1.0World Vision Advocacyhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.orgKatie Taylorhttps://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/author/kataylor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="W7tRW9zL5v"><a href="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2020/09/16/citizen-voice-action-what-empowerment-looks-like/how-women-in-rural-india-are-amplifying-their-voice-without-hashtags-or-tweets-citizen-voice-and-action-model-9/">How women in rural India are amplifying their voice without hashtags or tweets (Citizen Voice and Action model)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/2020/09/16/citizen-voice-action-what-empowerment-looks-like/how-women-in-rural-india-are-amplifying-their-voice-without-hashtags-or-tweets-citizen-voice-and-action-model-9/embed/#?secret=W7tRW9zL5v" width="600" height="338" title="“How women in rural India are amplifying their voice without hashtags or tweets (Citizen Voice and Action model)” — World Vision Advocacy" data-secret="W7tRW9zL5v" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.worldvisionadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/W165-0386-038_Low_res_comp.jpg800534Portrait of 18-year-old Ruchi (in a pink jacket) along with the group of adolescent girls who participated in the CVA. The girls are also seen making rangoli designs as part of a competition to encourage their participation. Ruchi tells us about what she has learnt from the programs that are held for adolescent girls in the village. “We were shown movies on menstrual hygiene and from that we learnt how to keep ourselves clean, how to use a pad and how we should not use old or dirty cloth. We also learnt about how we need to take our tetanus shots and also have iron tablets. If we don’t have our iron tablets we may develop anaemia,” says Ruchi. “Another thing we learnt was how to keep ourselves safe. We now know that if anyone troubles us or misbehaves with us, we can go and tell the Anganwadi worker and must tell our mother and father. We also learnt that if a girl gets married at a low age and then has a child, it puts both the mother and child at risk as they will be weak. We can also file a case if we come across any child marriage in our village by calling 1098,”says Ruchi confidently. Through the Sagar health project adolescent boys and girls learned relevant health messages through multiple sessions on early marriage, pregnancy, sexual abuse, open defecation and handwashing. This was done through interactive and fun activities such as quizzes, speech competitions, sports events, puppet shows and rangoli competitions.