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Strength TogetHER 7 - Session 10

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October 9, 2021 HAPPY ENDING Cherishing the memories together. Lokopakar is a youth-based organization that is currently running four projects among which Strength TogetHER is one of its projects where a group of girls from different backgrounds meet virtually and share their stories, insecurities, ideas, and perspective and help each other grow. In each session, a moderator is provided who listens, appreciates, and guides the participants. We finally reached the end of the cohort on 9th October 2021. This was the session of sharing the experience throughout our cohort seven journey, participants showed up all excited to share their experience.  We discussed the bonds that we have built with each other through Strength TogetHER. The bonds of unexpected connection. Some of us still have not met each other in real life, but have been inspired through stories. We made non-judgmental and supporting friends. Some of us even helped each other in academics. We shared the same vibe and got emo
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Strength TogetHER 7 - Session 9

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October 2, 2021 I AM GRATEFUL FOR "The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see." – Mary Davis Lokopakar is a youth-based organization that is currently running four projects among which strength together is one of its projects where a group of girls from different backgrounds meet virtually and share their stories, insecurities, ideas, and perspective and help each other grow. In each session, a moderator is provided who listens, appreciates, and guides the participants. On 2nd October 2021, we conducted our ninth session on the topic " I am Grateful For." Around 12 girls virtually came together to share what they are grateful for. It was quite a self-reflecting session. Our moderator for the session was Ms. Nasana Bajracharya. Ms. Bajracharya loves to work with youth. Currently, she is leading communications at an educational nonprofit organization changing stories in Nepal. Nasana has been part of the Leo Club of Kathmandu Alka for three years where she helped t
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Strength TogetHER 7 - Session 8

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September 6, 2021 "IF YOU'RE INSULTING PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET, YOU MUST BE UGLY ON THE INSIDE." - PHIL LESTER Lokopakar is a youth-based organization that is currently running four programs among which Strength TogetHER is one of its projects where a group of girls from different backgrounds meet virtually and share their stories, insecurities, ideas, and perspectives and help each other grow. In each session, a moderator is invited who listens, appreciates, and guides the participants. On 6th September 2021, we conducted our 8th session, on the topic " Online Bullying" as suggested by our participants and shared our bitter online stories. Around 13 girls virtually came together to discuss what's bothering them and bid goodbye with relief. Our session was moderator by Ms. Brigid Baba Shrestha (She\They) who loves to engage in feminist discourses and calls herself a radical feminist. Currently, she is working as a Speech-To-Text interpreter\ captioner for the
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Strength TogetHER 7- Session 7

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18th July 2021. "Leaders bleed, Period". -Silvia Young   Lokopakar is a youth-based organization that is currently running four programs among which  "Strength TogetHER" is one of its projects where a group of girls from diverse backgrounds meet virtually and share their stories, insecurities, ideas, and perspectives and help each other grow. In each session, a moderator is invited who listens, appreciates, and guides the participants.    On 18th July we conducted the 7th session on the topic '' Left Out Due To Periods" as suggested by our participants. Around 15 girls joined the session and shared their stories and our moderator gave us amazing feedback.   Our moderator for the session was Ms. Simran Khatri who has currently finished her Bachelors in Development Studies. As a student of Development Studies, she has been working in the field of development as she aspires to spread awareness among women and children in different issues such as menstrual
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Strength TogetHER 7 - Session 6

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June 17 , 2021 "WHY FIT IN WHEN YOU WERE BORN TO STAND OUT." -Dr Seuss Lokopakar is a youth based organization which is currently running four programs  among which  "Strength TogetHER" is one of its projects  where a group of girls from diverse backgrounds meet virtually and share their stories, insecurities, ideas and perspectives and help each other grow. In each session a moderator is invited who listens, appreciates and guides the participants. On 17th June we conducted the 6th session on the topic ''Understanding LGBTQIA++" as suggested by the participants. Around 23 girls joined the session and spoke their hearts out. Our moderator educated us about LGBTQ by answering our queries.  Our moderator for this session was Nirvana Bhandary. Nirvana Bhandary is a writer, artist and activist. She is the founder of the "F Project Nepal, a writers collective and digital platform for feminist storytelling. She is passionate about encouraging young wome
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Strength TogetHER 7 - Session 5

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8th June, 2021 "Each individual woman's body demands to be accepted in its own terms".  -Gloria Steimen Lokopakar is a youth based organization which is currently running four programs among which  "Strength TogetHER" is one of its projects where a group of girls from diverse backgrounds meet virtually and share their stories, insecurities, ideas and perspectives and help each other grow. In each session a moderator is invited who listens, appreciates and guides the participants.    On 8th June,2021, we conducted the 5th session on the topic ''Body Positivity" as suggested by the participants. Around 19 girls joined the session and spoke their hearts out and our moderator gave heart soothing feedback. Our moderator for the session was Ms. Deepshikha Ghimire. She is a founding president of Aayam and has been running a brain parlor for the upliftment of teenagers' mental health for four years. She is also a former anchor in a YOUTH TV show in NTV
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Strength TogetHER 7 -Session 4

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8th May 2021. "  Education is the most powerful weapon which  we can use it to change the world"                       - Nelson Mandela  LOKOPAKAR is a youth based organization which is currently running its project called "Strength TogetHER" where a group of girls from diverse backgrounds meet virtually and share their stories, insecurities,ideas and perspectives and help each other grow. This platform has been providing amazing moderators who listen, appreciate and guide the participants. On 8th May, 2021 we conducted the fourth session of cohort 7 on the topic of "Power of Education''. Around 12 participants showed up and interacted with the moderators.  The moderator of the session was Ms Rosy Karna who is currently pursuing her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology at The PHSP  Stanford Psy.D Consortium Program and doing her practicum at the Community based mental health clinic, Community Health Awareness Clinic (CHAC). Her goal is to utilize her
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