{"id":16387,"date":"2019-06-17T10:34:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T05:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/?p=16387"},"modified":"2019-06-17T10:34:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T05:04:50","slug":"womens-day-celebration-at-odp-mysore-laura-kirsi-maria-saukkonen-media-pr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/womens-day-celebration-at-odp-mysore-laura-kirsi-maria-saukkonen-media-pr\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Day Celebration at ODP, Mysore &#8211; Laura Kirsi Maria Saukkonen, Media &#038; PR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 12th March 2019, Organisation for the Development of People (ODP), Mysore where I&#8217;m based as a volunteer, organised an amazing women&#8217;s day celebration. 3000 members of the women&#8217;s self-help groups supported by ODP were invited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/VV-Mysore-May-2019-5-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/VV-Mysore-May-2019-5-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/VV-Mysore-May-2019-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/VV-Mysore-May-2019-5-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/VV-Mysore-May-2019-5-406x270.jpg 406w, https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/VV-Mysore-May-2019-5.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the occasion, I also decided to wear a saree, a traditional Indian dress. Lucky thing I did, since as a surprise, I was invited on the stage with all the honorable guests and women activists. Everyone I met was very pleased that I had made the effort to follow Indian traditions on the dress code. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/VV-Mysore-May-2019-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16388\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the speeches from the guests came many dances and performances. My personal favourite was a performance that depicted improvement of women&#8217;s status and increase in opportunities for women in society throughout times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/VV-Mysore-May-2019-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16390\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The celebration was indeed truly amazing and I will always remember it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/VV-Mysore-May-2019-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16389\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 12th March 2019, Organisation for the Development of People (ODP), Mysore where I&#8217;m based as a volunteer, organised an amazing women&#8217;s day celebration. 3000 members of the women&#8217;s self-help groups supported by ODP were invited. For the occasion, I also decided to wear a saree, a traditional Indian dress. Lucky thing I did, since as a surprise, I was invited on the stage with all the honorable guests and women activists. 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