embracing local wisdom, we can develop culturally sensitive approaches that address unique challenges faced by communities.
We at Protsahan India Foundation launched the Girl Champions Fellowship program in September 2021 with the goal of building resilient communities by empowering young girls with employability enhancement skills to break intergenerational cycles of sexual and gender-based violence and poverty. Read more about this transformative program here.
The arts have always been a powerful medium for advocacy, political activism, and social change. Today, it’s more important than ever to harness the power of art to advocate for these critical causes.