‘Nourish to Flourish - Exploring Nutritional Values for a Healthy Lifestyle’

A Guest Session organnized by Center for Women Empowerment of Vishwakarma University, Pune.

On Thursday, October 3rd, 2024, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm, the Centre for Women Empowerment (CWE) hosted a guest session titled 'Nourish to Flourish'. The session featured Dietician Richa Shukla, Head of Clinical Nutrition Section at Jehangir Hospital, Pune, as the keynote speaker. The session was coordinated by Prof. Kirti Deshpande and Dr. Amrita Thakur.

Prof. Kirti Deshpande opened the event by warmly welcoming the dignitaries and all attendees. Dr. Pashmina Doshi, Director of ‘Saksham - Center for Women Empowerment’ (CWE), had the honor of felicitating the guest, Dr. Richa Shukla. Following this, Prof. Deshpande introduced the speaker, highlighting her credentials and setting the stage for an insightful session.

Dietician Richa Shukla delivered an excellent talk focusing on health and nutrition essentials, including Body Mass Index (BMI) and healthy eating habits. Her presentation emphasized practical strategies to achieve balanced nutrition for optimal health.

Following the presentation, an interactive question and answer session allowed participants to delve deeper into specific dietary concerns and nutritional queries. The engagement between the speaker and the audience fostered a productive exchange of ideas and information.

Dr. Amrita Thakur concluded the session with a vote of thanks, expressing gratitude to Dietician Richa Shukla for her valuable insights. The event not only enriched participants with knowledge about maintaining a healthy lifestyle but also underscored the importance of informed dietary choices in promoting overall well-being.

The 'Nourish to Flourish' session at CWE served as a platform for empowering attendees with practical knowledge to enhance their health through informed nutritional practices.

Guest Session on Menstrual Hygiene.

Vishwakarma University center for women empowerment organized a guest session on Menstrual Hygiene on Thursday, 19th October, 2023 from 1pm – 2pm. Resource Person for the session is Mrs. Sakshi Shinde, Trainer | Procter and Gamble. Mrs. Sakshi Shindes training provided a holistic approach to personal and professional development, addressing key aspects that contribute to individual success in both public and private spheres. The practical and interactive nature of the sessions ensured that participants not only gained theoretical knowledge but also developed the skills necessary to implement these concepts in their daily lives. The training undoubtedly contributed to fostering a more confident, polished, and effective workforce at Procter and Gamble.

VU- Saksham to resolute commitment towards rural financial literacy

Pune : The women empowerment centre - VU Saksham, of Vishwakarma University organised a financial literacy campaign jointly with NAtional Security and Exchange Board of India ( SEBI) to aware rural women in Donaje and Mordari regarding proliferation of ponzi schemes and investment in government driven various welfare schemes for better and healthy future on 18th January. Rural India has always been vulnerable to ponzi schemes and many high promising financial schemes Many villagers have lost their life fortunes by investing in these kinds of schemes. However, women play a vital role in family savings, and awareness among women regarding these schemes and new avenues of investment may cultivate desired results. Considering these thoughts, the empowerment centre has taken several initiatives. It identified villages and implemented the first phase of literacy programmes in Donaje and Mordari. The identified villages were located in hilly ranges of Sinhagad Fort located in east of Pune. As many as 60 women from both villages participated in the programme.

One of the participants in the campaign, Poonam Chavan said, “We save and keep money at home despite the availability of banks. Presence of the banking system is not new to us. But an appropriate investment is necessary for a sustainable future. The financial literacy programme helped us in the form of different avenues of investment than traditional fixed deposits. Now, we can save money in specific government schemes.

The SEBI extension officer Rohit Warman said, “The prime objective of the organisation is financial literacy and to secure them from ponzi schemes. We have focused on women, college students for financial literacy. We got a good response from village women today.

The programme coordinator Prof. Shekhar Paigude said, “ Financial literacy is a major concern in rural Maharashtra. Recent Ponzi schemes and high promises through equity markets have exploited the rural masses. Women play a vital role in the family. Thus empowering women leads towards family empowerment. We got a promising response in the first phase and we will have the same rigour for the next phase.”

Women’s Day celebration (06/03/2024)

International Women’s Day was celebrated at Vishwakarma University by the VU for Women Empowerment cell. The day started with welcoming all the female faculty members to the venue. The team has welcomed all the beautiful ladies with a rose. Honourable Vice President sir, Dean of Commerce and Management Dr. Jayshree Vispute, Dean of Pharmacy, Dr. S. Sunitha, Dr. Bharati Ainapure, Asso. Prof. Computer Engineering and Dr. Pashmina Doshi, Director, Centre of VU Women Empowerment, were the chief guests for the inaugural function. The function started with Saraswati pooja, followed by the speech of Dr. Pashmina Doshi, in which she gave information about different projects and programmes conducted by the centre. After this, all the present chief guests gave speeches and congratulated the female members for their contribution to the societys growth. Prof. Mrunalini Kulkarni gave the vote of thanks for the inaugural function.
After the inauguration, the day continued with the celebration which included watching the movie titled Hidden Figures and delicious snacks sponsored by Budhani wafers and Rabdiwala. After the movie, an important workshop was conducted by Madhura Kale, Persona Perfection: Image Consulting, in which she explained body language and various tricks that females can follow in their day-to-day lives. The session was followed by an exciting and fabulous Zumba fitness session, Rhythm Revolution: Dance Fitness Experience by Mrunal Sirshikar. The Zumba session was thoroughly enjoyed by all the teaching and non-teaching female faculties. The day ended with high tea.