Strength TogetHER 14- Session 1


May 28, 2021

“Every small success comes with the tiny steps you take on.”

With this motto I as a co-coordinator of cohort 14 started the journey of Strength Together. Strength TogetHER is a peer-to-peer support platform for girls which provides safe space to share personal stories and experience to bring change in their attitude and lives, initiated by Lokopakar, an organization dedicated for Youth Development which focuses on the growth of youth by providing skill-sets and freedom to be themselves for girls which provides safe space to share personal stories and experience to bring change in their attitude and lives.

As it was named ‘Introductory Session’, there were no speakers; rather it was a platform to share the feelings of every participant about Covid and the ongoing issues in life.

With the participation of almost 20 people in the event, we could clarify the needs of the participants in future sessions. We have the platform and opportunity for every participant to take part in the discussion very actively.

It started with my introduction and the introduction of ‘Lokopakar’ and ‘Strength Together’ by Aastha and Manaswi, past coordinators and currently from the Back End Team of Strength TogetHER. We began sharing experience of the coordinators of the previous cohort. And then began the conversation with the introduction of every participant to begin Cohort 14 and make the participants more comfortable.

After the completion of introduction, we talked about what are the expectations of the participants through our cohort. We discussed various issues and other raising topics to be discussed in our coming session. Most of the participants stressed on LGBTQ and minorities wanted us to conduct sessions of mental health. At that point, the topic of our first ever session was decided and it to be “LGBTQ”.

With the aim of making a family and a group safe for every member of the cohort, the session and its topic was left to be decided by the general members themselves.

Written by: Shreeti K.C

Edited by: Prastuti (LOKOPAKAR) 

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