WHO WE ARE
Ekta was established in 1990 at Madurai as a Resource centre towards creation of a gender just society. The organization adopts a life cycle approach and works with women, men, youth and adolescents in the educational institutions, rural and urban areas. It promotes issue-based campaigns to end violence against women, facilitates networks for experiential sharing and collective action. It advocates and lobbies for gender sensitive policy changes to further the interest of women and address gender based violence in particular. Post Tsunami, it has expanded its work with the rural communities in Chidambaram Taluk of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, with a focus on strengthening education of girl children, and livelihood rights of single women .
Recent Programme
Ekta organized the "World No Tobacco Day" on 31st May. The Theme for this year is "TOBACCO - A threat to development". A poster informing the people that if you drink, smoke, use of substance you will get various prizes like death, TB and other diseases was pasted in all the important places.
Ekta organized the "World No Tobacco Day" on 31st May. The Theme for this year is "TOBACCO - A threat to development". A poster informing the people that if you drink, smoke, use of substance you will get various prizes like death, TB and other diseases was pasted in all the important places.
Capacity Building Training on SDG through a Gender Lens
jointly organized by Women 2030, Ekta and HRF
on 23rd & 24th Jan 2018 @ ICSA, Chennai.
The 25th of every month has been designated “Orange Day” by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women, to raise awareness and take action to end violence against women and girls. As a bright and optimistic colour, orange represents a future free from violence against women and girls for the UNiTE Campaign. Orange day action theme November:"Leave No One Behind: Ending Violence against Women and Girls"