As a part of the United Nations 16 Days of Activism Campaign, Soroptimist International Bombay Chembur in association with Pillai Institute of Management Studies and Research organised a session on understanding your rights under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, commonly referred to as the POSH Act. The
Date: 24th October, 2024 Our most awaited fundraiser, the annual Jumble Sale was organised at Chembur English High School on 24th October. We collected donations of used items in good condition such as sarees, clothes, bags, jewellery, toys and household items. These were sorted and arranged in a bazaar like matter. Support staff of the
Date: 11th October, 2024 SI Bombay Chembur observed the International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October with several activities as follows: Health Check-up Camp We organised a free health check-up camp for female students and female staff members of Pillai HOC College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Rasayani in collaboration with their WDC.
Date: 10th October, 2024 On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, our member Yvette Lee conducted a session on ‘Let’s Talk about Mental Health’ and also spoke about Suicide Prevention. The participants for the session were students of Pillai HOC College of Architecture rasayani. Around 100 students attended the session and benefited from the
Date: 9th October, 2024 We kickstarted our long-term activity – ‘Project Bloom Bold’ which is a series of sessions on puberty, menstrual hygiene and safe-unsafe touch on 9th October at Chembur English High School. The project was unveiled by our founder president Dr. Daphne Pillai. The inaugural event consisted of two sessions, one on Safe
Date: 21st September, 2024 In collaboration with Pillai College of Education and Research (PCER) Chembur, we conducted a session on awareness about waste management. This was in association with Stree Mukti Sanghatana, and delivered by Ms. Sindhu Iyer – Business Analyst HP, on the topic ‘Waste Management for a Greener Living’. The event was co-ordinated
Date: 8th September, 2024 Educational outreach is one of the pillars of SI Bombay Chembur’s programme action towards empowering women and girl children. As such this UN day is very close to our hearts. We observed it with various activities as follows: Launch of Project PANKH On the occasion of International Literacy Day, SI Bombay
SI Bombay Chembur got together with the Women Development Cell (WDC) of Pillai HOC College of Arts Science and Commerce Rasayani, to organise a ‘Training Session on Self-Defence for Women’ on 29th August, 2024 on the occasion of Women’s Equality Day. The Resource Person for the event was Mr. Subhash Patil (Raigad Taekwondo Association) and
SI Bombay Chembur tied up wih Regional cum State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (ROTTO-SOTTO) and MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur, to observe the World Organ donation day. An online talk was arranged for the students and teachers of PCER Chembur. Ms. Sujata Ashtekar, Consultant, IEC, Regional and State Organ and Tissue