Human rights, Indian women peace advocate with IWPG

Human rights, Indian women peace advocate with IWPG

10,000 women of Indian piedged to support the movement led by IWPG (International Women's Peace Group, Chairwoman) to urge for the enactment of an international convention for the cessation of wars and to join the organization's work for the empowerment of women  and world peace.


18th of December, 2015. the 2015 IWPG Network India was held at the Women's Christian College, Nagercoil in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, the southernmost area of India hosted by the IWPG Women Leader's Peace Committee Kanyakumari District with PURA as the leading organizer.

10,000 women attended the first part of the event themed Happy Women, Healthy Mothers. Participating women leaders from the districts of Tamil Nadu, and from the states of Odisha, Maharashtra, Kerala who discussed women's role in empowering women and achieveing peace.  Hon. District Collector, the Superintendent of Police, the Additional Director for Rural Development Tamil Nadu Government, and the Principal of WCC delivered keynote addresses.

 In the second half of the event, 200 female universit students from kanyakumari gave performances for peace and received ovations from the audience. IWPG appointed 41 members of the peace committee, advisors, and peace ambassadors.

The conference was followed by a large-scale peace walk across downtown Kanyakumari which was joined by the local citizens.

the Chairwoman of IWPG said in her video message that she wanted most to come together with women in India for peace. "Though women in India are struggling with India's custom and social nors, I believe those struggles are what we go through n the way to becoming agents of peace. Now it is the time to show the true potential of Indian women.: Kim said.

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