TWEET celebrates five years of women empowerment
New Delhi (Press Release): The Women Education and Empowerment Trust (TWEET) is marking five years of work focused on uplifting women through education, economic initiatives, and leadership programs. Established in 2019, TWEET has focused on addressing challenges faced by women in India by promoting educational access, financial independence, and overall well-being.
TWEET sees education as a foundation for empowerment. The organization has provided merit-based scholarships to support higher education for girls at reputed institutions in India and abroad. Recently, their “Freedom from Illiteracy” campaign, held from August 2022 to July 2023, mobilized educated women to teach those without basic literacy skills, reaching underserved communities nationwide.
To help women achieve economic independence, TWEET supports small business ventures such as boutiques, tiffin services, and home-based businesses like detergent production units. Training sessions for entrepreneurship have equipped women with the skills to start their own businesses and provide additional income for their families.
TWEET also provides support to widows, including counseling and financial aid, to help them lead independent lives. Additionally, its Mahila Help Desk assists women in accessing government welfare schemes to improve their financial stability.
In partnership with the Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC), Delhi Police, TWEET conducts self-defense training for women and sensitization programs on domestic violence and other social issues. These initiatives aim to raise awareness about women’s rights and promote safety.
TWEET also offers internships to female students from various disciplines and provides hostel facilities to support students and working women.
At its recent trust meeting, TWEET elected new office bearers for a three-year term. Ms. Rahamathunnissa A, an educationist and writer, will serve as Chairperson, with Ms. Zeba Zaferali Baig as Vice Chairperson, Ms. Shaista Rafat as General Secretary, Ms. Rajeena Beegum as Secretary, and Dr. Sharnas Muthu as Treasurer. The team also includes social worker Ms. Khalida Parveen, healthcare expert Dr. Jueria Reemi, and social entrepreneur Ms. Fakhira Atheeqe.
Looking ahead, TWEET aims to expand its reach, targeting 50,000 women professionals and changemakers. The organization plans to host a National Women NGOs Conclave in April 2025, focusing on capacity building, collaboration, and resource sharing.
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Gujarat: Mevani demands collector’s suspension over ‘anti-Dalit’ remark; IAS officer rejects charge
Mahnisagar, Oct 30: Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani on Wednesday demanded the suspension of Mahisagar District Collector Neha Kumari, accusing her of making anti-Dalit comments, a charge the bureaucrat rejected.
Mevani’s demand comes a week after he sought similar action against senior IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian for allegedly misbehaving with him and one of his party colleagues.
Mevani targeted Kumari citing a purported video in which she was heard saying that 90 per cent of cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, or the Atrocities Act, are used for blackmailing.
The IAS officer termed the lawmaker’s claims “baseless” and an unsuccessful attempt to get political mileage.
Mevani visited Lunawada, the district headquarters, and demanded that an FIR be registered against the collector under the Atrocities Act and that she was suspended over her “insensitive” remarks and “unparliamentary” words.
When one Vijay Parmar went to meet the collector with his grievance at the SWAGAT programme on October 23, she used “unparliamentary” words against him and also insulted the lawyer community by saying they should be “slapped with slippers”, the Vadgam MLA told reporters.
SWAGAT is an initiative of the Gujarat government for the redressal of people’s grievances.
According to Mevani, the collector’s claim that 90 per cent of cases under the Atrocities Act are misused for blackmailing is an insult to the SC and ST communities and amounts to an offence under the Atrocities Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
“We demand Kumari's suspension and that a case be registered against her,” he said.
The district collector called the MLA’s allegations a “political stunt”.
“The man whom the MLA called poor, innocent young friend (Vijay Parmar) has a police case against him, and his brother has more than one case of rape, kidnapping and assault against him,” Kumari said, adding that they keep visiting the collector’s office with grievances.
At the SWAGAT programme on October 23, he pressured the collector to file a case against police officers. When the collector told him that she did not have the power to file a case and that he should approach the superintendent of police (SP) or the court, he continued to pester her over his issue, she said.
He even threatened the officers and told the collector that she was a Brahmin and he would let her know what “section 4 of the Atrocities Act entailed”, she said.
“You can understand the direction in which this MLA wants to take law and order by keeping a person with a criminal history along with him even when the state government is sensitive about children and women,” she said.
The collector said that the way Vijay Parmar is “blackmailing” government employees in the name of the Atrocities Act is not at all right. “The MLA's support to such people makes it difficult for the real complainants and the real victims to get justice,” she said.
Last week, Congress leaders and Dalit community members gathered outside the office of the Director General of Police in the state capital Gandhinagar demanding the suspension of senior IPS officer Rajkumar Pandian over his alleged misbehaviour with Mevani and his party colleague.
