WOMEN EMPOWERMENT CELL

REPORT

GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

Sangareddy, Medak Dist.-502001

Telangana State

Women Empowerment Cell

Report

Women empowerment cell established in our college to empower girl students to enhance

understanding of issues related to women, to develop, promote and disseminate knowledge about

their role in society. It provides a platform to share their experiences and voices regarding their

status in society and suggests ways to improve and empower themselves.

Aim: Strengthening communities by empowering women and elevating their position in terms of

capacity building.

Objectives:

To sensitive the students on the need for empowerment of women.

To help them understand their strengths and potential.

To conduct seminars, workshops and awareness programs- to impart knowledge of

opportunities and rights.

To train and empower the girl students.

To provide advisory, consultancy and counseling services.

To help them to identify inherent talents and develop skills.

Constitution of the committee

Every year in consultation with faculty members the Head of the Institution constitutes Women

Empowerment Cell to plan and execute women awareness activities.

Given below is the committee constituted for the year 2015-16

S. No. Name Position

1 Smt.Sameera Nazneen, Principal Chair Person

2 Dr.A.Sunitha Coordinator

3 Dr.SP.Krishnaveni Member

4 A.Varalaxmi, B.A. IIIyr Student Member

5 T.Sudha Rani, B.Com IIIyr Student Member

Initiatives:-

The committee plans and executes several initiatives for the benefit of the students.

Women empowerment cell is very actively working in the college aiming at Intellectual

and social upliftment of female students. The cell stands for facilitating women’s

empowerment through seminars, awareness programs and providing advisory and

counseling services.

Conducted certificate course in Tailoring Trade in collaboration with Women and Child

Welfare Agency - Govt. of A.P. in 2013 for, 52 days and trained 30 students. Two

students were provided with sewing machines by Women and Child Welfare Department.

Dr.Ch.Nagamani was awarded with state second best Women Empowerment Cell

Coordinator for her enlightening services, at Youth Festival by CCE, Hyderabad.

Listed below are the activities planned and executed since 2011-2015

S.No Date Topic Resource Person Brief Report

1 19-12-2011

Reconstitution of

the committee

Sri. Phelix Edward,

Principal

The existing women empowerment

committee was reconstituted as women

empowerment cell as per CCE guidance.

To plan and organize gender

sensitization programs and to redress the

grievances of the staff & students

2 01-08-2012 Breast feeding

day

Mr. Shankarachari,

Program coordinator,

UNICEF

Necessity, importance, culture of breast

feeding, infant and mother mortality

were explained

3 24-08-2012 Women Equality

day

Smt. Humeira

Fathima, CM, SBH

The mile stones in women emancipators

movement giving references to the ups

and downs to women status by taking

historical as well as social perceptive are

explained.

4 06-09-2012 Legal Awareness Senior Advocate Sri.

Niranjan Rao

He explained various legal aspects

related to human rights.

5 11-01-2013

Atrocities against

women

preventive

measures

1. Justice Niranjan

Rao,

2.Sri.Hari Chandra

Reddy, Circle

Inspector

Different legal opportunities were

informed to students by guests and the

demo was given on self defence.

Students were enlightened with various

websites related to educational as well

as career opportunities

6 04-02-2013

Certificate course

in Skill training

in Tailoring

Trade

Sri.A.Dinakar Babu,

IAS, District

Collector

45 days course in Tailoring and

Embroidery were inaugurated.

7 08-03-2013 International

Women's day Smt.P.Kalyani

The resource person and staff gave

messages and cultural events were

performed by students.

8 01-08-2013

Breast feeding

week

celebrations

Sri.Shankarachari,

Coordinator,

UNICEF

Dr.Prabhavathi,

Medical Officer,

Govt. Hospital

Focused on the scientific approach to

breastfeeding culture.

9 26-08-2013 Women Equality

Day

Sri.A.Dinakar Babu,

Dist. Collector

District collector Sri.A.Dinakar Babu

has motivated the stdents by his speech

and distributed certificates of Tailoring

trade course.

10

10-9-2013

to

13-9-2013

Certificate course

on Gender and

Human rights

ASMITHA

Hyderabad based

NGO

Conducted 4 days certificate course on

Gender and Human rights by

ASMITHA.

