I got an opportunity to visit Mumbai for two days to connect with MAVA and CEHAT staff and see the impact that is made every day. Meeting MAVA and CEHAT staff was very meaningful and productive. I saw the work...
MAVA’s New Website to Educate India’s Youth on Gender, Sex and Mental Health
MAVA (Men Against Violence & Abuse) based in Mumbai and supported by DAWN worldwide works to create a movement to explore the role of men as ‘partners’ and ‘stakeholders’ in addressing the gender issues of our society, including the issues...
Dawn Member Vidisha Reflects on Her Time in Mumbai with DAWN’s Programs and Partners
I recently returned from Mumbai, India where I had the privilege to observe and work with trainers Drs. Sujata Warrier and Shamita Das Dasgupta. We travelled to Mumbai to work with three different organisations; CEHAT, FPAI and MAVA. The FPAI...
MAVA: Engaging Men in India’s Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
DAWN is celebrating a year of collaboration with MAVA! Here, DAWN member Umang gives a brief history of our partnership. What began as a response to a newspaper ad in India seeking men "who feel that wives are not for...
New Program Associate Emily is Excited To Be a Part of DAWN’s Comprehensive Vision
Hi my name is Emily and I’m DAWN’s new Program Associate. As a rising Senior at Tufts University majoring in International Relations with a minor in Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies, I spend a lot of my time thinking and...
The work of Equal Community Foundation, DAWN’s partner, featured in NPR.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It's a three-hour class, once a week for 15 weeks. A mentor (center) leads the teen boys in a discussion. Equal Community Foundation How do you get boys to treat girls as their equals? The question is an urgent one...
Men Against Violence and Abuse, a Partner of DAWN, is Featured in Indian News Magazine
[vc_row full_width="" parallax_image="" visibility="" css_animation="" center_row="" typography_style="" column_spacing="" tablet_fullwidth_cols="" bg_style="" parallax="" parallax_mobile="" parallax_style="" parallax_direction="" video_bg="" video_bg_overlay="" border_style=""][vc_column width="1/1" style="" visibility="" css_animation="" typo_style="" drop_shadow="" bg_style="" border_style=""][vc_column_text] Sadani (second from left) with his students at Shivaji Park, Mumbai. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint. (Article...
Being Maya – By Mariya Taher
[vc_row full_width="" parallax_image="" visibility="" css_animation="" center_row="" typography_style="" column_spacing="" tablet_fullwidth_cols="" bg_style="" parallax="" parallax_mobile="" parallax_style="" parallax_direction="" video_bg="" video_bg_overlay="" border_style=""][vc_column width="1/1" style="" visibility="" css_animation="" typo_style="" drop_shadow="" bg_style="" border_style=""][vc_column_text] On Sunday, October 11, 2015, I was asked to play the role of Maya in...
DAWN Trains US Counselors in First of its Kind Workshop Aimed at Addressing Gender Violence in India
[vc_row full_width="" parallax_image="" visibility="" css_animation="" center_row="" typography_style="" column_spacing="" tablet_fullwidth_cols="" bg_style="" parallax="" parallax_mobile="" parallax_style="" parallax_direction="" video_bg="" video_bg_overlay="" border_style=""][vc_column width="1/1" style="" visibility="" css_animation="" typo_style="" drop_shadow="" bg_style="" border_style=""][vc_column_text]On October 10-11, 2015, sixteen (16) professional counselors and clinicians gathered at the Microsoft New England...
Gender-based Violence and Family Planning: Through a Trauma Lens
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]DAWN and the Family Planning Association of India (FPAI) collaborated to organize a three-day training on the intersection between gender-based violence, reproductive coercion and trauma. As a form of violence, reproductive coercion – birth control sabotage, forced pregnancies and abortions...
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