Street Theater ‘Who will protect the women rights’ by ROD

Women are an essential part and partial of the human society. We can not imagine a modern and civilized society without women, that’s the reason that every prophet, religion and eminent scholars have enlightened and pressed on the rights of Women. But we regret to say that through out the World generally and in Pakistan particularly, women are confronting several problems in their family, society, financially, at work place and educationally. They are facing these plights only because of them being ‘Women’, there is no else reason behind these quandaries.

Rays of Development Organization has taken up the challenge to spread awareness among the people at grass root level of the society, about the equal rights, respect and freedom of Women through education and street theater. So, that the women might be well familiar about their due rights and forge responsibility in the society to give proper equal rights to the female members.

In this regard Rays of Development, Organization staged a street theater at a secluded Village # 79 NB, Sargodha to impart awareness about the esteem, freedom and equal privileges of Women, under the title of ‘Who will protect the women rights’.

The volunteer actors of Rays of Development, Organization (ROD) performed with great dedication and mesmerized the 500 spectators from all walks of life, youth, elders, children, boys, girls and women. All the audience lauded the performance of actors/actresses, theme of the play and efforts of the ROD. The residents of this remote and undeveloped village extolled and pressed on the need of such Street Plays.

Outcome of the Street theater ‘Who will protect the women rights?’

After the Street Theater, activists of ROD visited and contacted the spectators and local residents of village 79NB, Sargodha via telephone, to get their opinion about the stage play and results or consequences of the Street Theater on the society.

Rays of Development, Organization is glad to share the following effects of the street drama, which point towards the positive changes being brought in the society regarding Women rights by ROD:

· People agreed upon that they would give as much importance to the Education of their Girl

Children as they do for the Education of their Boy Children.

· Residents of the village also said that they would pay proper attention and respect to the opinion of their girls, as they used to respect the opinion of their male children.

· They also said that the girls would be free to choose the food, dress, life style and field of Education after their hearts.

· Some people also agreed upon that they would not force their Girls in to wedlock.

· Girls would be free to choose their life partners as they like.

Chairman of ‘Rays of Development, Organization’ is happy

Chairman of ‘Rays of Development, Organization’ Ferhan Mazher and all the workers of ROD who took hands on part in this street theater are happy and proud to share with the WORLD that this little effort bore fruit and imparted message about the self-esteem, freedom and equivalent rights of Women in the society. Let’s all pledge to keep up this work in order to make this World free of Gender Based Violence. Where women can move about freely, feeling safe, without the risk of being sexually, physically or mentally assaulted and be able to manipulate their lives.