Kickstart Equality

CEQUIN partnered with Roop VK Foundation for the project on ‘Badhte Kadam’ on working with women collectives, forming and strengthening existing Mahila Panchayats in Mewat.

CEQUIN partnered with MCKS Trust for the project on   ‘Creating Aspirations and Linking Women and Girls to Livelihoods’ on creating livelihood opportunities for women and making them self-reliant.

CEQUIN partnered with DSP Investment Managers Pvt Ltd for the project on ‘Leveraging Work with Men and Boys to Address Gender Based Violence’ addressing GBV using a life cycle approach and  bringing  in the need to sensitise men and boys

CEQUIN partnered with BSES Rajdhani Power Limited for the project on ‘Jamia Community Resource Hub for Women’s Empowerment and Youth Mentorship’ which focused on working with women and girls to build their skills and increase their opportunities and working closely with the community to make them aware of their rights and duties as responsible citizens.

CEQUIN partnered with UNESCO under the flagship programme of Kickstart Equality on building linkages and partnerships established through CEQUIN’s National Alliance for Women’s football in India platform.

CEQUIN partnered with  Australian Government’s ‘Direct Aid Program’ for the project on ‘Football for Girls’ Empowerment’ to promote empowerment &  leadership through football and strengthen women’s football in India.

CEQUIN partnered with Hero Moto Corp Limited for the project on ‘Employability Training and Placement/Self employment for Girls’ to conduct employability training for girls in colleges in Haryana and connect them to the companies for placements.

CEQUIN partnered with Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies for the project on ‘ Mrado Wali Baat: Towards creating gender equitable communities’ to engage with adolescent boys in order to reach the overall goal of creating a gender equitable society.

2015

Project Name: ‘Promoting Education and Safe Spaces for Women and Girls’
Beneficiaries: Adolescent girls and boys
Geographical coverage: Delhi
Duration: 16 days (during 16 Days of Activism)
Project Output:

1. Creating ICTs for distribution at various events
2. Producing still and video documentation
3. Engaging with 25 boys from Jamia Nagar

Project Description: UNFPA supported CEQUIN’s Kickstart Equality campaign being run in partnership with the Development Aid Programme (DAP) of the Government of Australia. The ICTs were created to increase awareness on the issue of human rights and CEQUIN distributed these amongst 200 students in Delhi. During the ’16 Days of Activism,’ more than 100 students participated in a flash-mob  which mentioned the importance of non-discrimination and gender equality. This flash-mob was posted on Youtube- ‘Kickstart Equality.’ The engagement and gender sensitistion of the boys helped CEQUIN to open the minds of a very closed community to the issue of gender equality, non-discrimination and VAWG, as these role models did onwards sensitisation in community.

2017

Project Name: Empowerment of Adolescent Girls’ in Mewat
Beneficiaries: Adolescent girls
Geographical coverage: Mewat, Haryana
Duration: 1 year
Project Outcomes:

1. Retention of girls in Secondary School
2. Delayed marriage of girls
3. Enhanced confidence and leadership qualities in girls
4. Empowerment of girls through enhancing  gender sensitivity and awareness amongst adolescent boys
5. Improved gender norms and reduction of gender discrimination

Project Description: The objective of this programme was the empowerment of girls through targeted interventions, leadership skills, life skills and innovative outreach mechanisms such as football for girls. Within the particular project, CEQUIN ran football camps in the 5 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV) and 10 Co-ed schools in Mewat, which included sessions on health, livelihoods, etc along with technical football sessions.The methodology used by CEQUIN was empowerment of girls through football. The intervention with the KGBV aimed at building the girls’ confidence. leadership and developing capacity in a safe and comfortable setting, while the intervention with girls in the co-ed schools aimed at building confidence, leadership, shattering stereotypes and encouraging the girls to claim their space in a mix-gender environment. Out of school girls’ capacity building,  knowledge creation, linking back to education and livelihoods took place through community camps. CEQUIN also engaged with the boys of the community to generate awareness on gender discrimination, the need to end gender based violence and to create role models who advocate for the women and girls within their communities.