Celebrating International Women's Day in college is a fantastic way to honour the achievements and contributions of women in various fields and to promote gender equality. This day brings many things for women - a cause for celebration, a reason to pause and re-evaluate a remembrance, an inspiration and a time to honor, loved and admired. International Women's Day was celebrated at St. Vincent Pallotti College, Raipur on 7th March, 2024 under the guidance of Dr. Sunita Pawar, Convener, Women Cell. The purpose of celebrating Women's Day was sensitization about "Gender equality and women's empowerment". At the outset of program Dr. G. Padma Gouri Vice-Principal of the college gave a short speech on Women's Day. She spoke about Women Entrepreneurship which is necessary to initiate the process of economic development of both developed and a developing country as it is the back bone of economy of any country. Fun games and activities were organized for the women staff in which they participated with immense zeal and enthusiasm.

 

The program was followed by prize distribution along with distribution of small gifts for all women staff. The celebration concluded with a heart felt vote of thanks extended to all the participants and contributors by Dr. Sunita Pawar the Convener of the Women Cell. She expressed gratitude for everyone’s involvement and support in making the event a success highlighting the importance of coming together to celebrate an empower women. She emphasis the need for continued efforts towards gender equality and encouraged everyone to stay engaged in initiatives promoting  women’s rights and opportunities.


Life is unpredictable and you never know what is coming next. Self-defense helps to prepare you for unexpected situations and also helps to develop mental and physical health. It may be hard to imagine being attacked by a stranger, but it happens every day. We at St.Vincent Palloti College have tried to help our students with the basics of self defense techniques by organizing 15 days’ workshop on Self-defense.

The program was organized by Gender Equity Cell of St Vincent Pallotti College in Seminar Hall on 5th December 2023 to 20th December 2023 under the mentorship of Dr. Sunita Pawar. Students from different streams like B.Com, BBA, BCA, B.Ed., M.Com, M.A, B.P.E., Yoga and PGDCA were present. The main motto behind this training session was to prepare students and staff for unexpected situations and also to develop increased mental and physical health. The Guest Trainer was Mr. Lokesh Sharma, Self Defense Expert. The session started with the orientation and discussion on safety precautions at road, home, working place and other public places. The trainer taught many self-defense tricks and techniques to develop self-confidence. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Kuldeep Dubey, Principal, said that St. Vincent Pallotti College, Raipur enjoys the distinction of being the ‘ragging free’ institution and that many measures were being initiated for the society, security and welfare of the students.

During the workshop, the participants were informed about how the various tools like hand bags, key chains and duppatta could be used as a safety tool. All the participants were made to practice the techniques with other participant. The importance of safety and self-defense was also discussed in detail so that the participants could guide their students, friends and family members. Around 45 participants from various departments had participated in this programme.

Gender Equity cell has accomplished the program successfully. Lastly, the seminar was concluded on 20th December 2023 with the distribution of certificate to the participants and vote of thanks to the Director of the college, Rev. Fr. Amit Tirkey, Vice Principal, Dr. G. Padma Gouri, H.O.D’s, faculties and students.        

A stitch in time saves nine! With today’s fast and hectic schedule, people don’t have time to take enough care of their health. Timely health check-ups can help you find the problems even before they start. Many times, the health check-ups help in finding the problems at an early stage. With a quick response to the diseases at this stage, the chances of cure are positive. With this aim gender equity cell at St. Vincent  Pallotti College, Raipur took the initiative of  organising free medial health check-up camp for faculty, students and staff on 2 nd December 2023 at 12:00 noon, AVA Room in association with Narayana Health MMI Hospital and Om Netra Kendra and Laser vision, Raipur. The program was coordinated by Mrs. Nidhi Agrawal – President Rajshree Mahila Swasahayata Samuh, Raipur. The team of 10 members including Physician, Eye specialist and supporting staff visited the Camp from Narayana MMI Hospital and Om Netralay. The team was welcomed by Principal- Dr. Kuldeep Dubey and Vice Principal Dr. G. Padma Gouri. Dr. Ajay Kumar Mishra from MMI hospital interacted with the students and delivered a speech on various life style diseases. The Eye check-up, Blood sugar level, Metabolic age, BMR, BMI were done in this Camp. The team also measured B.P., SPO2 and temperature & provided reports generated by different medical equipment. Doctors also advised various medicines and consultation during the camp. Approximate 100 faculty members, students and staff from all the departments came up for the health check-up and consultation during the camp. Gender equity cell has accomplished the program successfully under the mentorship of Dr. Sunita Pawar. Lastly, the camp was concluded with the vote of thanks.

Women Empowerment and Gender Equality are the most important requirements for the up liftment and progress of our nation. In order to ensure that both male and female students and staff enjoy the same rights and opportunities inside the campus and to help build an egalitarian society, St. Vincent Pallotti College had established a gender equity cell, which aims to build a strong kernel of gender sensitization. To make familiar with cell, the college organized Orientation day on Saturday, 30th September, 2023 in Seminar Hall at 11:10 AM for freshers which included B.Com, BBA, BCA,PGDCA and B. Ed students, where objectives of the cell were informed such as:

  • To create awareness about the need of gender equality.
  • To promote gender amity among all the college students and staff.
  • To eliminate deep rooted beliefs of gender bias and gender insensitivity.
  • To create appropriate environment in the college where students and staff carry.

out their responsibilities without any disadvantage related to gender bias.

 

The programme gave the open platform to the students to share their views on safety, physical abuse, gender equality and discuss legal and constitutional rights. Students very actively participated in discussion about the gender related matters, health issues etc.

This was followed by the lecture of Dr. Sunita Pawar, convener of Gender equity Cell. She spoke on the importance of gender equality and how society can become empowered when both the genders are treated equally.

Women cell has accomplished the programme successfully under the guidance of Dr. Sunita Pawar. Lastly, the orientation was concluded with the vote of thanks to all the H.O.D’s, faculties and students.