| STATE
CHAPTER
In order to intensify the movement, it was decided
at the Second National Convention to set up five
state chapters in the five different regions of
the country.
The State Chapters of WPC have been conceptualized
in such a way that they maintain their autonomy
in prioritizing and lobbying for state/ regional
issues and carry out their work accordingly.At
the same time, the state chapters would also lobby
for WPC priority issues and work for effective
implementation of policies and programmes. State
chapters have an active role to play in building
the membership of the organization.WPC
and its State Chapters have to work in tandem
so that issues taken up by both at the Centre
and State levels will be strengthened through
mutual support.
5 WPC Chapters have
been launched in states of Jharkhand, Karnataka,
Assam Rajasthan and Punjab.
| Regions |
WPC
State Chapter |
Time
of Launching |
State
Convener |
| Northeast |
Assam |
January
2007 |
Ms.Nandita
Konwar c/o Living Heritage Foundation, Near
Borthakur Clinic, Kharguli, Guwahati, 781004,
Assam |
| East |
Jharkhand |
November
2006 |
Prof.R.N.Upadhyay
c/o Women Empowerment & Child Development
Organisation, Near Devimandap, Ranchi Road,
Rerma, Distt. Palamau, Daltonganj Jharkhand,
822102 |
| North |
Punjab |
February
2007 |
Mr.Manmohan
Sharma c/o Voluntary Health Association of
Punjab, SCF 18/1 Sector 10-D Chandigarh, Punjab |
| South |
Karnataka |
October
2006 |
Ms.Revathi
Venkataraman c/o AWAKE, B-76, Industrial Estate,
Rajajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka |
| West |
Rajasthan |
May
2007 |
Ms.Kamla
Nath c/o ECAT BODH GRAM VIA.KUKANWALI,Distt.
Nagaur 302020 RAJASTHAN |
Each
of the state chapter has a convener who is the
head of an institution in that region; the WPC
secretariat supports the
State Chapter in organizing
events.
STATE CHAPTER EVENTS
KARNATAKA
In the state of
Karnataka, WPC launched its first state chapter
during a regional workshop on Gender Budgeting,
heldon 6th–7th October’06 in Bangalore.
The event was attended by members from the states
of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
Mr.Katta Subramaniam who represented the Deputy
Chief Minster of Karnataka was the chief guest.
Launch of Karnataka State Chapter ‘AWAKE’
is the convening agency in this state
Upcoming
Event
In subsequence to the Regional Workshop,
a state-level meeting is being planned in the
month of June’2007 to discuss the issue
of ‘Gender-Responsive Budget’.
JHARKHAND
The
Jharkhand state chapter was launched during the
Regional Workshop on Sexual
Harassmentat Workplace held n Kolkata on 3rd–4th
November’2006. The members attended
the event from the states of Orissa, West Bengal,
Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Launch of Jharkhand State
Chapter ‘ Women Empowerment & Child
Development Organization’ is the convening
agency in this state On
11th May’2007, a one-day state level meeting
was organized in Jharkhand to evolve an action
plan for lobbying on prioritized issues.
ASSAM
The Assam State Chapter
was launched during a regional workshop on Gender
Budget in gheld on 19th–20th January2007
in Guwahati. The members attended the workshop
from the states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya,
Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura.
Launch
of Assam State Chapter ‘Living Heritage
Foundation’ is the convening agency in this
state
Upcoming
Event
A one day state-level meeting was organized in
Guwahati on 28th May, to discuss the issue of
‘Sexual harassment at workplace’,
one of the prioritized issues of WPC.
PUNJAB
The
Punjab State Chapter was launched during the regional
workshop on Declining Girl-Child Sex Ratio on
26th–27th February2007 in Chandigarh. The
Governor of Punjab, His Excellency Gen. (Retd.)
S.F.Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM was the Chief Guest.
Launch of Punjab State Chapter
‘Voluntary Health Association of Punjab’
is the convening agency in this state
On 21st April, a state-level meeting was organized
in Chandigarh on the issue of ‘Declining
Girl-Child Sex Ratio’.
RAJASTHAN
On 4th May
a state-level meeting, was organized in Jaipur
wherein the state chapter was not formally launched,
however office bearers of the state chapter were
elected to carry the work forward.
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