CHSJ in collaboration with Assam Branch Indian Tea Association (ABITA) and supported by UNICEF organised six days of residential training for trainers (TOT) for Tea Garden Coordinators and Circle Coordinators on positive masculinities from 27 October to 1 November 2022 in Dibrugarh, Assam. The main objective of the training workshop was to create a deeper …

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Parichiti, a unit of CHSJ organised a legal awareness camp in two areas of Kolkata, China Mandir, and KP Roy Lane in the month of August 2022 to raise awareness on legal provisions and rights of women under these acts. The objective of the camp was to make the urban women aware of the availability …

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The Covid-19 pandemic has affected everyone, but the hardest hit are the poor and marginalised communities. The pandemic has interrupted the dwindling health system of our country and disrupted the essential health services for millions of people. The Centre for Health and Social Justice with support from WHO conducted a study on the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on …

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A representative from Azim Premji Philanthropic initiatives (APPI) visited CHSJ’s Kolkata Initiative work areas to understand the learnings and experiences of the community from 13 to 15 May 2022. During the visit, the representative interacted with leaders of Samadhan Dal- women’s collective, elderly women groups of Dida Centres, adolescent girls, and men groups for gender …

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The pandemic has affected non-covid patients and interrupted the health system of our country is well known to many of us. The situation was particularly grim outside the bigger cities. The outpatient, in-patient, and emergency services were all disrupted, and health centres were closed across the entire country.  Centre for Health and Social Justice has done …

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Women are expected to manage the home, while men are expected to be providers and usually have more roles outside the home. These roles are however changing. Women are now increasingly joining the workforce, are seen in public spaces. Read full Article

The beedi industry is a labour-intensive cottage industry. With an estimated 48.12 lakh workers across the country, it employs a large section of the poor and vulnerable in the country. Download Full Report

The study tried to analyse the several interventions done with boys and men and how it has impacted various kinds of gender-based violence. Watch the video: Download Report Download Full Report – GBV Study

Gender-based violence is a global emergency that has only worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many approaches and strategies have been taken up to prevent gender-based violence (GBV). Lately, there is an increasing agreement in the field of social development that it is important to start working with men and boys to prevent gender-based violence and …

Online Dissemination Meeting on the Study Findings of “What Impact Do Interventions with Men and Boys Have on Prevention of Gender-Based Violence?” Read More »

This year also CHSJ’s Parichiti team organized a 16 days campaign against Gender-Based Violence in West Bengal. The campaign was a part of the annual global campaign that kicks off on 25 November until 10 December. Every year, since its inception, Parichiti has been organizing this campaign in West Bengal and has reached almost one …

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