Interventions – Page 7

24Jun 2024 by admin

International Festival of Peoples Rights and Struggles

Climate Crisis, Human Rights, Sustainable Development

18th to 23rd June, Penang, Malaysia. International Festival of Peoples Rights and Struggles was organized in collaboration of many organizations led by Pesticide Action Network, Asia Pacific at Cititel Hotel, Penang. Other organizers included Asia Peasants Coalition (APC), Peoples Coalition for Food Sovereignty, Global Peoples Caravan, International League for Peoples Struggles (ILPS), International Migrants Alliance, and International Women’s Alliance etc. More than 530 CSOs and Peoples movements from all continents and 44 countries participated in this festival. The central theme of the Festival was “Unite, Resist and Triumph.” Peoples from all parts of the world shared their struggles and successes as well. Intense study workshops were organized on wide variety of subjects including agro ecology, food and farmers, environment, climate change, energy and renewable energy, human rights, war and peace,…

07Jun 2024 by admin

Consultation on Children and Climate Change

Climate Crisis

7th June 2024, YWCA, Delhi. Ajay K Jha was invited as a key note speaker in this consultation organized by India Alliance for Child Rights (IACR), Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and Bahai International House of Public Affairs. More than 50 children and Youth rights activists participated in the Consultation, which focused on bringing children and youth’s concerns in the climate conversations, policies and programmes. Ajay K Jha focused on youth activism and engagement in climate negotiations. He emphasized that though lot of young people and children are participating in the climate negotiations (globally) and climate conversations (nationally), however, this has not led to cre4ating an agency of children and youth in policy making or their interest being addressed in the climate action. This also cautioned children and youth against…

02May 2024 by admin

Dialogue with Women Beedi Workers at Chandan, Bihar

Human Rights

It was a follow up meeting with the beedi workers who have been trained as beautician last year. Purpose of this dialogue was to engage with trained women workers once again and to take stock of real situation of these women. Participants shared their experience, learning, challenges and opportunities. It has created hope for women beedi workers. After this training, 3 women (Ladhli Khatun, Mehak Praveen and Khushbu Devi) have started freelance work as a parlour didi in their neighbourhood area and one woman (Priya Kesari) is working in her own parlour. Priya said that this training has added value to her work. Now she has some permanent customers and enjoy the work. Khushabu Devi shared her enthusiasm and said that she had earned enough to take care of his…

01May 2024 by admin

Networking Visit to Sasaram

Human Rights

The visit was meant to discuss on activities we have done in last 5 years, what was learning experience, opportunities, challenges, and what needs to be done in next one year. We have visited district jail, observation home, juvenile justice board and district court at Sasaram. During visit to District Jail, Sasaram, have brief discussion with Jail Superintendent Rakesh Kumar on prison condition and general wellbeing of prisoners. Around 1000 prisoners were lodged in the jail and 40 percent of them are accused of liquor related case. Further visited adolescent ward with the superintendent where first time offender of 18-21 years of age group were lodged. During the visit of the adolescent ward, we found minimum four suspicious cases where inmates look like juveniles. When asked about their date of…

15Feb 2024 by admin

Beautician Training Workshop, Chandan, Bihar

Human Rights

PAIRVI has been working with women beedi workers of Chandan Block of Banka district district in Bihar for the last six years. It works to improve their living conditions and social wellbeing. The main agenda of our engagement with beedi workers is to improve the basic rights and social security schemes, develop the alternative livelihood options and entrepreneurship skills, build the leadership quality among the women beedi workers and to establish the cooperative/associations of women beedi workers. These women mostly belong to minority communities and other deprived groups. According to a survey conducted by PAIRVI, rolling Beedi is an industry that employs mostly women. Prolonged exposure to tobacco causes health consequences. The work is so poorly paid that some never break the cycle of poverty that locks them into unhealthy…

15Jan 2024 by admin

National Youth Workshop: Nurturing Youth – Creating Possibilities

Human Rights

PAIRVI has been, for many years, organizing the national workshops to build perspective of the CSOs on various issues and to create a platform for sharing advocacy strategies, celebrating our successes and reflecting on gaps and challenges. This time PAIRVI has focused to build capacity and advocacy skill of youths and organized the National Youth Workshop on Nurturing Youth, Creating Possibilities. The workshop was organized at Hotel Rajputana Ranthambhore, Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan on 26-28 December 2023. The workshop witnessed participation of 24 participants from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Delhi. Advocacy and community outreach are essential skills for anyone who wants to make a positive impact on the world. While working with CSOs it is important to have the ability to rightly communicate the message, mobilize the…

