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West Bengal Campaign Activities Gain Ground

 

Garhwal Campaign Surges Ahead

 

Heading: Volunteer Trainings Underway in Jharkhand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rajasthan: Volunteer Trainings and Events with Educational Institutions Across the State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Campaign Activities in West Bengal in Full Form

 

 

 

 

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Mobile Van Programmes Gather Steam in Madhya Pradesh

Mobile van activities were promoted with enthusiasm to re-engage the one lakh existing Change Makers in the state. The mobile vans travelled across 29 district getting in touch with old Change Makers, engaging fresh Change Makers and reinforcing campaign messages.

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State Alliance Meeting in Madhya Pradesh

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Zonal Meetings: Madhya Pradesh Holds an Intense Two-day Meeting

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Volunteer Orientations in Madhya Pradesh

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Bihar Campaign Activities in Full Swing

 The campaign activities are in full swing in the state's 25 districts. Around 4,334 clusters have been formed and there 22,3201 Change Makers in the state. Recently, around 200 volunteers have been engaged and each volunteer has an interaction with 10 clusters. The state also has managed to mobilise 700 connectors.

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Lending Momentum to Phase 2 Activities

In India, the 13 state allies of 'We Can' are busy negotiating their way through Phase 2 activities. Selected Change Makers called Connectors are being trained so that they can take the campaign messages further and further through newsletters and other campaign communication materials and methods and deepen their own change. Mobile vans are being used in all state to lend visibility to the campaign. These vans have been active in the months of November and December 2009 in most of the states.

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Campaign Messages Going Places Via Autos and Hoardings

 

Mobile Vans Take Campaign Messages to Every Nook and Cranny in Delhi

 

Gujarat 'We Can' Partners with Tata Indicom

                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 'We Can' messages appear on Tata Indicom Bills that reach lakhs of subscribers in Gujarat 

 

 

Youth Change Maker Assembly Underway in Lucknow in February 2010

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'We Can' Delhi Partners With Sunaina To Spread Campaign Messages Through the Medium of Dance

Uttarakhand Allies of 'We Can' Make Inroads into Schools and Educational Institutions

 

Uttarakhand: Snapshots of Connectors Training in Progress

 

Gujarat: Children and Young People Play a Big Role in Phase 2 Activities

 

Jharkhand's Mobile Van Exercise Touches the Hearts and Lives of People

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'We Can' Allies in Rajasthan Deploy Mobile Vans to Reach to Old Change Makers and Engage New Ones

 

Balika Janmotsav: A Unique Experiment by We Can Allies

‘Balika Janmotsav’, a festival to celebrate the girl child has been launched in 12 villages of  Barmer in Rajasthan by We Can allies

As part of the six-year, six-country campaign to end violence against women in South Asia titled ‘We Can’, a unique initiative ‘Balika Janmotsav’ has been launched in 12 villages of  Barmer in Rajasthan.
 

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Nagpur Change Maker Assembly

 

Unparalleled Reach of ‘We Can’ Messages through Radio

Vikalp Sansthan , an NGO in Rajasthan active in the development of youth in the last five years and in the ‘We Can’ in the last two years, has taken the initiative to popularise the campaign through the use of radio.

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Tamil Nadu: Going from Strength to Strength

‘We Can’ allies aimed to enroll 60,000 Change Makers between December 2008 and March 2009. Towards this end, they organised mass events, alliance meetings, door-to-door visits and also held ‘1000 Events’ functions calling upon a students, NGOs, government officials and people from excluded communities to attend.

The 225 alliance members came together in 18 districts of the state to push this agenda forward. A total of 216 events were held in these four months where each event managed to mobilise between 300 and 500 Change Makers.

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Including Children in ‘We Can’

Children in 62 schools in seven districts of Tamil Nadu - Trichy, Dindugal, Theni, Chennai, Salem, Krishnagiri and Karur – have been involved in the campaign. The allies began by sensitising the school authorities and holding orientation programmes for them. They then began informal interactions with children through workshops, discussions and the use of street theatre, song, dance, puppets and art competitions. The allies say that the children are hugely motivated and thrilled to be part of the campaign.

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Medley of Events in Orissa

A medley of events marked the campaign trail over 2008 and 2009. In July 2008, the campaign allies organised a meeting at Red Cross Bhavan for nodal and district partners with a core committee strategy meeting also thrown in.

Another nodal partner meeting was organised on 3 November 2008 and in the period that marks 16 Days of Activism, We Can Orissa launched the 1000 Events. On 27 November 2008, a state Level consultation was held on the Dignity of the Girl Child in partnership with UNFPA.

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Campaign Activities in Jharkhand

Campaign allies have been active over 2008-2009 in 24 districts of the state organising seminars, meetings, public rallies, distribution of campaign material, organising street theatre. The period between 25 November and 10 December 2008 saw a spate of events and till March 2009, campaign allies say with the 1000 Events in full swing, they have been able to mobilise 73,520 Change Makers of whom 11,180 are dalits, 14,0073 are tribals, 10,165 belong to minority sections, 211 of them have disabilities and 37, 891 belong to the general population.

Events in Mohanpur Panchayat, Mograhat Block I, West Bengal

A mega event was held in Mohanpur Panchayat, Mograhat Block I, West Bengal, on December 13 to mobilise Change Makers. Existing Change Makers shared their stories with those who participated in the event and many stepped forward to become Change Makers.

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A String of Campaign Events in Maharashtra

Around 450 alliance members are taking the campaign ahead in 33 districts of the state. They have managed to mobilise around 90,000 Change Makers. The concept of the 1000 Events has been popularised in all the districts and it is gathering momentum. In December 2008, seven regional meetings of core members were held; and 150 re-engagement camps for Change Makers were organised to reintroduce the concept of Change Makers in many places.

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Campaign in Madhya Pradesh

The campaign gathers heat in Madhya Pradesh.

According to campaign allies, around 2,30, 936 Change Makers have been mobilised in 29 districts over 2008-2009.