Gender – Sexual harassment – Interactive Resource Centre (IRC)

Gender – Sexual harassment

Gender Sensitive Police Training- Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs- 2016

IRC in collaboration with Europe International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs organised a 6 day “gender sensitive” police training to sensitise police personnel on 7 pro-women laws through the use of interactive/forum theatre and video testimonies.

Umeed Jawan- Documentaries on 7 pro women laws and radio shows – 2015

In 2015, IRC partnered with USAID and creative for a project aimed at creating a counter-narrative against violent extremism within the Youth of Southern Punjab through the promotion of peace, tolerance, culture, and heritage. 200 students from two different universities were oriented in peaceful co-existence and human rights followed by training in citizen journalism. From this group 40 students participated in a more extensive training in documentary films resulting in the creation of 20 short films.

Gender Equity Program- USAID- Asia Foundation- 2014

In 2014, in collaboration with USAID and the Asia foundation, IRC came on board as their national sub guarantee. They designed and implemented a national level advocacy campaign on Gender Based violence using interactive theatre, film, and radio broadcasting.

GEP- Attitudinal Transformation and Women Empowerment through Interactive Theatre- 2004

The program, which took place in 5 cities, aimed to “break the culture of silence” and initiate dialogue among the actors and the audience as well as provide an opportunity to the people to speak on their issues using the technique of interactive theatre along with parallel techniques like cable networks. The program ran for 7 months and at the end of the year a final evaluation of the program was conducted. The IRC worked with local stories and voices to devise theatre and performing theatre in ways that reach out to an audience beyond the local.

Two interactive training workshops took place over 7 months that resulted in 8 performances that were recorded and broadcasted via cable network. The original scripts were translated bilingually and published.