Strength TogetHER 19 - Session 1


5th June, 2021

 'Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other successful women who have her back'.

Lokopakar is a voluntary organisation which aims for overall youth development. One of its projects, Strength togetHER provides a virtual space for girls of all age groups. It is a platform where girls can share their feelings, emotions and stories in a safe environment which helps them to grow and build strong relationships. It has already helped many girls to gain self confidence and realize their self worth.

After successful completion of one year of strength togetHER, we decided to launch the 19th cohort with a positive energy. Nearly 15 girls joined the Introductory Session with the same excitement and nervousness. The session started from 3 in the afternoon and went up till 4 via the virtual world of zoom.

I was really nervous and equally excited to meet new girls and couldn't wait to be friends with them. Starting off the session, one of the team members of Lokopakar, Aastha, introduced Lokopakar and the number of projects running under the organisation. We also came to know about the background and how it has impacted many lives in a positive way.The introduction of strength togetHER was given by Binisha, one of the cohort coordinators. We became familiar with how it functions and what is the main aim of this project.

Then, I gave my introduction and talked about my journey of being a coordinator. I am Surakshya Khanal, coordinator of cohort 19. I started off my journey as participants and I have been inspired to form my own group and start a new cohort. After giving my introduction, all the other participants who were present in the virtual room were asked to give their introduction along with the topic that they would love to discuss in future. Among all the responses, here are some of the common topics that were liked by all of us:

1.Mental Health
2.Small things that gives us happiness
3.Sexual harassment
4.Myths and taboos associated with menstruation
5.LGBTQI++

After the introduction round, we played a really fun game called 'Guess the Gibberish'. By the end of the game, we were filled with happiness and joy as it made us realize that if we could figure out so much gibberish, we'd have the strength to figure out every problem of our life. 

By the time we came to the end of the session, I was so refreshed and energized. I am so excited for this journey that is going to be painted by beautiful memories and valuable lessons. We concluded the session by sharing beautiful smiles and promised to bring a change no matter how small it will be.
Looking forward to more sessions.

Written by: Surakshya khanal
Edited by: Manaswi Agrawal

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