10-12 December, 2021
NEXT GEN ADVOCATES
FOR GENDER EQUITY
Largest youth gathering on gender equity.
#FarakPadtaHai
NGAGE – Next Gen Advocates for Gender Equity is designed for young citizens to understand how one can engage in meaningful dialogue and make conscious efforts in bridging prevalent gender gaps.
At this initiative, young citizens can garner insights from thought-leaders, who have dedicated their efforts towards societal equity, and be reassured that their concerns, opinions and suggestions are heard and that the guidance they seek in solving problems for the future is available at hand.
Head of Mobilization and Communications, Breakthrough
Yogita leads Breakthrough's Resource Mobilisation and Communications efforts and is passionate about working to transform gender norms that prevent women and girls from realising their full potential.
She has over 20 years of work experience across the development and corporate sectors.
Founder, Take Back The Night Foundation
Katie Koestner is an internationally recognized author, activist, and educator. As the first woman in history to speak out nationally as the victim of acquaintance rape, she appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine at age 18. She has also appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC Nightly News, CNBC Talk Live, CNN, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Later Today, MSNBC, Entertainment Tonight and other national television programs. Katie is the subject of an HBO movie and has lectured at over 5000 schools and universities around the world. Ms. Koestner is the founder of the Take Back the Night Foundation, which is an international organization working to end sexual violence, support survivors and raise awareness.
Ms. Koestner has assisted the US Department of Education in developing and providing programs to women in high risk communities. Her testimony on Capitol Hill was instrumental in the passage of federal student safety legislation. She has presented to the Division 1 Basketball Coaches at the Final Four and to Chinese Delegates at the UN. The US Ambassador to India has invited Ms. Koestner to lecture for 19 days in India, and the US Department of Defense has had Ms. Koestner train their top 200 officers. In 2007, Coe College awarded her an honorary doctorate for her extensive work on student safety and public service.
Co-founder, Our Streets Now
Maya Tutton is the co-founder of the grassroots, youth-led Our Streets Now campaign to end public sexual harassment.
With over half a million supporters, the campaign has prompted a nationwide conversation around the issue of harassment in public places.
Calling for both legislative and educational change, Our Streets Now aims to tackle public sexual harassment through a multi-faceted approach.
Sexual Harassment is perhaps the most hushed, brushed, and accepted form of violence that one experiences. We don’t talk about it and we don’t do anything about it. Yet – it consumes us – little by little. Hence, this year’s youth forum will focus on sexual harassment in public spaces.
All our work at Durga is about prevention and is about action. We work extensively with youth to build safer spaces for themselves, as youth will need these spaces more and more. The forum will be a space where youth can come and be – come and learn – come and voice – come for change!
About 70% of women and girls have experienced sexual harassment in public spaces (IISc Data)
53% have heard lesbian or gay jokes.
⚧ India witnessed an average of 87 recorded rape cases every day in 2019 -NITI Aayog
⚧ 122/189: India’s shocking rank in the Gender Inequality Index -UNDP 2020 Report
⚧ Only 13.9 percentage of operational land owners are women
⚧ 9 in 10 men and women hold bias against women -UNDP 2020 Report
⚧ 92% of transgender people are unable to participate in any economic activity
⚧ 6 in 10 India’s youth view homosexuality as wrong -Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS)
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• 1 exclusive pass to access all 3 days
• Access to all networking sessions
• Certificate of participation from Durga recognising you as a gender equity champion
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• 1 exclusive pass to access all 3 days
• Access to all networking sessions
• Certificate of participation from Durga recognising you as a gender equity champion
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• 50 unique passes to access all 3 days (apt for academic institutions)
• Access to all networking sessions
• Personalized Certificate of Participation to all participants
• Partnership benefits according to package extended to institutional partners
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