The Video Van arrives in Mumbai !!
Amid huge expectations and loads of anticipation,the video van arrived in Mumbai yesterday after weeks of anxiety and stress!
Urvashi and I did 99 rounds of the Police Station in 3 days..from Traffic Police to the Commissioner of Mumbai… Charlie’s Angels left no stone unturned! ( Ojasvi included too )
Weeks of sweat [...]
Children peeping under the board to see the van activities
Our Director Education, Sunita shared this story from the Karnataka Video Van.
The video van was travelling through the interiors of Mangalore in a village in Tumbe doing interactive street theatre performance and holding discussions, when people said that the van should visit a near by school [...]
Pyar ke rang..Bell Bajao style!
A rock act set in a sleepy town…”what in the world are you talking about?”…Not for Bell Bajao and Swarathma though..We rocked Puttur and how !!
The band arrived in Puttur with our Karnataka manager (talk of hospitality!) at 7am on 13th..and headed for a bungalow Breakthrough had organised..The tempo with endless [...]
The Bell Bajao Video Van is still on and is taking rounds of various parts of South Karnataka district.
On an average the Van stops 4 times a day at 4 different spots depending upon how much crowd attention we can get. A team of 10 to 12 of our rights advocates travel along with the [...]
Here it is the big day, the video van launch is tomorrow. We checked out the van today, it is looking great. The creative of the van is designed by Ogilvy and Mathers and fabricated by Impact Communications.
Our day starts tomorrow with the Press conference in Mangalore Press Club at 11 am.
At 4.30 in the [...]
“Bell Bajao started off as a campaign against domestic violence. It has now become a movement, a movement that works. When it comes to your turn, do not hesitate, go and Ring the Bell” – Boman Irani
Bell Bajao is back, with a moving quote from Campaign Ambassador, Boman Irani; 3 brand new even more powerful Public Service Announcements, a brand new initiative called the Bell bajao Champion Voices, a Video Van and live performances by Swarathma
I started my journey on 4th March for the recently held ‘Kishori Mela – A space for Adolescent Girls’ in Karnataka. The mela was organized by Azim Premji Foundation in partnership with Breakthrough and Department of Public Instruction, Government of Karnataka. Breakthrough’s major contribution came in the form of providing conceptual clarity and creating highly [...]
Read more →4.35 pm – Ms. Vani took the stage again for the final session and sought insights from the participants. A couple of them aired their opinions and said the event was a great learning experience. Before the session came to an end, there was a group song on Sthree Shakti with very good lyrics.
I would [...]
On 23rd January 2010 Mangalore will see a great conglomeration of inspirational women from various parts of the Dakshina Kannada district talking about ways to end domestic violence and discuss the case of Lt Shamshad. This open event is being organized by Breakthrough in partnership with about 300 to 400 Anganwadi workers from 9 Blocks in [...]
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