Pratisandhi Foundation

Be Your Health Hero: How to Check Yourself for Breast Cancer Let’s dive into self-exams—because honestly, no one knows your body better than you do. For a detailed guide on how to perform breast self-examinations, check out our page (link in comments) 👇 Together, let’s take charge of our health and support one another in this vital practice. 💖 #BreastCancerAwareness #SelfExamination #CheckYourself #SelfCareLikeABoss #EarlyDetectionSavesLives

📢 HIRING ALERT❗  Are you:  ✅ Enthusiastic about comprehensive sexuality education awareness?  ✅ An advocate of sex education promotion? It is your time to shine! ✨ We at Pratisandhi, (a youth-led NGO), work towards making sexual health and sexuality education accessible to all. We aspire to empower youth to make informed decisions about their sexual health and reproductive rights, and would love to have you on board with us to help achieve our vision. Volunteer positions: 📚 Peer Education & Awareness: Facilitate educational awareness programs and create an on-ground impact. ⚙️ Operations & Public Relations: Manage outreach and events. Gather data to create meaningful reports. 🎨 Social Media & Designing: Ideate and design creative ideas for social media that make people stop scrolling. ✒️ Editorial: Create written content and reach out to our online audience. Publish academic research on SRHR. Core team positions: 🤝 Peer Education and Awareness Associate: Help facilitate workshops on sexuality education and coordinate with the team. 🫂 People and Culture Associate: Create a safe, inclusive and lively environment for all volunteers and oversee everything from hiring to feedback. What do you gain from being a part of our organization? 🧠 Increased knowledge about sexuality education.  🗣️ Leadership and communication skills.  🔎 Exciting opportunities to engage with your area of interest in SRHR.  📃 Receive a certificate at the end of the tenure (and an LOR for exceptional performance). You can be part of the change today, apply now! ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dGiJJW3G Deadline: 22 November 2024 Know more about us at: https://lnkd.in/gcQr2k6F #hiring #opportunity #sexeducation #volunteer #recruitment #pratisandhi

Here's why we at Pratisandhi use Canva! 1. Not everyone in the team is a professional designer, and Canva makes it simple for anyone to jump in and create something meaningful. 🎨 2. Good design shouldn’t need a license! With simpler tools, anyone on our team can make our vision come to life — whether they’re a designer or not. 🖌️ 3. We care more about telling our story than mastering intricate software. In fact, our most loved resources and books are created on Canva! (You could never tell) 📚 For us, Canva strikes the right balance — it’s simple, accessible, and keeps us focused on what really matters. 💙 Before scrolling, tell us about a few tools that you swear by at your organization and why ☕ #pratisandhi #canva #design #ngo #tools

We intake volunteers every 6 months, and the team heads unanimously love people who… • Give a sh!t • Fail often, try often • Get things done on time, like a boss • Ask questions, a lot of them • Are fun to work with • Don't need a million reminders • Proactively pitch crazy ideas • Are curious, empathetic and over-communicate If this sounds like you, keep your eyes glued to this space! We promise to release all deets super soon (in a few days)🌻 #volunteership #ngo #softskills #volunteer #nonprofit #pratisandhi

📢 Remember: It takes a survivor 7 times before they can successfully get help. 📌 October is observed as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month". DVAM was adopted as a way to unite advocates across the nation in their efforts to end domestic violence. Research on gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic is being published, and the results are heartbreaking. Gender-based violence was a pandemic within a pandemic (a double pandemic). Check out our Newsletter and Articles on Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Awareness, signs to spot and strategies to overcome DV and IPV! Take care and stay safe <3 Check out our articles here: https://lnkd.in/d5VrvQXS #domesticviolence #intimatepartnerviolence #prevention #awareness #october #articles #newsletter #wellness #safety

#DidYouKnow: Religious leaders have a role to play in making comprehensive sexuality education accessible? Check out some more myths about #SexEd that the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has debunked: https://unf.pa/mta

Time to say goodbye to hesitant and awkward conversations around sex and sexuality! For all those passionate about Sex Ed, Pratisandhi is offering an online course for educators on ‘sexuality education’. If you are a teacher, an educator or just someone who wants to help others figure themselves out, this course will equip you with all the tools and strategies you need to be able to promote sexual awareness and well-being. What to expect from this course? From this course, you’ll get to: ✏ Learn how to create a safe and inclusive learning environment  ✏ Address diverse sexual identities  ✏ Hold informed and non-judgmental conversations about sexuality. ✏ Navigate sensitive conversations about sexual health and consent That’s not all! Get access to free resources and books, including a copy of "Under the Carpet: The Sex Ed Everyone Needs". How have we designed the course? The course is divided into modules crafted by experts with more than half a decade of experience in Sex Ed. It covers everything from contraception to consent and that too, with a focus on experiential learning! Enrol yourself now and empower yourself as well as those around you! Visit our website to know more! #sexed #Pratisandhi #sexeducation #upskill #educator

One of the frequent myths we bust: Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is for EVERYONE. Sex-ed is age-appropriate, gender-transformative and relevant for everyone. #sexed #curriculum #wellbeing

Only 67% of India uses contraception*. So why did the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) suggest a ban on over-the-counter sales of the Emergency Pill? 🚫 Here's a deep dive with reasoning from both ends, as well as a look into the bigger issue of the state of contraception in India. 💊 Read here! ⬇️ (Source: NFHS-5) #contraception #cdsco #india #pregnancy #emergencypill