ONE MINUTE SAREE® CELEBRATES WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH WITH AKSHARA CENTRE

ONE MINUTE SAREE® MAKES A CHANGE WITH AKSHARA CENTRE

Over the past 2 decades, Akshara has engaged with economic and social empowerment with underprivileged young women. 5000 young women have been able to access educational scholarships and employment along with interactive and intense life skills and legal rights information. Social empowerment is complemented with economic empowerment so young women can break out of the cycle of poverty.

Akshara also works with young underprivileged men in low resource colleges to support this empowerment by being Gender Champions. 25,000 youth have been trained and carry out campaigns and safety audits for the prevention of sexual harassment which reach large numbers of local people.

 Besides ground level community based work, Akshara takes empowerment to the level of the neighborhood and the city. Akshara has done extensive work to make Mumbai gender inclusive and safe for women. In collaboration with the police, we helped in setting up the emergency helpline 103 for women, children and the elderly for the prevention of violence. To make commuting free of sexual harassment, we tied up with the bus and train authorities, to train conductors and railway protection force and women squads. Akshara has teamed with the Municipal Corporation to establish a Gender Resource Centre. Our latest intervention is in the Mumbai Development Plan 2014-34 to include reservation for various amenities through a chapter on Gender and in setting up an Advisory Committee.

 HOW YOU CAN DONATE FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH VIA ONE MINUTE SAREE®

In this Women’s History Month, make a small donation via shopping Indian sarees at OneMinuteSaree.com and make a major impact on the lives of women and girls in need. One Minute Saree® brings to you a celebration of Women’s History Month of March 2023 where whatever Indian saree you shop, we donate a portion to a charity for women’s health and empowerment. This small donation would be making a bigger difference in the lives of those women and girls in need.

 In Mumbai City, Akshara Centre is a thriving NGO that has been working tirelessly towards charity for women’s health and empowerment. It has achieved several milestones at groundwork level. One Minute Saree® is taking a leap ahead with a global charity event with Akshara Centre in this Women’s History Month. This history month corresponds to the International Women’s Day on March 8. Every year, the honoring highlight is made on several women’s rights, gender equality and violence and abuse against women. Every woman's contribution towards the history of humankind is honored on the International Women’s Day.

 Saree draping with a One Minute Saree® is completely easy as it takes only three steps to drape a saree - wrap it, attach the buttons and throw the pallu over the shoulder. This ease and comfort for every woman around the world should be extended towards every aspect of their lives and thus, Akshara Centre is your perfect medium to make the societal transition happen in the right way. One Minute Saree® is a revolutionary evolution of Indian sarees into ready to wear sarees for girls and women of all ages. It allows them to save precious times in the entanglement of saree draping.

 Shop Indian sarees on OneMinuteSaree.com ranging from a wide variety of sarees like chiffon sarees, cotton sarees, silk sarees, embroidered sarees, sequins sarees and more and be a part of this donation drive with Akshara Centre. Any Indian saree you choose can get custom-stitched and you get to drape a pre pleated or pre draped One Minute Saree. Celebrate this International Women’s Day with a women’s day special offer to donate to support women’s health and empowerment. Get ready to make an impact with One Minute Saree® and Akshara Centre.

 DONATE TO SUPPORT WOMEN’S HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT

In March 2023, any Indian sarees in your shopping cart at One Minute Saree® will be part of a woman’s cause. We are donating a portion of your purchase amount to Akshara centre till March 31st. Make a big difference directly with small steps towards women’s health, education and rights in today’s society.

If you are thinking to make a special donation in this charity for women’s health and empowerment, kindly proceed as follows:

 Make a Donation: www.aksharacentre.org/donate-now

or write them at akshara.frea@gmail.com 

MAKING SOCIETAL CHANGE AT EVERY STEP WITH AKSHARA CENTRE

 Akshara lobbies with the State

In the city, we lobby with the police for a better emergency helpline for women.

With the Municipal bodies for open spaces and safety of women.

With public transport authorities for the safety of women.

AKSHARA joins in networking with city based and national women’s and other groups for legislation and policies.

 Akshara creates gender oriented educational material online certificate courses on violence against women along with manuals and training material videos and documentaries. Akshara provides scholarships for education, training in life and technical skills, and job placement for socially and economically disadvantaged young women between the ages of 14 and 20.

Akshara trains young men to become supporters of gender equality and take up personal and social action