Campaign launched for awareness to prevent violence against women

October 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The United Nations has declared October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, as the International Day of Non-violence to honour a lifetime devoted to the pursuit of non-violence. On this occasion, this year, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development is launching a nationwide campaign for prevention of violence against women to create greater awareness about the issue.

September 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As Delhi prepares to host the Commonwealth Games next year, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) will highlight the human trafficking problem plaguing India and its eastern neighbours by launching an awareness drive. With the Games coming up, we have an opportunity to spotlight the human traficking problem that is on a rise.

September 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Government on Saturday directed all states to vigorously enforce laws to ensure the safety of women. In a strong advisory to state governments, the Union Home Ministry also asked them to take special steps to curb honour killings and prevent forced marriages.

July 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - To sensitise school students about environment sustainability and instil in them the habit of recycling, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched an awareness drive in 30 schools each in the capital and Bangalore Thursday. Sensitisation, Education and Awareness for Cleaner Habitat (SEARCH), as the programme is called, was launched in association with Tetra Pak private limited.

July 16th, 2009 MOREH - A voluntary organisation in Moreh town of Manipur has recently set up an AIDS awareness centre to educate people about the spread of the deadly virus. Dedicated Peoples Union under Project Orchid (a foreign voluntary organisation) has been working round the clock in their relentless awareness campaigns on AIDS.

June 8th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In a novel mode of AIDS awareness, a non-governmental organisation in Chandigarh is holding 'Condom Promotion Month'. Launched jointly by Yuvsatta and State AIDS Control Society, the month long campaign includes a magic show that aims to spread AIDS awareness among truckers.

May 5th, 2009 LUDHIANA - A women's club in Ludhiana has initiated a door-to-door campaign to motivate women, especially housewives, to exercise their franchise during the general elections. Members of 'Basan Avenue Lady's club' are going door-to-door making other women realise the importance of vote and motivating them to cast their vote this year.

April 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan used a cancer-awareness programme to call upon electorates to cast their ballot in the upcoming general elections. "I was being told that as per a statistic out of 250 million young urban voters in the last election 16 per cent voted.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the Delhi government imposing a ban on plastic bags in the capital, an NGO Wednesday demanded lifting of the ban and launched an awareness campaign to highlight the benefits of plastic. Plastic Bag Awareness Forum launched a campaign to create awareness among the users that plastic bags are not harmful.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It may be a day to be out with the love of your life but thousands of Delhi youth are going to celebrate the Valentines Day differently - pledging against drunken driving. The initiative is part of Underage Drinking Awareness Week to be observed Feb 8-14 being organised by an NGO, Campaign Against Drunken Driving (CADD), and Delhi University.

January 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister for Youth Affairs M.S. Gill Friday called upon the youth to carry forward the message of 'ahimsa' (non-violence) through which the menace of terror could be eliminated.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - One of the country's growing youth movements is trying to educate school children about their fundamental duties and re-affirm their faith in the country's constitution post-Mumbai attacks. Fight-Back, a movement against gender violence and terrorism, represented India at the International Youth Movements Summit in 2008, and has tied up with 39 schools across the country to spread awareness about the constitution, the Mumbai-based organisation said in a release.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Jan 24, when Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the first woman prime minister of India, will be observed as National Girl Child Day to highlight the plight of the country's girl child. 'This day will be celebrated every year till there is a gender balance in the country and till the time we match the required sex ratio,' said Renuka Chowdhury, minister of state for women and child development.

January 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Shocked over the rape of a management student in Noida, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has decided to a launch a campaign called 'Wake Up' to sensitise people about crimes against women in the National Capital Region (NCR). The campaign will spread awareness about increasing incidents of rape, harassment and other crimes against women.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lack of resources was a major hindrance in the effective implementation of the Domestic Violence Act, according to an NGO. Centre for Social Research, an NGO, conducted a series of regional consultations to create awareness about the law.