Strength TogetHER : Cohort 6

October 31, 2020 The month of festivals gave us a brilliant idea for the fourth session of Strength TogetHER 6 ,themed "FESTIVALS FT. PERIODS" .We were moderated by Miss Subani Sijapati who is currently getting her bachelors in business and holistic health in San Francisco State University. She is also a founding member of Hami Nepal organization  and has also been an active member of Nepali women Global Network CA chapter since 2013.  With no delay in  the sequel , we heard the experiences that our participants had to share : •Our first speaker when visited her relative's house during her periods , she was horrified by the act of her cousin who stopped her at the kitchen entrance and didn't let our speaker enter the kitchen room just because she was on her periods. That incident  really saddened her about how that pre-teenaged cousin of her's was bound in those misbeliefs . •Our second speaker shared her story about the time when she attended a marriage of one of

17th October,2020 Strength TogetHER is a virtual program facilitated by 'LOKOPAKAR ', a youth organization that has achieved to provide a space and platform for individuals (especially girls and young women) to share their views, opinions, perspectives, experiences, their issues and find solutions to them. Strength TogetHER cohort 6 successfully conducted it's third session.Our moderator for the session was Mrs. Ashmita Sharma who is currently a Marketing Manager of Fightback. She is an organized, creative and enthusiastic person working to expand the market of the company that works to reduce the risk of sexual violence against women and girls. Taking the field of expertise of our moderator in mind, we had selected the topic " Catcalling is not normal." We had four speakers sharing their stories where they felt unsafe. All the stories showed how difficult they felt during those times.  Our first speaker shared how she was chased by a man. This incident made her f