Twenty-year-old Satish Kumar from Dilshad Garden, Delhi, says, “Each one of us are exposed everyday to violence against women in our communities and in our very homes. But it is only now (after I have become part of ‘We Can’) that I have begun to realise that many acts committed by me and others around me are actually acts of violence. Denying a girl the right to education, free speech, the freedom to follow her choice of career, keeping her ignorant of the choices available to her and abusing her physically, mentally and emotionally constitutes violence. We urgently need to challenge attitudes that give rise to violence against women or that can lead to it being accepted. We should also encourage young men and young women to develop healthy relationships based on respect and equality and encourage adults to support young people in challenging violence against women to encourage them to be active citizens in creating safe communities which do not tolerate violence against women.”