SancharISD
Activities
Despite limited resources and resource persons, Sanchar was able
to do a lot of work during the year 2006-07. Being a young
organization, we do not have any kind of financial support
However, through various media such as training workshops and
through support from a few individuals, we were able to perform
considerable well in the last financial year.
Training on various issues has been conducted for this year like:
Theatre
training workshop
Theatre training was organised for the children of Integrated
Community Development Programme (Delhi) on 23rd and 24th
of December 2006. The over all idea of the training was to impart
knowledge of street theatre and its use in carrying out social
awareness and in development works. Young artists were part of the
training. Some 18-20 participants attended the training and
benefited from the workshop. The workshop was lively and
entertaining.
Jammu & Kashmir training workshop on HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS training at Jammu &
Kashmir, conducted by Ms. Meena and Paramjeet Bernad, from 21st
to 25th November. This training was conducted for the
trainers of Catholic Social Service Society. There were 30
participants from the organization who were present in the
training. The group was both New and Old (many of them had already
attended the first level of the training while many were fresher).
The motto of the workshop was to
generate awareness amongst the participants about HIV/AIDS and on
how to sensitize others in the community. Participants were very
energetic and each session of the workshop was full of discussions
and very interactive.
Participants at the Jammu & Kashmir workshop busy
listening to the trainers
and jotting down useful
information.
Ice-breaking session before the actual workshop.
Group
discussion session during the workshop about the need for growth
of a young
child and about issue of child identity.
Training
programme of elected women representatives for
Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation
Gender and
Governance
The 73rd Amendment
Act of our constitution has laid down the provision of 33%
reservation for women. This has led to an increased number of
women enrolled in Panchayati Raj System. However, this does not
necessarily indicate that status of women has improved
significantly. As it was observed in Sohna Block, women have
accepted their fate in the patriarchal society and do not have any
say in the household or Panchayat decisions despite the
significant position occupied by them.
Hence, apart from technical
training on Panchayati Raj Act, it was realized that if the face
of governance in the villages has to be changed, women would have
be motivated to affirm their identity, develop leadership
qualities, self confidence, so that they fully understand their
roles and responsibilities as Panch or Sarpanch. The need to
empower women to speak in front of the officials as well as to be
equipped to understand various aspects of politics was also felt.
Consequently, on 24th
of January, Panchayati Raj Training Programme for elected women
representatives was held by Sanchar Integrated Social Development.
The resource person for the programme was Mrs. Seema Rana Jaswal
and Mr. Paramjeet Bernad. A total of thirteen participants were
present in the workshop. The participants came from different
villages like Abheypur, Rithoj, Garhiwajidpur, Dhunela, Gairatpur,
and Tikli.
Training Workshop for Young girls
for Navshrishti
Family
life and life skills
training workshop with 30 adolescent girls at Aithmadpur village,
Faridabad.
A day long workshop was
conducted by the “SancharISD” on the 13th of October.
Seema Rana Jaswal and Paramjeet Bernad were the resource person
for the training workshop.
The workshop was targeted at a
young audience between the age group of 10 to 19 years. The
sessions were designed easy and interactive for the target group
so that they could derive the maximum benefit.
Young girls in the community
hardly get any attention from their parents and usually there is
no one is in the family with whom they can discuss any kind of
physical problem faced by them in the adolescent age. They are
also unaware and hardly take proper care of themselves.
The training was put together to
create awareness and to educate young girls about the need for
better nutrition and hygiene especially during the age they are
in.
Sanchar
Integrated Social Development Production
PARDA – the Curtain
Central message of the film:
Gay and lesbian relationships do exist in the society. But
they are kept hidden due to social pressures and guilt. Such
people should have the right to chose
and live with there beloved
irrespective of his / her sex.
Unfortunately, not everyone dares to come out in open due to
insecurities and social reasons. Many get
married, against their own wishes, and try to follow the system.
But their original sexual desires
often lead them to cheat out not only on their partners but
also their own
selves.
Societal norms try to regulate the system through institutions
like
marriage, love etc.,
but people with Lesbian and Gay
orientation do exist. They are
marginalized by the needless regulations and laws that the society
has
imposed upon them. Thus,
they remain hidden behind layers of curtains. They
live a suffocating life without a legal
status and recognition of their
sexual orientation. That makes them emotionally and
sexually vulnerable to
abuse and exploitation.
But today, people with same sex preferences have begun to come out
in
open to raise their voice
and demand
their rights.
Approach to the content and narrative
style:
The main character 'Sagar' lives alone in the city. He is
separated
from his family for social reasons. He
comes across another person at a
party and relationship begins to take off. However it breaks
off when Sagar learns that the other boy is engaged to a girl and
plans to marry her… as a
social facade.
Film premier show and its
making background:
The film’s premier show was
organised by SancharISD on
28th December 2006
at 10, Indian Social Institute, Lodhi Institutional Area,
Behind Sai Baba
Temple, New Delhi.
The film was shot on PD170
camera in four days with two days outdoor and two days indoor
shooting. The entire team except the camera and light crew worked
voluntarily in the film. Because of the various individual support
and cooperation we were able to complete the film within our
planned schedule.
Screening of
the film:
-
Premier show
of film –
28th December, 2006 at 10, Indian
Social Institute, Lodhi Institutional area, Behind Sai baba
Temple, New Delhi.
-
Bhim Rao
Ambedkar College, University of Delhi –
Film was
screened in Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi in
its Journalism Department with a gathering of 60 to 70 student
and 4-5 Professors. The response was both positive and
negative for the film. And the debate was really very fruitful
with the students.
-
Lady Shri
Ram College –
the film was screened in the premises of Lady Shri Ram College
on 24th of January, 2007. It got a very good response
and discussions on the issue of the film were very good and
everyone admired the content of the film.
Film Coverage:
Rashtriya Sahara Hindi newspaper published an article about the film “Parda - the
Curtain” after its premier show on 5th of January, 2007
in their film analysis column.
Future Plam
Future plan for this film is to
send it to various film festivals and colleges and institution to
generate awareness and to initiate discussions on the issue.
