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We have something fun for you! As we near the end of 2024 and prepare ourselves to embrace the possibilities of 2025, we wanted to pause and hop on a joyous trend as a team. Here’s looking back at not only all the accomplishments but also some mistakes that we are learning from in 2024 :) Tell us what’s a learning for you in 2024 in the comments. #reel #Feminism #SelfCare

 Only 24 hours left to buy our books at a discounted price! Have you got our books yet? Here’s your chance to go #BacktoBasics and pick TARSHI’s books on sexuality education for children, young people, teachers and educators. All books can be purchased through our website: https://lnkd.in/dtidUgdb  You can also purchase The Red Book, The Yellow Book and The Orange Book at Amazon. Read the terms and conditions before placing an order and shipping charges will be applicable. If you face any difficulties placing the order, please email admin@tarshi.net #BookSale #Discount #BooksForKids #YoungPeople #Reading #Knowledge #Rights #Awareness #Learning #KidsLiterature #Educators #Parents #Schools #HappyLearning #LitFest #BooksOnParenting #SpecialOffer 

Each time a child or adolescent asks a question that may be (even indirectly) related to sexuality, many parents and teachers get squirmy and nervous. This may be because they themselves do not have the information required, but in most cases, it has more to do with the ‘hush-hush’ that surrounds sexuality. We are taught shame at an early age, and we then transmit it on. The December 2024 issue of In Plainspeak explores Comprehensive Sexuality Education from the perspective of parents and teachers. 1. In an interview with Shikha Aleya, Ketaki Chowkhani, author of The Limits of Sexuality Education, offers us the refreshing possibilities of the erotics of sexuality education. 2. Antara Buzarbaruah makes a compelling case for the significance and relevance of CSE and PSE and why it is not ‘only’ for children, and how parents and teachers also need to be educated. 3. Ayesha Khaliq and Nandhini Jaishankar explore the experiences and challenges that sexuality educators face while navigating conversations on sexuality with young people and the strategies they use to address changing and disparate needs. 4. ElsaMarie D’Silva recommends Neha Bhat’s Unashamed: Notes from the Diary of a Sex Therapist as an essential tool for those seeking to educate, understand, and embrace the many facets of human sexuality. 5. Sahana G writes about her mother and her 8-year-old self, about how each of them grew up in a Bangalore that was transforming in different ways, each generation pushing against the boundaries inherited from the last. 6. Aradhana writes wryly about the annual sex ed workshop at a school through grades 7, 8, and 9 where what they are taught is far less than what they already know, and none of their questions are answered. 7. Taarina Therese Chandiramani’s story is a heartwarming illustration of what happens when a teacher does not lecture or shame children when it comes to CSE but “gives them words when they have none.” 8. Drawing us into the river landscape of a dream, Abishek Philip delicately uncovers the complex relationship between social conditioning, emotional vulnerability, and intimacy. 9. रिया पारिख बच्चों के लिए चीज़ों को अलग नज़रिए से देखने और लोगों के रहने के तरीक़े में विविधता के बारे में बात करने के लिए सुरक्षित स्थान बनाती हैं। 10. सिमरन सांगानेरिया उन प्रयासों पर प्रकाश डालती हैं जो यौनिकता शिक्षक विविध आवश्यकताओं को ध्यान में रखते हुए समावेशी सीएसई पाठ्यक्रम बनाने में लगाते हैं।

तारशी ने तनाव नियंत्रण और बर्नआउट रोकथाम पर हिंदी में एक नया कोर्स विकसित किया है, ख़ास तौर पर सामाजिक क्षेत्र में काम करने वाले लोगों के लिए। तनाव और बर्नआउट महत्वपूर्ण विषय हैं जो आम तौर पर हाशिए पर रहने वाले समुदायों के साथ काम करने वाले ज़मीनी कार्यकर्ताओं और मानवाधिकार रक्षकों के बीच पीछे रह जाते हैं। सामाजिक क्षेत्र में कार्यरत लोगों को अक्सर आघात, परेशान करने वाली स्थितियों, जटिल चुनौतियों और यहां तक कि जिन समुदायों में वो काम करते हैं, एवं कभी-कभी अपने सहयोगियों से भी, आलोचना का सामना करना पड़ता है। यह कोर्स हिंदी भाषी ज़मीनी स्तर के एनजीओ कार्यकर्ताओं को तनाव, बर्नआउट और तनाव के उनके अनूठे कारणों के बारे में जागरूकता लाने में मदद करने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है। यह कोर्स व्यक्तिगत और व्यावसायिक संधर्ब में उपयोग करने के लिए आत्म-देखभाल और सामूहिक देखभाल रणनीतियों की पेशकश भी करता है। तो आप किसका इंतज़ार कर रहे हैं? साइन-अप करें और यहाँ कोर्स के बारे में अधिक जानें - https://linktr.ee/tarshi An exciting announcement is here! TARSHI has developed a new course in HINDI on stress management and burnout prevention, especially for those working in the social sector. Stress and burnout are important topics that usually take a back seat with grassroots activists and human rights defenders working with marginalised communities. People working within the social sector are often exposed to trauma, distressing situations, complex challenges and even criticism from the communities they cater to and, at times, their allies. The course is designed to help bring awareness to Hindi-speaking grassroots NGO workers about stress, burnout, and their unique causes of stress. The course also offers self-care and collective care strategies to use in personal and professional settings. So what are you waiting for? Sign up and learn more about the course here: https://linktr.ee/tarshi #NewCourse #Hindi #DevSec #Burnout #Stress #NGOWorkers #NonProfit #DevelopmentSector #India #Grassroot #TARSHIHindi #HindiResources #Langauge #Diversity #StressManagement #BurnoutPrevention #SelfCare #CollectiveCare #Tools #SelfCareTechniques #Register #Opportunity #WhatsApp

