1. Welcome to the Presentation Of International
Day of the Girl Child (Asian Campaign)
Date: 12 October, 2012
Presented by: Shah Vashwati Madhurima
Bangladesh

2. Self Introduction…..
I am Shah Vashwati Madhurima, 17
years old, the younger daughter of
my parents and student of grade
eleven (11) at the Government
Gurudhayal College, Kishoregonj.
My father is the president of the
bar association in Kishoregonj
District, and also the public
prosecutor (district law attorney) of
Kishoregoni. I am the General
Secretary of Nari Uddug Kendra
(NUK)’s led Students Forum (Youth
Club), for defending young girls
and women against violence. I
learned karate for several years. I
am also a debater and singer. I am
risk taker who promised to protect
and promote girls’ rights.

3. …….Self Introduction
As a graduate of Karate
training of NUK, I had joined
1st South Asian Goju-Ryu
Karate Championship
competition in 25-26
October’09 held in Nepal
organized by Goju-Ryu
Karate-Association at
Kathmandu, Nepal and
achieve bronze medal.
Karate skill helped me to
develop my self confidence
and self security skill, which
enhanced my leadership
ability.

4. Involvement with NUK’s Program
Since 2009, I joined in NUK’s Sports and
Physical Activities for Women’s Empowerment
project. During three months of Karate
Training, I received 5 days gender equality and
Women’s human rights training provided by
Nari Uddug Kendra (NUK).
I am also involved as a active beneficiary and
partner of the NUK’s Girls Power Project led by
Students Forum (Club) for defending young
girls against violence and women’s
empowerment). I serve as the General
Secretary in Kishorganj.

5. Relevant activities of NUK..
NUK has been working for women and adolescent girls and youth
under different situation covering both urban and rural areas.
Some of the activities are as follows:
Gender and Human Rights Training to the Girls: I have got 5 days of
gender & human rights, as well as leadership training. I acquired basic
concept of rights and empowerment , as well as learned how to protect
myself from eve teasing and violence.
Student Forum – There are 64 districts in Bangladesh, and each distric
has a student forum containing about 50 students each at school level. I
am an active member of that forum.
Career counseling: I attended a day long career counseling meeting
and I understood that I am a human, not only a girl.

6. ..Relevant activities of NUK
 Self Esteem Development Training – NUK organize Karate
Training, Football Training and Cricket Training to girls to
develop their self Esteem. I have received 3 months Karate
training in that program.
 Livelihood Development Training is provided to vulnerable
girls.
 Women and Girls Platform: Marginalized and vulnerable
(ethnic society) girls for their empowerment and 10 platforms
have been established.
 Girls and Women Empowerment Network – We work to
prevent and protect girls and women against violence. Girls
and young women also seek support from this network for
protection of danger and for empowerment.

7. My involvement….
• I am involved with NUK facilitated girls student forum
(Girls Club) for women’s empowerment in Kishorgonj as
General Secretary of the Students Forum. I undertook
social justice and legal actions against different kinds of
discrimination, sexual harassment and other forms of
violence faced by women which are committed in the
family and community.
• I received awareness and leadership training on gender
equality and human rights for protection and promotion
of girl’s rights.

8. My Achievement
As a young community leader, I ◈Protection against Eve
generally don’t face any problems but teasing (4 persons)
there was 2 incidents that is worth
mentioning below: ◈Protested and
◈ Harassment: Once on the way back successfully prevented
from school, a delinquent boy followed 4 child marriages
me doggedly and passed bad through the student
comments. I chased after him a long
way and got a hold of him. I bought him forum
back my home, then my mother called ◈Prevented poor
police and handed the guy to police. He
was finally released by the police.
families of 3 girls from
◈ Eve teasing : Once in my college
paying dowry prior to
campus a group of boys entered in the marriage through the
college ground and badly teased us intervention of the girl
when all friends were sitting and forums.
discussing. I complained to my principal
and necessary action was taken against
those boys.

9. Relevant
Pictures

10. Karate Competition at Nepal
Receiving award (bronze
medal) at Nepal

11. Karate team of NUK after
landing in Bangladesh
Executive Director of NUK
congratulates the team after
landing in Bangladesh

12. With NUK Karate team,
holding trophy
With NUK Karate team
receiving certificate

13. Discussion with a family to
prevent child marriage
Successful discussion with
husband and his family on
dowry reduction

14. Presiding over student
forum meeting on
prevention of Eve teasing
Photo with 10 year old Fariha
who was saved from early
marriage

15. Thank You