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Strength TogetHER 11 - Session 5

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August 7, 2021 On 7 th August 2021, we had the fifth session of cohort 11. The topic of our session was "Don't Blame Yourself" with almost twenty participants. In the session, we talked about how we tend to blame ourselves even for the tiniest problems that arise, that even might be about the friend we couldn’t help or for the misunderstandings or arguments that happen with people. We shared stories regarding how each one of us has at least once gone through that stage where we only saw ourselves as the reasons for every problem and blame ourselves. Facilitated by Lokopakar "Strength Together" is a virtual space where girls having different stories come together and share their experiences and opinions. Within a very short period of time, this platform has been expanded to various parts of Nepal. It has been walking with the motto "girls supporting girls". Our session was moderated by Nasana Bajracharya who is leading communications at an educational

Strength TogetHER 11- Session 4

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24th July 2021. Facilitated by Lokopakar "Strength Together" is a virtual space where girls having different stories come together and share their experiences and opinions. Within a very short period of time, this platform has been expanded to various parts of Nepal. It has been walking with the motto "girls supporting girls". On 24th July 2021, we had the fourth session of cohort 11. The topic of our session was "Embracing the glorious mess that I am". There we talked about our insecurities and fears. Also, we shared our experiences regarding how we managed to overcome those insecurities and fears little by little.  Our session was moderated by Kavya Bishwokarma who is a fresh graduate of Bachelors of Social Science with experiences in mentoring and emceeing. She has also worked as a junior journalist at the Republica associated with Maiti Nepal.  In the session, we talked about how every one of us is striving in one way or the other to be fit in others&#

Strength TogetHER 11 - Session 3

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  July 3, 2021 Facilitated by Lokopakar, "Strength Together" is a virtual space where girls with different stories share their experiences and opinions. Within a brief period, this platform has been expanded to various parts of Nepal. It has been walking with the motto "girls supporting girls." On 3rd July 2021, we had the third session of cohort 11. The topic of our session was “Eating Disorders and My Insecurities.” We talked about our insecurities and fears related to our bodies as well as eating disorders in this session. Also, we shared our experiences regarding how we managed to overcome those insecurities and fears little by little, how important it is for us to be confident about our bodies, how our bodies function, and how the eating disorder is not something to be ashamed of.  Our session was moderated by a very dynamic and enthusiastic clinical dietician Ms. Anushree Acharya. She is the Managing Director of The Nutrition Cure Nepal- an Australian-operated

Strength TogetHER 11 - Session 2

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  June 12, 2021. Facilitated by Lokopakar, "Strength togetHER" is a virtual space where girls having different stories come together and share their experiences and opinions.In addition to that, we also get to know the experiences of other people on that topic and gain new insights. On every alternative Saturday, we organize a session, where we invite one guest speaker. Within a very short period of time, this platform has been expanded to all the states of Nepal. It has personally  helped me to gain self confidence and realize my self worth, And I happened to be part of the coordinator family too.  On  2021 ,June 12, Saturday at around 12:00 pm we around 25 girls gathered via zoom to talk about “Yoga for health”which was moderated by Ronali Amatya,Founder of MŌda , a yoga studio, founded with a mission to help people be more aware of themselves and their choices towards healthier a lifestyle. Miss.Ronali is a proactive influencer who has represented Nepal as Miss Nepal Inter

Strength TogetHER 11- Session 1

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May 29,2021. Facilitated by Lokopakar, "Strength togetHER" is a safe virtual place for girls like us, where we can share our stories, engage in discussion on any topic. In addition to that, we also get to know the experiences of other people on that topic and gain new insights. On every alternative Saturday, we organize a session, where we invite one guest speaker. Within a very short period of time, this platform has been expanded to all the states of Nepal. It has personally  helped me to gain self confidence and realize my self worth, And I happened to be part of the coordinator family too. Starting with the session, I was very nervous and was constantly texting aastha. But little did I know I had Aastha’s back.On may 29, we had the very first session of cohort 11.We had almost 30 new faces there.I was so happy to see so many new faces.  Aastha who is one of the soul members of Strength togetHER  explained the whole concept of this platform to the new participants followed