GENDER_CHAMPIONS

The Government of India intends to create an environment that fosters equal treatment. For that, it envisages engagement of Gender Champions in all schools and colleges across the country. Gender Champions can consist of both boys and girls above 16 years of age. It is collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Vision and objective of Gender Champion initiative is to create responsible leaders who will fabricate an environment within schools, colleges, academic institutions where girls are treated with dignity and respect. Their role is to monitor progress towards gender justice. The aim is to make boys and girls gender sensitive and create positive social norms that value the girls and their rights.

To be a part of Gender Champions, the person should be above 16 years of age, enrolled in and regularly attending school or college, must have minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in annual examination, excellent oral, written and presentation skills, should demonstrate leadership qualities and should have good understanding of the socio- cultural issues and prevailing gender norms and practices.

An application is distributed among the students asking their educational qualifications and skills known to them and finally focusing on one question ‘why do you want to become a Gender Champion?’

The students will be selected by the Head of the Institution or a Nodal teacher with the student representatives as Gender Champions. The students will be identified as promoters of gender equality through badges.

The gender champions along with the nodal teacher will chalk out an annual activity calendar that includes all activities that try and promote gender equality in their respective classes and college as a whole all around the year.

At the end of each quarter the gender champions prepare reports on the activities implemented. On the basis of the reports submitted each gender champion will be assessed to measure their performance. Finally the gender champions will be awarded with a certificate of appreciation from the Head of the Institution for their efforts to promote equality.