As the year draws to a close, we are reflecting on how we felt supported by our workplaces and our teammates through all good and difficult times. Recount, recollect and share these moments of joy, gratitude, and care at TARSHI’s #JoyAtWorkplace Tweet-Chat! Join us on Dec 16th at 3 pm on X (@tarshingo) and engage with social sector organisations as we share our moments of celebrations, learnings and workplace practices that help us to create #SISAspaces. Together, let’s bring joy, care, and learning to our workplaces. See you there :)  #JoyAtWorkplace #SISASpaces #WellbeingAtWork #TweetChat #X #Conversation #SocialSector #DevelopmentSector #Stories #2024Review #Gratitute #Joy #Love #Rest #Care #CollectiveCare #SelfCare #MentalWellbeing #Workplace

While children and young people have access to a lot of information about sexuality and sexual health on the internet, how safe, accurate, and affirming are these? It’s time to go #BackToBasics and ensure that children and young people get the basics on sexuality in an accurate, non-judgmental way that also accounts for their age and stage of growth. That’s where TARSHI’s books can help! Here’s an amazing offer to purchase our books at a discounted price and get a reliable source of information for yourself and the little ones. All our books are at a flat 30% discount. All books can be purchased through our website: https://lnkd.in/dtidUgdb  You can also purchase The Red Book, The Yellow Book and The Orange Book at Amazon. Please note that the discounted price is only valid until 20th December 2024. Read the terms and conditions before placing an order. Shipping charges will be applicable. If you face any difficulties placing the order, please email admin@tarshi.net #BookSale #Discount #BooksForKids #YoungPeople #Reading #Knowledge #Rights #Awareness #Learning #KidsLiterature #Educators #Parents #Schools #HappyLearning #LitFest #BooksOnParenting #SpecialOffer 

United Nations Human Rights #InternationalHumanRightsDay is observed every year on 10th December as a reminder of the fundamental rights and freedoms that belong to every individual, regardless of race, gender, nationality, or background. One of the fundamental human rights is our right to health including SRHR (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights) TARSHI recognises that we need to advocate for spaces where we get access to information and services for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights without any stigma or taboo. Our work focuses on information dissemination, capacity and perspective strengthening and creating conversations platforms to advance people’s wellbeing and their agency over their sexuality and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. By adopting a rights-based approach to sexuality and sexual wellbeing we recognise each individual’s right to health and bodily autonomy. #OurRightsOurFuture #HumanRightsDay #SRHR #ReproductiveJustice #SISA #SafeSpaces #ReproductiveRights #Relationships #OurRights #Freedom #Dignity #HumanRights #SRHRAdvocacy #Advocacy #FundamentalRights #LGBT #QueerRights #Social Justice #Feminist #Feminism #IntersectionalFeminism #BodilyAutonomy #Advocacy #Health 

Announcement! It’s time to go #BackToBasics and learn and unlearn all we know about SEXUALITY. We are launching a BOOK SALE for our highly popular and much-recommended books for children and adults on sexuality education. All our books are on a flat 30% discount. All books can be purchased through our website: https://lnkd.in/dtidUgdb  You can also purchase The Blue Book, The Red Book, The Yellow Book and The Orange Book at Amazon. Please note that the discounted price is only valid until 20th December 2024 and shipping charges will apply. Read the terms and conditions before placing an order. If you face any difficulties placing the order, please email admin@tarshi.net #BookSale #Discount #BooksForKids #YoungPeople #Reading #Knowledge #Rights #Awareness #Learning #KidsLiterature #Educators #Parents #Schools #HappyLearning #LitFest #BooksOnParenting #SpecialOffer 

#FeministFridays Posted with @regram @priklut Consent is more than just saying "yes" or "no." It's about understanding, respect, and making sure everyone involved feels safe and comfortable. In many cultures, talking openly about intimacy isn’t always easy. Hence, we need to create Safe, Inclusive and Self-Affirming (SISA) spaces for each one of us to communicate our needs freely without any judgment. Also, consent is not a one-time thing or something that can be assumed. It's not about reading between the lines or making guesses. It’s about checking in with each other—every step of the way and respecting one’s boundaries.  To know more about consent, check out TARSHI’s FAQs on “Our Rights”: https://lnkd.in/eX89qa2D #Consent #Respect #Communication #HealthyRelationships #Boundaries #Education #Awareness #Youth #Safety #SexualHealth #OnlineSafety #feminism #Intersectionality #IntersectionalFeminism #SRHR #Gender #CSE #Wellbeing #Relationships #Dating #SISA #SafeSpaces #Safety #Rights

In the latest addition to In Plainspeak’s micro-series Quick Bytes, based on short responses to cue questions, we continue to connect our readers and writers to each other in as many different ways as possible. Our intention is to expand the space of safety, inclusion, and a self-affirming approach, that illuminates the wealth of diversity, and possibilities, that we represent together. Natasha Chandhock gives us Quick Bytes on Gender and Sexuality. Taash / Natasha (they/she) is a self-taught mixed/multimedia art practitioner whose work ranges from utilitarian, handcrafted art to art positioned at the juncture of gender, disability and design justice. They identify as genderqueer and are multiply disabled. The principles of speculative and discursive design practices influence their work, primarily through object stories and narrativisation. #InPlainspeak #gender #disability #art #queerness #Sexuality #QuickBytes