Strength TogetHER: Cohort 7

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...

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 ...