Strength TogetHER : Cohort 2

  19 September, 2020. After the successful completion of 6th session which was titled as "A time i felt low", on 19th September we had our 7th session on the topic "Small things that makes me happy".  Starting with the session, all the powerful girls of cohort 2 were really very excited to share the small things that made them happy. Our moderator for the sessions is Bhawana Ma'am, a powerful and charming woman who is a marketing manager of Fightback, Nepal which aims in reducing sexual violence in Nepal and India. I, Heena Shrestha, was really excited for this particular session as I was preparing for this blog. I am a student and I love experimenting new things.  The session started at 3.00 pm and smoothly went till 4.00 pm via Zoom app with an active participation of almost 20 girls. • Our first speaker shared how happy she gets when the things happen according to her expectations. She also shared the happiness she gets through people when they compliment

 5th September 2020 Coming upto the sixth session Strength togetHER has become a virtual family for girls and young women of different mindsets and background to share their views, stories , ideas and perspective.It is a virtual program facilitated by LOKOPAKAR , a youth organization focusing on personal and professional development of youth in Nepal. The organization has created a platform for young girls to understand themselves better and grow as an individual. After the successful completion of the five sessions, on 5th September 2020 at 4:30 pm we had a session where we discussed about "The time I felt low." It was a 70 minutes long session with an active participation of about 25 girls. We also had two guests from the cohort 1 of Strength togetHER. We had 5 participants sharing their story.After listening to every participant our moderator also shared her story which brought an emotional environment in the session. • Our first speaker shared her story of the time when s

22 August, 2020 Being provided with the best comfort by our moderator and participants of Strength TogetHER ; a virtual space for girls facilitated by   'LOKOPAKAR' ,  the fifth session of cohort 2 themed   'I WANTED A CHANGE'  went very smooth under the mentorship of Bhawana ma'am , currently a marketing manager at Fightback Nepal . This time, six of our participants shared their stories of the phase  they realized change was necessary. Our first speaker shared how she always had a fear of being social and how the ascending time made her realize the importance of socialization which brought a beautiful change in her life  Our second speaker shared about the time she doubted her own sanity for being a loner.A phase striked her,when a completely new friend at school comforted her ,mader her feel free and helped improve her social life which made her to drive in the path of change  Our third speaker shared her journey from being an introvert to an extrovert

8 August 2020 Strength Together is a virtual session facilitated by the organization "LOKOPAKAR". Lokopakar is a youth organization that has been taking the initiative to provide a wonderful platform for youths( especially young girls and women) to express their stories and views based on their personal experiences After the successful completion of our third session, we conducted the fourth session of Strength Together Cohort 2 on 8th august 2020, Saturday. Along with the active participation of 25 girls, our session on the topic " A Time I supported Someone" was conducted very smoothly. The session was managed through zoom. It started at 4:30 pm and ended at around 6:00 pm. Our respected and cheerful moderator Bhawana Ma'am made our session even more motivating and interesting. She is currently working to reduce the risk and probability of sexual violence all across Nepal and India as a marketing Manager of Fightback. Starting with the session, I, Sabdita Adh

25th July 2020 By this time, Strength Together, a virtual program facilitated by ' LOKOPAKAR ' youth organization has achieved to provide a space and platform for each individual (especially girls and young women) to share their views, opinions, perspectives, experiences, even their issues and find solutions to them. Continuing with the same energy as of the previous sessions, we’d our third session of Strength TogetHER cohort 2, themed "  LETTING MY SELF RESPECT WIN " on 25th July 2020, Saturday. Our moderator of the session was respected Bhawana ma’am, currently a marketing manager at Fightback Nepal; a social enterprise that works to reduce the risk of sexual violence all across Nepal and India. She is a cheerful person who loves to meet new people, share ideas, perceptions, thoughts, and experiences. This session provided the opportunity for four of the girls to share their stories about the time when they stood up for themselves and let their self-respect w

11 July 2020. Facilitated by ‘Lokopakar’ youth organization which focuses on the development of youth personally or professionally in Nepal, 'Strength togetHER' virtual program is created especially for girls and young women of different mindsets and backgrounds. During the sessions, they all come together to share various views, ideas, perspectives, experiences, and stories. This space helps them to grow as individuals by creating a platform to be themselves, talk about their issues, and find solutions to their problems.   After our successful maiden session on June 27, we went onto conduct our second session on Saturday, 11th of July 2020. Themed ‘A time that taught me self-love', this session started at 4.30pm to go on until around 6:00 pm via Zoom. There was the active participation of around 20 girls. Everyone was really excited to hear and share the stories. The session started after all the participants had joined. I, along with five other participants shared our s