11 25-11-2013 Violence against

women

Smt. Kalyani,

Principal

WEC organized a program on violence

against women and resource person

discussed about violence against

women, consequences of discrimination

against women.

12 21-01-2014 Legal Awareness

Programme

Smt. Kanaka Durga,

Senior civil judge,

Dist. Court.

WEC and legal Awareness Services

Authority has organised an awareness

programme on legal aspects relating to

women.

13 24-01-2014 National Girl

Child day Smt. Shobha, DEO

WEC and students union of the college

in coordination with Jana Vignana

Vedika which is affiliated to All India

People's science network arranged an

awareness programme

14

14.07.2014

to

17.07.2014

Certificate course

in gender &

human rights

ASMITA Resource

Center, Hyderabad

In Collaboration with ARC Hyderabad 4

days certificate course was conducted. A

team of 6 resource persons enlightened

through PPT & documentaries, various

aspects like domestic violence, child

marriages, RTI, Discrimination Dalits,

Adivasis, HIV AIDS affected people.

15

01.08.2014

to

07.08.2014

Awareness

program on the

culture of Breast

Feeding.

Smt. K Laxmi, ICDS

Supervisor.

Smt. K Laxmi emphasized, the need of

giving priority to natural and child care,

explained breast feeding culture and

brief account of the historic importance

of the event.

16 05.08.2014

Awareness

Program on Anti-

Ragging

Smt. Kanakadurga,

Sr.Civil Judge&

Security, Sri. Rama

Rao, Advocate,

member dist Legal

service authority, Mr.

K. Venu, Advocate,

State CADCO vice

chairman & member

dist. anti raging

committee, Ms.

Umadevi, Manager-

Andhra Bank

The spokes persons spoke about Anti-

Ragging Act, Causes, and Methods of

ragging, prevention, prohibition &

punishment under the act and real life

examples discussed. And also discussed

various matrimonial issues, RTI Act,

Domestic violence Act, Free Legal Aids.

17 22.08.2014 Awareness on

RTI

Sri Yadaiah, member

in Mundadugu-

Eenadu

Resource person provided detailed

information about RTI- uses, procedure

for application to RTI etc.

18 05.02.2015

Sexual

Harassment on

Women remedial

measures

Smt. Sumati, IPS, SP

Medak Dist.

Resource person enlightened about

women’s problems especially sexual

harassment and protection from the

police department, information about

help line centers, “She” protection

teams, department face book account

etc. She instilled courage to face any

kind of situation. Students of our college

and surrounding junior colleges, schools

attended the program.

19 06.07.2015

Movement

Against

Trafficking

(MAT)

Sri. Venkataiah,

Program

Coordinator, Miss.

Reshma, Field

assistant from

Prajwala NGO,

Hyderabad

Presented documentaries, short films

and spoke about the ways and means of

trafficking women and children, how

they are exploited.

20 05.08.2015 Breast feeding

week

K. Laxmi, UNICEF

member

Resource person explained the

importance and advantages of the breast

feeding.

21 10.09.2015

The power of

Women - An

awareness and

motivational

program

Ms. Vani Prasad -

Commissioner of

Collegiate Education,

Smt. Shailaja,

Advocate and CPDC

member, D. Sathyam,

JVV president.

The resource person spoke about the

importance of women empowerment,

need to bring out the inherent talents,

role of women, role models etc.

eliminating myths and misconceptions

of superstitions etc. Demo was

presented by the organizers on

superstitions cultural events, Photo

exhibition too were arranged.

Impact:

Many of the students felt that these programs are highly effective and beneficial to them.

They were made aware of women’s rights, importance of Women Empowerment and these

programs also helped in improving self confidence and building capacities. The evidence was

based on the feedback received from them.

COORDINATOR PRINCIPAL

Members:

1. Dr. A. Sunitha,

2. Dr. SP. Krishnaveni

3. A. Vara Lakshmi

4. T. Sudha Rani

Tailoring course inauguration by Dist. Collector Sri. Dinakar Babu

Justice Sri. Chandra Kumar, High Court Judge

addressing in Legal Literacy Camp

Ms. Vani Prasad, CCE, motivating the students on Power of Women

Power of Women - Motivational program by Janavignana Vedika

International Women’s Day celebrations

Message by Smt. B. Sumathi, SP, on sexual harassment of women and protection