Gender Champion Club is an initiative taken by Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College to create positive social norms that value girls and women and their rights to improve their well-being and achieve long-term and sustainable social change to foster equal treatment for engagement of gender champions in all educational institutions.
Objectives
- To prepare responsible leaders who will facilitate an enabling environment within the college
- To advocate gender equality
- To monitor progress towards gender justice
- To provide an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to understanding the social and cultural constructions of gender that shape the experiences of women and men in society
- To make girls gender sensitive and create positive social norms that value girls and their rights
Gender Champion Club at SRC
The Gender champion club was started on the campus in 2017. It has enrolled 100 volunteers belonging to the first year undergraduate course. The Nodal officers plan the activities pertaining to the gender issues and welfare measures offered to these volunteers.
Programme Officers
Dr. S.Vijayarani
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Dr. R. Vanmathi
Associate Professor, Department of English
Ms. S.I. Arivuththenral
Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil
Activities
| Event & Topic | Resource Person | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | ||
| International Girl Child Day | Dr. P. Kanimozhi, Founder and Managing Trustee, Empower Trust, Tiruchirappalli | 24.01.2025 |
| Awareness meeting on Adolescent health issues, solutions for tackling the issues | MS. R. Pushpalatha DIS Dapcu, Collectorate, Tiruchirappalli Ms.T.Vimal Arokya Mary Counsellor, Srirangam Government Hospital Tiruchirappalli Ms.Tamil, President, Positive Network,Tiruchirappalli | 21.01.2025 |
| Distribution of Sanitary Napkins to Part V students (NCC, NSS, Sports, YRC) | Gender Champion Club, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirappalli | 07.01.2025 |
| Maxi Vision Eye Hospital, Tiruchirappalli | 19.12.2024 | |
| Awareness meeting in Human Rights Day-a talk delivered on the topic “Women’s Rights” | Ms. Pappathi Arumugam, Advocate, District court, Dindigul | 17.12.2024 |
| Distribution of Sanitary Napkins to the students | Gender Champion Club, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirappalli | 30.11.2024 |
| Awareness on Kavalan App usage and Installation of Kavalan App | Mrs. Vanitha, Sub-Inspector of Police on Anti-human trafficking and anti-child trafficking unit, Tiruchirappalli | 09.10.2024 |
| Menstrual hygiene awareness programme | D. Shankari, Femi9 Healthcare, Srirangam Stockist, Ms. Indrani Parthasarathy, Femi9 Healthcare, Srirangam Stockist, Tiruchirappalli | 27.09.2024 |
| Demonstration Programme on Self Defense | Mr.K.Sampath, Taekwondo Master, National Referee, Instructor, Tiruchirappalli | 24.09.2024 |
| Thread Embroidary Training | Ms.Lakshmi Sundaram, Founder and Designer, Aarabi Couture, President - Tamil Nadu, WICCI Handicraft council, Chennai | 20.09.2024 |
| Extension Activity at Government Model Girls Higher Sec. School, Mannachanallur | Gender Champion Club, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirappalli | 10.09.2024 |
| Lukewarm tablet distribution by Principal | Government Hospital, Tiruchirappalli | 30.08.2024 |
| Awareness programme in connection with International Youth Day on the topic Youth Digital Pathway For Sustainable Development | Dr. A. Shakila, Head &Associate Professor, Department of Home Science, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirappalli | 12.08.2024 |
