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Mahalir Mela 2022: to mark International Women’s Day 2022

Venue: Shanti Ashram

Date: 5th March 2022

Mahalir Mela 2022: to mark International Women’s Day 2022

Theme: ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’

Objectives of the 2022 Women’s Day celebration:

Celebrate the International Women’s day, 2022 and organize a series of public engagement interfaces to highlight the 2022 theme.
Organize a Collective reflection and an Interfaith Prayer with Faith Communities to thank women and men who have upheld the dignity of women during this multi-dimensional COVID 19 global crisis
Conduct a public hearing with young girls and boys on the theme ‘Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow’
Presentation on Partnership in achieving Sustainable Development Goals
Convene the members of Shanti Ashram’s partnership platform and honour 100 extraordinary women from the frontlines and make visible their voices, their experiences and their contributions in making their communities safer during the COVID 19 Pandemic
Share a community lunch and celebrate together

All work is half done when women are not involved!

Mahatma Gandhi

Programme

Time	Events
11.00 am	Registration of Participants Ms.Jeeva, Ms.Thangakili, Ms.Angeline Jennifer
11.30	Interfaith prayer led by Shanti Ashram Staff Ms.Bagyamary, Ms.Monica Cristina, Ms.Aseena, Ms.Manimegalai, and Ms.Tamilarasi
11.35	Artistic performance by the members from Shree Natya Niketan School of Dance
11.40	Overview of the ‘Partnership in achieving Sustainable Development Goals’ Dr.S.R.Subramanian & Ms.Monica Cristina, Sustainable Development Programme ‘Advancing Health & Bridging the Digital Divide for Children’ Ms.Devika, International Center for Child and Public Health
11.45	Artistic performance by the Bala Shanti Children
11.50	Special Address & honouring of the Kasturba Gandhi Awardees Dr.Kowsalya, Registrar, Avinashilingam University for Women
12.00 pm	Artistic performance by the staff of Shanti Ashram
12.05	30th edition of the ‘Intergenerational Dialogue with Boys to end violence against girls and women’ Moderator: Shri. G.Vijayaragavan Honouring the panelists: Ms.Ramya Kamesh, Chartered Accountant Ms.Shobhana Kumar, Writer, Poet & Founder, Small Differences Musical Interlude: Ms.Mahizh Malar K.N
12.25	Honouring 100 Women Leaders from the Frontlines for leading Covid-19 Vaccination Dr.Nirmala, Dean, Coimbatore Medical College Hospital Dr.Sudha Ramalingam, Director, Research & Innovation Professor, Department of Community Medicine, PSGIMS&R, Ms.N.A.Sujatha, Manager-Marketing at Brookefields Estates Pvt Ltd
12.50	Artistic performance by the members from Shree Natya Niketan School of Dance Honouring the Performing Artists: Dr. Lakshmi Shanti, Senior Paediatrician, IAP
12.55	Voices from Shanti Ashram’s young volunteers and the concluding remarks Ms.Zuhana and Ms.Anusha Bhansali Dr.Kezevino Aram, President, Shanti Ashram
01.00	Community Lunch