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7/30/2019 Self-Defense Workshop for Women -- Report
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Self-defense Workshop for Women
Every year, millions of women and girls worldwide suffer violence, be it domestic violence, rape,
female genital mutilation/cutting, dowry-related killing, trafficking, sexual violence in conflict-
related situations, or other manifestations of abuse. Women aged 15-44 years are more at risk from
rape and domestic violence than from cancer, car accidents, war and malaria, according to World
Bank data.
The conditions are becoming worse in India with every passing day. According to the National Crime
Records Bureau, in India one woman gets raped every 22 minutes. India's apparent nonchalance
towards sexual harassment has escalated into a major crisis. And we're not just talking about the
odd sly remark or attempt to grope a woman but far more serious assaults. India's misplaced
tolerance has helped this cascade into a brutal, violent menace the Delhi gang-rape being the
most recent and melancholic incident, which has come in the purview of the people.
In such a situation, where millions of Indians continue to believe that women invite trouble on
themselves by being careless, self-protection is, at best, one part of a comprehensive solution to
this violence. Keeping this in mind, GBS Yi-Net organized multiple self-defense workshops in various
schools across the city.
Date Venue No. of Trainers Impact Number
Apr 7, 2012 All Children Together Trust 2 25
Aug 18, 2012 Globsyn Business School 2 43
Oct 6, 2012 Sujata Devi Vidya Mandir 2 80
Oct 13, 2012 Yi Kolkata 2 15Nov 4, 2012 CMO Girls High School 5 300
Nov 10, 2012 Parsi Bagan High School 4 350
Jan 11, 2013 Calcutta Anglo Gujarati School 3 120
We did not impact a huge number with this project, but what is more important was the joy in their
eyes, the joy of learning the ways to protect themselves. May be we did not teach all the girls but it
is a small step towards what we want to achieve in a time where protests and plea fall to deaf ears.
The training was imparted by Sensei Anil Kumar Ram, who is an incredibly accomplished martial
artist specializing in the arts of Seishinkai Shito-Ryu Karate, Karate Budokan International, All India
Karate Federation, Indian Nanbudo Federation and Karate-Do Association of Bengal, and his team.
After impacting over 900 girls through our flagship project, GBS Yi-Net is coming out with more Self-
Defense Workshops but, we now shift our focus to women from all walks of life. The workshops
will be organized at Liluah and Howrah on January 27 and February 3, respectively. Workshops are
also scheduled for BD Memorial Girls School and JD Birla Girls High School. We estimate that over
400 girls would be impacted by our forthcoming workshops.
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