GSL SUMMER OF CHANGE
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SUMMER 2021
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The adira.foundation team spread awareness about menstrual hygiene and went for a pad distribution drive for 500+ rural women in Khakhana (Rajkot district) which is a green zone and corona free village on Friday, 31st July. Heartfelt thanks to all those who volunteered as well as donated to our cause😊♥️
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Introducing another of our speakers for the GSL Summer Catalyst Home - Cherry
Cherry is a 14-year-old student from South Korea who has been avidly taking action for the UN Sustainable Development Goals since 2018. Her 100% student-led organization, Greener is Cleaner, was selected as the 2019-20 GSL Global Goals Competition Winner! Now, she is ready to expand her activism globally involving students from all around the world. gic_chadwick
We are very excited to have Cherry involved!
There's still time to register... follow the link in our bio!
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An average of more than 40% of students in India resort to missing school while menstruating as a consequence of social stigma, isolation, embarrassment and inaccessibility of products. The instances of avoiding school are also ramification for the lack of proper sanitation facilities across the country. It has been estimated that 1 out of 5 girls drop out of the school after they start experiencing menstrual cycle. As a result of such ineffective, unhealthy measurements, young girls are exposed to physical health risks from a very early age. This also negatively impacts sexual, reproductive and mental health of individuals.
To learn more about this issue, follow adira.foundation ♀️♀️. #education #awarness #health #womensupportingwomen #gslgoals
Greener is Cleaner’s vision statement and values | GSL Catalyst Day 2
🔭 Mobilize youth leaders to achieve realistic and just solutions to climate change at various levels
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Another 200 sanitary packets distributed at urban slums with education about menstrual hygiene at Dehradun. globalsocialleaders #gslgoals #awareness #womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #girlpower #education #menstrualhealth #periodpoverty #periodpower #periodpositive
As part of a #gslcatalyst programme, student Kudakwashe began a social action project which aimed to reduce environmental 🌳 and water pollution 🌊 in his community in Zimbabwe!
The project focused on collecting recyclable little from his local community, and also educated children and adults on the dangers of not managing litter, encouraging them to recycle.
For more inspiration for your independent challenge head to the challengers resources page ✨
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Hello everyone, we would like to thank all of you for the overwhelming response and support we received for the #RedDotChallenge. Now, at this point in time, we need your help more than ever. More than 500+ women and young girls of the Khakhana village, situated in the Rajkot district, have zero to little access to sanitary products. Especially during pandemic times, it is important not to forget that menstruation doesn't wait for the right time, and if those women continue to follow unsanitary hygiene practises, it is going to cost them a lot. Therefore, the Adira Foundation team has organised a pad distribution drive in that village, for which we will needs funds and sponsorship. The amount of money you donate, big or small, doesn't matter. Because even as little as Rs. 15/- will provide a handful of pads to a young girl going through puberty, who has always heard of menstrual hygiene as something to be shunned in our society. We need your help today, please. We need to show the young girls that they too are entitled to equal opportunities for their future as the boys their age.
Thank you so much for hearing us out. If you would like to donate, please DM: adira.foundation or _het.joshi_ or sanjanaa_kothari ♀
Or you can email at joshihet026@gmail.com #gslgoals
ICS' second team participating in the globalsocialleaders Competition are working on a project aimed to improve the quality of education for special needs children in Na’ur by ensuring that the children have access to a well-furnished and sustainable learning support centre.
They aim to host a workshop with ICS’s own learning support department to improve the quality of education by educating the teachers further on the different disabilities and how to recognize and treat them best.
Great work ICS student leaders, we can't wait to see your work! To learn more about global social leaders and their world around the world, visit their site: www.globalsocialleaders.com/ggcompetition/
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Follow and support this student-led initiative. It integrates environmental awareness into schools’ curriculum and encourages households to recycle plastics.
Reposted from for_a_greener_future Stay tuned for more updates! . . .
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ICS student leaders in Secondary are raising awareness for the damaging effect of mask litter and the importance of environmental conservation as a part of the
Global Social Leaders
GLS Global Goals Competition.
They are engaging in discussion internationally through this competition platform to talk about environmentally-friendly alternatives to disposable masks and support the cause to eliminate the negative effects glove and mask litter is having during the pandemic. Learn more about their efforts and join the conversation at https://www.globalsocialleaders.com/ggcompetition/#phases!