14Dec 2023 by admin

सामाजिक परिवर्तन के लिए फोटोग्राफी विषय पर कार्यशाला

Human Rights

पैरवी और समवेत, भागलपुर की ओर से 'सामाजिक परिवर्तन के लिए फोटोग्राफी' विषय पर एक फोटो एवं वीडियो डाक्यूमेन्टेशन कार्यशाला का आयोजन 30 नवंबर 2023 को भागलपुर में किया गया। इस कार्यशाला का मुख्य उद्देश्य जमीनी स्तर पर कार्य कर रही संस्थाओं के कार्यकर्ताओं में फोटो एवं वीडियो डाक्यूमेन्टेशन की बुनियादी समझ विकसित करना था। कार्यशाला की शुरुआत करते हुए पैरवी के कार्यक्रम समन्वयक दीनबंधु वत्स ने प्रतिभागियों का स्वागत किया और कार्यक्रम की रूपरेखा व उद्देश्य पर चर्चा की। समवेत के निदेशक विक्रम ने कार्यशाला के उद्देश्य पर अपनी बात रखते हुए कहा कि सामाजिक संगठनों एवं संस्थाओं के लिए फोटो और वीडियो दस्तावेजीकरण का विशेष महत्व है, यह जागरूकता एवं एडवोकेसी में सहायक होने के साथ-साथ विभिन्न मंचों और सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म के आधुनिक समय में वैश्विक…

09Oct 2023 by admin

5th Asia Pacific Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities

Sustainable Development

Asia Pacific Forum of Ministers and Authorities of Environment | 3rd to 6th October, 2023 • UNEP organizes Regional Forum in all the 6 regions of the UN before each UNEA. This time UNEA is being organized during 26th February to 1st March 2024 at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. In the Asia Pacific region, it was organized as titled “5th Forum of Ministers and Authorities of Environment in Asia Pacific.’ It was organized in collaboration with the Govt of Sri Lanka at Shangri-La Colombo on 4th and 5th October. The objective of the Regional Forum is to provide to input regional priorities for the UNEA. More than 50 CSOs belonging to the Major Groups and Sri Lanka’s CSO participated in the Forum. Ajay K Jha, Regional Facilitator (Asia Pacific)…

07Oct 2023 by admin

SDG Summit 2023

Sustainable Development

Ajay K Jha was the Focal point of the APRCEM during the SDG Summit. He was invited to speak in the SDG Summit (Leader Dialogue 5) on the 18th September representing Asia Pacific Regional CSOs Engagement Mechanism (APRCEM) and CECOEDECON. He was also invited to speak in the MGOS Coordination Mechanism (MGOS CM) side event titled “Breaking the barriers and Leaning no one behind” on the 16th September. SDG Summit SDG Summit Leaders Dialogue 5 (19th September) was entitled “Unity and Solidarity; Strengthening the Multilateral system for enhanced support, cooperation, follow up and review.” The dialogue was moderated by the President of Mozambique and the Prime Minister of Iceland. Ajay K Jha was the only CSO speaker in the event. Around 20 Heads of the Government (Prime Minister)…

10Aug 2023 by admin

बदलाव की शुरुआत परिवार से करनी होगी, रहना होगा अधिकारों के प्रति जागरूक

Human Rights

जेण्डर, गैर-बराबरी और कानूनी ढांचा पर कार्यशाला 40 से अधिक ग्रामीण किशोरियों व महिलाओं में जेण्डर की समझ बढ़ाने और गैर बराबरी व कानूनी अधिकारों पर प्रशिक्षण के लिए पैरवी, नई दिल्ली और सत्यकाम जन कल्याण समिति, छिंदवाड़ा द्वारा 01 अगस्त 2023 को होटल शानू, छिंदवाड़ा में एक दिवसीय कार्यशाला का आयोजन किया गया। कार्यशाला में 'जेण्डर; दृष्टिकोण निर्माण' पर बोलते हुए पैरवी, नई दिल्ली के रजनीश साहिल ने कहा कि हम सदियों से मनुष्य को महिला और पुरुष में बांटकर देखने के आदी रहे हैं। संबंध हों या कार्य उन्हें हमने महिला और पुरुष के भेद में बांट रखा है। इन्ही धारणाओं के कारण महिला, पुरुष व अन्य पहचानों के बीच भेदभाव और गैर-बराबरी की व्यवस्था का अस्तित्व बना है और किसी अलग पहचान, व्यवस्था को स्वीकार करना मुश्किल…