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 his team. The objectives were to create awareness about learning self-defence and to provide guidance on various attacking and self- protection techniques. The event was coordinated by our member Dr. Lata Menon.

The training session was attended by all the female students of Pillai HOC College of Arts, Science and Commerce. It was an informative and interactive session, which focused on effectively training females in protecting themselves. The session received a positive response from the participants. A total of 200 participants made this training session a success.

SDG covered: SDG# 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG# 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).