Awareness programmes, talks and awards presentation mark Women’s Day celebrations

Government offices, social organisations, and educational institutions celebrated International Women’s Day with fanfare on Friday with a host of programmes.

Government offices, social organisations, and educational institutions celebrated International Women’s Day with fanfare on Friday with a host of programmes.

In a gathering to mark the day organised by the Forum of Women In Public Sector (WIPS), S. Prabhakar, executive director, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) Tiruchi complex, said that women employees must take up the responsibility of creating awareness about their rights among the less privileged. “Each and every empowered woman must take a pledge to help at least one underprivileged girl child to get educated and become independent,” he said. He later gave away prizes to the winners of competitions.

The day’s proceedings included a talk on ‘wonder women’ by P. Jeyanthi, psychiatric medicine consultant. Notebooks were presented to students of Sarada Middle School.

In Nagapattinam, at a function organised by the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department, Collector Johny Tom Varghese flagged off a mobile awareness drive about women’s rights by the department and released balloons along with girl students.

Sanitary napkin vending machines were inaugurated at the Government Medical College Hospital, Government Arts College for Women, and Nagapattinam Collectorate premises on Friday.

A total of 100 sewing machines were gifted to beneficiaries by Social Welfare and Women’s Empowerment Department and identity cards were distributed to Nagapattinam Corporation sanitation workers.

Tiruchi-based Sharon Charity Organisation conferred vocational excellence awards on R. Jayalakshmi, Manikandam Block Education Officer, S. Subasree, joint managing director, Subham Freight Carriers and S. Uma, teacher, Panchayat Union Primary School, Edamalaipatti Pudur.