Mission Shakti organizes awareness programme at PHC Sedow to promote girl child protection, women empowerment

SHOPIAN : Sankalp Hub for Empowerment of Women, Mission Shakti, Shopian today organized an awareness programme under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) initiative at Primary Health Centre (PHC), Sedow to raise awareness about the protection, education and empowerment of the girl child.
The programme focused on promoting gender equality and encouraging the community to ensure equal opportunities for girls through education, healthcare and social support.
The Medical Officer, PHC Sedow, highlighted the importance of the pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic techniques (PCPNDT) act, emphasizing the need to prevent sex-selective practices and safeguard the rights and healthy development of girls.
During the programme, the gender specialist, Sankalp Hub for Empowerment of Women, sensitized participants about various women-centric welfare schemes being implemented in the district. Information was shared on women’s safety and protection mechanisms, available support services, emergency helpline numbers, legal rights and government initiatives aimed at empowering women and girls. Participants were encouraged to make effective use of these services whenever required.
The programme concluded with an interactive session in which participants actively engaged with the resource persons and pledged to support the cause of protecting, educating, and empowering every girl child. Awareness pamphlets carrying information on women safety initiatives, helpline numbers and government welfare schemes were also distributed among the participants.