Schools of Equality

Started in 2014, Schools of Equality is a

non-profit organization aimed to shift
social attitudes of youth surrounding
gender-based violence and other
injustices. They work with youth and
students in various cities and villages in
south India. The organization was founded
by Gulika Reddy, a human rights lawyer
practicing in the High Court of Madras.[1]

Schools of Equality
Type of site Non-Profit Organization

Founded 2014

Headquarters Chennai, Tamil Nadu,

India

Key people Gulika Reddy, Founder

Industry Education

Website schoolsofequality.org
Programmes
Their programmes are designed to
encourage students to question notions of
power related to gender and its
intersectionalities, including caste, class,
religion and sexuality. They also help
understand the right of choice and to
respect each other's rights.[2][3]

They helped children understand and deal

with bullying and the students of Sishya,
Adyar in Chennai came up with a ‘school
constitution’ that includes the right to be
protected from bullying. The team at
Schools of Equality works with students to
help them come to terms with different
issues, whether it is their own identity or
gender equality. The students are taught to
recognise their rights and the
responsibilities that come with it.[4]

As of June 2015, School of Equality has

partnered with the Corporation of Chennai
and District Education Officer in Kadapa
district, Andhra Pradesh. They also
teamed up with private schools as well as
village schools. They started with 165
students in Chennai in June and as of
2016 they are working with over 1441
students across the city,[5] in private and
government schools, addressing a range
of topics pertaining to gender violence.

They have worked with students of class

XI and XII and looking to introduce the
awareness programme for lower classes
as well.[6]

Workshops
Schools of Equality also conducted a
workshop in partnership with Stop Street
Harassment from Virginia, USA that calls
out to people to share their experiences
and raise their voice against street
harassment.[7]

References
1. Ratnakumar, Evelyn (2014-11-22).
"Towards countering gendered
designs" . The Hindu. Retrieved
2016-08-01.
2. Shenoy, Sonali (2014-12-08). "A
Syllabus to Change Social Attitudes at
a Young Age" . New Indian Express.
Retrieved 2016-08-01.
3. Joseph, Ashish (2015-09-29). "Namma
Chennai's heart beats for its children" .
Times of India. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
4. Kishore, Kavita (2015-04-16). "Tackling
Bullying Through Democracy" . The
Hindu. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
5. Shapers, Global (2016-01-01). "School
of Equality" . Globalshapers. Retrieved
 2016-08-01.
6. Sampath, Janani (2015-11-25).
"Ending gender violence begins at
home" . DT Next. Retrieved
2016-08-01.
7. Veda, Nadenla (2014-12-26). "How
Many Streets Will We Avoid?" . Youth
Ki Awaaz. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

External links
Official website
Retrieved from
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title=Schools_of_Equality&oldid=897775174"

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