On February 6 at Kalki Women's College in New Delhi, a large number of men entered the campus to sexually harass female students, which caused a global uproar. India's relatively conservative gender concepts have always sparked heated discussions. It seems that India must always be shrouded in the conservative atmosphere of religious forces. However, Indian NGO CREA actively empowers women in a country that is relatively unfriendly to women. Read on to see how they did it! I have never been taught to say "NO" to anything in my life.
But now, I want to say what I really want! I want to say YES to Image Manipulation Service what I really want to do! I want to say I "want" to go to school...I want to say I "want" to go out...I want to say I "want" to play football...I want to say "yes" to everything that makes me happy ! ——Participant of the Indian NGO CREA It's My Body program In Taiwan, we often hear girls being taught to say "no" bravely, and this is often in the context of sexual violence, where women should have autonomy over their bodies. But in India, in addition to the lack of physical autonomy in the context of sexual violence, women also lack autonomy in all aspects of daily life, including education, work, marriage, and childbirth.
Therefore, instead of saying "no" to violence, they want the power to say "yes": say what they want, do what they want, and enjoy their due rights, as the girl above said. Indian women have grown up in a restricted environment. It is not easy to have the courage to fight for their rights and dreams. Just the idea of "change" has to break through many barriers. The reason why this girl has such a perception and transformation is because she participated in the "It's My Body" (It's My Body) program run by the Indian NGO CREA.