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“She is the Solution: Summit of Grace”

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Kumbh 2019: Historic “She is the Solution: Summit of Grace” Inaugurated by Eminent Female Spiritual & Political Leaders, Students & Sanitation Workers, at the Kumbh Mela at the Parmarth Niketan Camp
Longest Serving Woman in Lok Sabha Hon’ble Speaker Smt Sumitra Mahajan, Hon’ble Minister of State HRD Dr Satyapal Singhji, Member of Parliament Smt Meenakshi Lekhiji, HH Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, Anandmurti Gurumaa & many of GIWA’s female faith leaders from across India and around the world join together with the technical support of UNICEF and WSSCC for this unique first of its kind Summit to say no to child marriage and yes to empowerment, education and sanitation for women.
Prayagraj, 28 January 2019: Eminent Religious Leaders of various faiths join together with Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha Smt Sumitra Mahajan, Hon’ble Minister of State HRD Shri Satyapal Singhji, Member of Parliament Smt Meenakshi Lekhiji at the “She is the Solution: The Summit of Grace” conference during the 2019 Kumbh Mela to speak on various topics concerning women empowerment, education, and sanitation with a special focus on ending child marriage and improving menstrual hygiene. Over 500 spiritual & political leaders, students, and sanitation workers from across the country took a pledge for our women and girls safe and secure future in which they not only survive but thrive.
The morning started with a in-depth roundtable high level discussion & commitments and was followed after lunch by the main inaugural session of the Summit which was organized under the auspices of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) and Parmarth Niketan, with technical support from the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and UNICEF, to support the efforts of the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
During the inaugural session Honble Sumitra Mahajan, Speaker of the Lok Sabha added that child marriage is a dangerous burden: “A girl who is not physically or mentally ready, is not mature and does not understand the world must not be burdened with marriage. I come from a humble background but I was inculcated with values that we must not do onto others what we would not like to be done unto us. Hence, let us ensure proper nutrition, education, and sanitation of all women and girls. Our Shakti doesn’t need empowerment from someone else; they need to recognize that they themselves are the power.”
Speaking on the occasion, Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswati, President of the Parmarth Niketan and Co-founder of GIWA, said, “This is a very historic coming together. We are at the Sangam to come together to address issues troubling our world. Kumbh is great. It should become a Mela with a Message.

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