ABOUT DURGA

Durga, based in Bangalore, is a citizen-sector organization, working with the ultimate vision of creating gender equal spaces in India, deterrence of sexual harassment, and ensuring women’s safety.

What makes Durga unique?

a. Durga is experiential learning

b. We make a sensitive topic easy to break down and explore

c. We take a multipronged approach – making women safety a community problem

d. Our work is Feminsim-driven & Rights-based

e. We put power in the hands of Youth

f. It’s a very simple skill that we bring to people

What We Do For Enabling Safety and Safe Spaces?

• Through our flagship Durga Safety Workshops, our team of facilitators equip women and girls across all segments of society to be aware, and prepared to tackle harassment.
• Setting up VOICE Labs – safe spaces – in colleges to equip students as socially-responsible gender-sensitive individuals.
• Facilitating 21-day concrete engagements with women, men, children and communities on gender and gender issues so that we can collectively bring about a change in behavior.
• Anchoring an Active Bystander (in public spaces) Engagement program called DARE – Durgas Are Real heroes Everywhere.
• Initiating Cyber Warriors through our Voice Out program who audit cyber space for inappropriate posts, trolls, and more for a safer and inclusive online space.

To know more about us, click here.

NGAGE is largely a self-funded initiative by Durga. As the Forum is meant for the benefit of youngsters across India, we have kept the registration fee as a token sum of Rs.199/- with early bird pricing of Rs.49/-. We are also partnering with Institutions to help students join the Forum at no/minimal cost.

All of Durga’s community programs operate with support and donation from Individuals/Organizations who align with our belief of safety and safe spaces for everyone.

To take our initiatives to our nation’s nooks and corners, and turn societal multi-variable challenges into meaningful change, we would need your support.

SUPPORT NOW

Benefits of Supporting

For an Individual:

Be recognized as an ally of safety and gender equity.

Your name, photo, and testimonial shall be displayed on Durga website .

Inclusion in the newsletter mailer from Durga with updates on any upcoming events.

For an Organization:

Be a brand recognized for advocating and supporting safer and equitable living and working spaces.

Organization’s logo and profile projection across all event collaterals – such as Website, Emails, Invitations, e-magazine and social media campaigns.

Avail documentation to file to reclaim portions of your donated amount through form 80G and 15H.

Please get in touch to understand the extensive set of benefits in supporting NGAGE.

Volunteer with Durga

Join our large community of volunteers to create more safe spaces in India. Through your skills, helps us create more Durgas, more active bystanders, and more noise on safety.

Benefits of volunteering:

• Certificate of Appreciation for Volunteer.
• Free access to our workshops for up to a year.
• Increase your circle of visibility.

Durga Fellowship

Durga’s 6-month paid fellowship is offered to a limited number of 200 candidates across India. This engagement exposes you to immense perspectives and understanding of on the ground work where you learn what you can do to create safer spaces in your city.

Why be a Durga Fellow:

• Earn over 12,000 INR as stipend + additional benefits.
• Certificate of Recognition as a Durga Fellow.
• Letter of Commendation for being a local Safety Ambassador in your city.
• Free access to our workshops for up to a year.
• Increase your circle of visibility.