Women and Child Development Ministry to celebrate International Women's Day week from today

The Women and Child Development Ministry will celebrate the International Women’s Day week from Tuesday as an Iconic Week as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. As a part of the week-long celebration, the Ministry will organize various events and social media campaigns covering a variety of themes related to women’s safety and empowerment. 

It will mark an occasion to celebrate the progress made towards achieving gender equity and women's empowerment but also to critically reflect on accomplishments and strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality. It will kick off on Tuesday in collaboration with the Bureau of Police Research and Development to raise awareness on safety and security of women. On this day, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights will also celebrate its Foundation Day. 

The focus of this event will be children, wherein an exhibition by children will be on display and children will be taken on guided tour of the Red Fort. The focus of the events on 2nd March will be on the role played by One Stop Centres in



supporting women in distress. The Ministry will launch the Stree Manoraksha Project in collaboration with NIMHANS Bengaluru. It will emphasize psychosocial well-being and aims at improving the mental health of women in India.

On 3rd March 2022, the theme for the celebration is ‘Women of Tomorrow’. There will be panel discussion on topics like Young Women in STEM - Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions followed by #NariShaktiVarta Fireside Chat on financial literacy with the Union Minister of Women and Child Development. On 4th and 5th  of next month, a two-day National Workshop with State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights  on Contemporary issues pertaining to Child Rights will be organised in Bhopal. On 7th, the Back to School Campaign will be launched focusing on supporting out-of-school girls. On   8th March,  Nari Shakti Puraskaar will be given. 

The International Women’s Day Conference for Women Police Delegates from all States and  UTs will also be organised.