OYSS Women

Indian non-profit organisation for empowering women

OYSS Women

Logo of OYSS Women

Founded| 1987
Founder| Manasi Pradhan
Type| Non-Profit Organization
Location|

* India

Area served

| India

OYSS Women is a non-profit organization engaged in empowering women in India. It was founded in 1987 by women's rights activist Manasi Pradhan.[1][2][3]

## Activities

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Manasi Pradhan, Geeta Chandran, Shabana Azmi, Kamla Bhasin and Meenakshi Gopinath at 2017 Nirbhaya Samaroh held by OYSS Women and the Honour for Women National Campaign in New Delhi.

The organization undertakes activities in the field of women education, vocational training, leadership development, women's rights enforcement, self-defense training and legal awareness to empower women.[4][5]

## Model UN

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OYSS Women Model UN is a national-level conference of university and college students. The conference sits in different formations i.e. General Assembly, Security Council, UN Secretariat and Press & Publicity division.[6] Participants debate contemporary women issues and are awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals based on their performance.[7]

## Events

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Some of the periodic events organized by OYSS Women includes Nirbhaya Samaroh, Women Leadership Conclave, National Meet on Rural Women Empowerment, National Meet on Ending Violence against women, National Meet on Liquor Trade & Gender Violence and women's rights festival.[8][1][9]

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## References

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1. ^ a b "At Chilika meet, rural women vow to fight against violence". Dailypioneer.com. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
2. ^ "Women vow to dawn a new era of leadership in Odisha, Orissa News". Orissadiary.com. 2012-09-08. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
3. ^ "Courage rewarded". The Statesman. 2016-10-09. Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
4. ^ "Roadmap drawn for rural women empowerment". Dailypioneer.com. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
5. ^ "Odisha: RCM and GM Law College conferred prestigious Model UN Medals, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines". Orissadiary.com. 2013-01-11. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
6. ^ "Odisha: RCM Champion, GM Law College Runners Up in Model UN Contest, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines". Orissadiary.com. 2012-10-07. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
7. ^ "Odisha: RCM and GM Law College conferred prestigious Model UN Medals, Orissa News". Orissadiary.com. 2013-01-11. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
8. ^ "NCW chief inaugurates Women's Rights Stall at Puri". Dailypioneer.com. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
9. ^ "Odisha: Two-day National Meet on Violence against Women Inaugurated, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines". Orissadiary.com. 2013-04-20. Archived from the original on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2016-11-16.