One Billion Rising is a global movement, founded by Eve Ensler, to end rape and sexual violence against women. In 2012, the One Billion Rising campaign culminated in the biggest mass global action to end violence against women ever with tens of thousands of events held. On September 20, 2012, people from 160 countries signed up to take part in the campaign.
On the 14 of February 2015, Nishtha celebrated this global celebration on Rakkar Village ground . All the Nishtha staff, a group of our single women, the Nishtha sponsorship students, kids of Rakkar, Chakwan, and Samlekhanag schools, our special needs students, the stitching women and a crowd of people from the village came to participate in the movement.
We made a round circle, where we had discussed what is OBR and why we celebrate it? What is the reason for this kind of movement in our life? The single women’s group sang some songs and acted a play about non-violence. Vijay Bhardwaj and the students sang a song about violence in our lives.
We then marched down the road in procession as far as Druni Mata Temple carrying banners and balloons with slogans and cut outs of doves to signify the peace we wish to find in our lives. When we reached the Temple all the children sang with great enthusiasm. Two kids from Chakwan school sang the wonderful famous song O ri chiraiya which was appreciated by all. We all sang and danced with joy.
When the programme was over we enjoyed healthy refreshments and walked back to the Rakkar ground where all the kids played together and then went home.
It was a wonderful morning and a great celebration on this One Billion Rising world movement day.
