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International Women’s Day Celebration<br />
ANANYA : SURVIVAL TO SUCCESS - CELEBRATE HER LIFE<br />
International Women’s Day was celebrated on 8 March<br />
<strong>2008</strong>. The theme for the Ministry of Women and Child<br />
Development for <strong>2008</strong> was “Survival to Success -<br />
Celebrate her Life”<br />
The week-long celebration commenced on 3 March <strong>2008</strong><br />
with a press conference as curtain raiser. Smt. Renuka<br />
Chowdhury, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent<br />
Charge) for Women and Child Development spoke to the<br />
press about the 24% hike in allocation for women and<br />
child development, a rise of 50% in the salaries to<br />
Anganwadi Workers and two special schemes for<br />
women’s empowerment - Dhanalakshmi (a conditional<br />
cash transfer scheme which monitors the growing up of<br />
the girl child) and Ujjwala (a scheme for rescue and<br />
rehabilitation of trafficked women). She also announced<br />
that proposals submitted to the Ministry would by handled<br />
by a computerised tracking system which will ensure<br />
greater transparency.<br />
Smt. Renuka Chowdhury also announced the launch of a<br />
public-private-partnership between VLCC, ITC and the<br />
Central Social Welfare Board for a Vocational Training<br />
Programme. Under this initiative, VLCC and ITC will<br />
sponsor the training of women inmates of Short Stay<br />
Homes in beauty care and house keeping so that they,<br />
become capable of taking up jobs in the private sector.<br />
On 4 March <strong>2008</strong>, a Conference on Prevention of<br />
Trafficking at Vigyan Bhawan was organised in<br />
collaboration with United Nation’s Office on Drugs and<br />
Crimes (UNODC) and IOM. The forum was represented<br />
by all stakeholders and the Conference was inaugurated<br />
by Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge),<br />
Ministry of Women and Child Development and Shri<br />
Vyalar Ravi, MOIA was the guest of honour.<br />
On 5 March <strong>2008</strong>, a Workshop on Prevention of Female<br />
Foeticide was organised at YWCA. It was inaugurated<br />
by Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for<br />
Women and Child Development and was well attended<br />
by various stakeholders from the Media, NGO community<br />
and spiritual organisations.<br />
On 8 March <strong>2008</strong>, presentation of Stree Shakti Puraskaar<br />
at Siri Fort auditorium was organised. Fifteen women<br />
were awarded Stree Shakti Puraskar by Smt. Sonia<br />
MWCD Newsletter Sampark Volume 4 Issue 3<br />
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