SEVEN DAYS’ SELF DEFENSE WORKSHOP FOR GIRLS

The Women Empowerment Forum conducted 6th Seven-Day Self-Defense Workshop for girls from March 11 to 18, 2024. Ms. Mona, Sr. Instructor Girls Bn., NCC Chandigarh was the chief guest on the opening day. Ms. Pushpa Devi, social worker, gave important tips on crime against women. A demonstration of self-defense was given by Mr. Satwinder Singh, Director Taekwondo Institute, Patiala. During the workshop various Guest Lectures were also conducted such as Economic Empowerment through Financial Literacy of Women by Dr. Jyoti Arora, “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress” by Dr. Sukhwinder Singh, Upliftment of skills-based education for Women and Youth leadership by Dr. Jaswinder Kaur and a short film on “Awareness about Mental Health” was screened. On the valedictory day, Lt. Col. Ravinderjit Randhawa was the chief guest. Dr. Harpreet Kaur, Director, Women’s Studies Center, Punjabi University, was the guest of honor. Forty girls completed the workshop and received Certificates from Maj Gen A.K.Shori (Retd.) Chairman Governing Body, Officiating Principal Dr. Meenakshi Negi and other dignitaries.