Strength TogetHER : Cohort 15

September 25, 2021 “It is time that we all took a stand against Harassment”. To explore different points of view, views, insights, experiences, and tales, 'Strength TogetHER ,' a girls-only peer-to-peer self-development group supervised by ' Lokopakar ,' an organization that supports youth development via a variety of programs, was founded. This virtual platform promotes girls of all mindsets and backgrounds to grow as individuals by offering a secure area for them to simply be themselves. After the success of our fifth session, we convened our sixth session via Zoom on September 25th, with all the excitement, enthusiasm, and apprehension that comes with it. The "SEXUAL HARRASMENT" session started at 5:00 p.m. and finished about 6:30 p.m. With about 20 attendees and four speakers, it was a really enjoyable and productive session. We felt protected and secure under the moderation of Sadikshya Maharjan, who is currently pursuing BA.LLB in her final year at Natio...

  On September 5, 2021 “Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff.”                                                                                                                      -Robert Elio Facilitated by ‘Lokopakar’ , an organization that promotes youth development, ‘Strength TogetHER’ is a safe virtual space where girls from all walks of life may con...

August 7, 2021 ‘When we share our happy moments with each other, the memories will endure a lifetime!!!’ ‘Strength TogetHER’ , a girls-only peer-to-peer self-development group facilitated by ‘Lokopakar’ , an organization that supports youth development via a range of programs, was formed to explore distinct points of view, thoughts, insights, experiences, and stories. This virtual space encourages girls of various mindsets and backgrounds to develop as individuals by providing them with safe space to just be themselves. We convened our fourth session via Zoom on August 7th, with all the excitement, energy and apprehension that comes with it, after the success of our third session. T he session titled , “MOMENTS OF JOY” , began at 4:00 p.m. and ended around 5:30 p.m. With about 20 attendees and five speakers, it was a really enjoyable and productive session. We felt protected and secure under the moderation of Miss Simran Khatri, who recently completed her Bachelors in Development Studi...

  On July 17, 2021 ‘MENSTRUATION ISN’T DIRTY! IT’S NORMAL AND NATURAL!!!’ Facilitated by ‘Lokopakar’ , a youth development organization which provides youth variety of programs, ‘Strength TogetHER’ girls-only, peer-to-peer self-development group was created to discuss unique points of view, thoughts, insights, experiences and stories. This virtual area allows girls of different mindsets and backgrounds to grow as individuals by giving them a place to just be themselves, talk about their problems and find solutions. After the success of our second session on June 19th, we convened our third session via Zoom on July 17th with all the excitement, enthusiasm, and nervousness that comes with it. The talk, titled “MY FIRST PERIOD STORY” , started at 2 P.M and ended around 3:30 P.M. It was a highly effective session, with approximately 20+ attendees and four speakers. We felt safe and secure under the direction of Miss Samriddhi Khanal, who is currently working as a School Health Nurse ...

June 19,2021 " ALL FOR LOVE AND LOVE FOR ALL " Facilitated by 'Lokopakar' , a organization that promotes youth development through a variety of programs, 'Strength togetHER' virtual program was created specifically for girls and young women of various mindsets and backgrounds. They all come together during our meetings to discuss their unique points of view, thoughts, insights, experiences and stories. This virtual space allows them to develop as individuals by providing a platform where they can just be themselves, talk about their difficulties and discover answers. Following the success of our first session on 5th of June, we held our second session on 19th of June through zoom. The session, titled 'MY SOCIETY AND ACCEPTANCE OF QUEERNESS' began at 2 PM and lasted until roughly 3:15 PM.  With nearly 25+ participants and our four speakers, it was a very effective session. We felt protected and secure under Soph Lavi nas 's guidance, who is a...

June 5,2021 Strength TogetHER, facilitated by 'Lokopakar' is a virtual platform for girls created to share and hear personal stories without the fear of being watched and judged. Lokopakar is an organization running its different programs for youth development.  It gives us enormous pride to say that our virtual family 'Strength TogetHER' has been reached to various new sets of people. From being a participant of cohort 7 to being a proud coordinator of cohort 15, I learned Happiness is all about Self Love. On 5th of June(5PM), we had our first session i.e. Introductory session. I, Dipa Yadav, the Coordinator of Cohort 15 was really happy but nervous at the same time as it was my new experience with lots of new happy faces.  Our session started with the short greetings,'Hello, Hey......'. After a short greeting, Binisha didi formally started the session with the introduction of Lokopakar followed by the introduction of its ongoing project 'Strength TogetHER...