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Started the awareness campaign with assembling the rural women in a hall and explaining the basics of menstrual hygiene and period products to them. Interacted with them and asked several questions. After each explanation, we distributed the pads to them and called in the next batch of women.
PS. The village area was a green zone, and we took all measures necessary from our side to remain protected. #womenempowerment #girlpower #awarness #education #society #womensupportingwomen akshaykumar #gslgoals
Last weeks Chadwick International GSL Catalyst programme was another amazing reminder of the importance of connection and collaboration 🤝🌎 The programme facilitated the meeting of over 70 young people from four countries, giving them the space to discuss their passions, develop their leadership skills and begin their journey to becoming active global citizens.
If you took part in the GSL Catalyst... we would like to say a huge THANK YOU 🙏 We hope that you put into practice all that you learned and continue to think globally and act socially. Make sure to stay in touch - we would love to find out how your projects develop!
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The adira.foundation team once again visited the rural village of Khakhana (Rajkot district) and has initiated the monthly sanitary pad supply for the 500+ women there. Due to covid restrictions, they distributed the sanitary pads to the women representatives of Khakhana, who would later make sure that these pads reach the women in need of them. This drive made sure that the daily and regular supply of sanitary pads is ensured even during pandemic times, where it's not always possible for the women to have access to these hygiene products.
The pads were distributed at a mere cost of Re. 1/- per packet of pads.
Special mention to rekha.bhindi for volunteering along with us!
Hygiene partner: niineindia
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✊ SOCIAL ACTION STORY 👀...
As part of the #GSLCatalyst programme Atyantika started her own social action project - The Red Lotus Project - which aims to encourage women in her local community to properly dispose of their menstrual waste 🚮
The idea for this project was born from a trip Atyantika took to the waste segregation plant in her locality, where she witnessed workers separating menstrual products from food waste with their bare hands. After speaking at length with the workers about their conditions, she felt she understood the situation well enough to start helping to make a change... 🌟
Through the Red Lotus Project, Atyantika educates women in her neighbourhood through conversations, posters and social media, about the repercussions of their actions 💬 She also created and handed out paper envelopes that women could use to dispose of their sanitary waste in a way that was easier for them, and more hygienic for the sanitation workers.
A great initiative that had an undoubted positive impact on members of her community!
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We celebrated Women’s Day with the amazing women working at Bank of Baroda. Our founder was the key note speaker for today’s event and had session and discussion about women’s rights and women empowerment. Special thanks to officialbankofbaroda for inviting us 😊❤️. #gslgoals #womensday #womenempowerment #women #womensupportingwomen globalsocialleaders
We can’t believe we’re already halfway through Catalyst 2 of the GSL Summer of Change 😱 time flies when you’re having fun! What has been your highlight of the programme so far? 🤔
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The level of curiosity about menstrual hygiene was clearly evident on the faces of these rural women. Never in their lives had they been exposed to such a personal, sensitive and apparently 'taboo' topic before.
They were empowered, shy, timid, outspoken, inquisitive, and overall, few of the most fascinating women the world has to offer. Follow adira.foundation to see more about our experiences with them.
PS. The village area was a green zone and we took all measures necessary from our side to ensure our safety. #womenempowerment #awarness akshaykumar #gslgoals
Registration for the GSL Summer of Change is closing soon! Join us to find out…
✅ How to lead yourself and others
✅ What it takes to be a great global citizen
✅ How best to pursue your passions
✅ Why looking after your wellbeing is so important
✅ ALL about the United Nations Global Goals
✅ How you can develop your toolkit for action
… and so much more!
The GSL Summer of Change involves two GSL Catalysts which have different start dates and timings, so that everyone around the world can get involved. You have a choice of:
1️⃣ 12th-16th July
2️⃣ 26th July – 30th July
The timings for each course are: 08.00-11.45 OR 15.00-18.45 (UK time) ⏰
Find out more and register via the link in our bio.
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1512 pads (252 packets) were distributed at Tollygunge Women In Need (WIN) , Kolkata Amongst 35 girls and were educated about menstrual hygiene. In collaboration with periodsocietykolkata 🥰 #gslgoals #womenempowerment #women #womensupportingwomen #girlpower #education #awarness #endperiodpoverty #taboo globalsocialleaders #feminist #menstruation #health
3️⃣ days until catalyst no.2 of the GSL Summer of Change - so excited to meet the participants from 16 countries around the world 🥳
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