Agenda for the Amna National Network meeting in Hyderabad
Aman Network
Dear Members,
On behalf of the Aman National Working Committee, I would like to share the tentative agenda for the meeting scheduled to be held in Hyderabad from 18th to 20th September, 2025.
The working committee has held a series of meetings in the last couple of months to discuss the meeting agenda and capacity building topics for the upcoming meeting in Hyderabad. The tentative agenda incorporates suggestions that have been shared by many of you at various thematic groups. We have compiled all the suggestions for the capacity building and would like you to propose a topic that you believe would be most relevant for discussion during the annual meeting in Hyderabad.
Please find the link https://forms.gle/CmDrE5iHdjJVAP6s5 to the Google Sheet attached. Kindly vote for the topic you find most relevant for discussion during the meeting. Based on the results, we will select the topic with the highest votes for the capacity building session at the Hyderabad meeting. Any additional topics can be organised later as online capacity building sessions for our members.
Moreover, Anuradha Kapoor, the founder of Swayam and the advisory member of the Aman National Network, has proposed that network members conduct a collective study on violence within natal families. She suggested collecting data to establish that women’s birth homes are one of the sites where they experience gender-based violence (GBV) and are not safe. This compilation of collective data could serve as a powerful advocacy tool to highlight natal family violence as a serious form of domestic violence, holding the State accountable for ensuring women’s (assigned at birth and with gender diversity) safety in their own homes.
We can schedule a time during the two-and-a-half-day meeting to discuss how we can collectively document national family violence at the national level on behalf of Aman Network.
Anuradha has also proposed a few action points for working with community groups, civil society organisations, and state agencies, which we can discuss in person at the meeting. Additionally, she suggested that the network could initiate a long-term campaign to raise awareness about violence in the natal families, targeting both women and the wider community.
Meeting Agenda
Day 1
- Welcome and Introduction of members
- Sharing by National and State Secretariats on the previous year’s activities, highlights and challenges
- Sharing updates on various activities undertaken by the 4 Thematic teams and challenges they faced
- An interactive session with the local organisations based in Hyderabad to share some of the local concerns related to the GBV in the State.
Day 2
- Dissemination sessions by member organisations on various topics they wish to share with network members. This can include studies, initiatives, or brief interactive sessions on relevant subjects. Depending on members' interest and available time, we can organise 4 to 5 sessions.
- Requesting interested members to share the topic for this session.
Capacity building session. Following topics were suggested - (we will decide one topic based on your voting)
o Climate change and GBV
o Understanding Sexuality and Human Rights
o Digital transformation skills to understand and practice a better data management system available
§ To support many organsiations to become efficient in collecting, analysing, consolidating and presenting data.
§ Coming up with a common data points for all the member organsiations to come up with a collective data to present on behalf of Aman National Network on the occasion of completing 20 years of PWDVA. The topics may include various forms of violence, violence by the natal family members, etc.
- Challenges posed by right-wing and fundamentalist forces - increasing gender-based violence against women in various contexts, at natal, matrimonial homes and in public spaces. Strategies to combat these challenges
- PWDVA social media campaign design with the help of Ogilvy
- Strategies to address backlash regarding women as perpetrators of violence against their spouses (such as those in Meerut, Bangalore, and Madhya Pradesh)
Day 3
- Future planning for the Network
- Planning for campaign and Advocacy
Warm Regards,
Seema
(on behalf of Aman Working Committee)
Working Committee members
1. Anurita, North East Network Assam
2. Prabha, Tarshi Delhi
3. Bharat, Vishakha Rajasthann
4. Bandana, Akansha Sewa Samiti Bihar
5. Neetu, AALI Uttar Pradesh
6. Richa, Humsafar Uttar Pradesh
7. Sarita, Jagori Delhi
8. Saroj, Action India Delhi
9. Bimla, Ekta Tamil Nadu
10. Prarthana, Sangini Resource Centre Madhya Pradesh
11. Seema and Amrita, Swayam West Bengal
Aman Network
The Aman National Working Committee is currently preparing the agenda for the upcoming meeting in Hyderabad. We have set aside some time for brief presentations by member organisations during the three-day meeting.
On behalf of the working committee, a session focused on the topic of Natal family violence is scheduled for one and a half hours. We would like to know if anyone else is interested in conducting a small session. If so, please share the topic with us so that we can schedule it accordingly. These sessions will take place on the second day of the meeting.
Thank you
Seema
Reshma Jagtap
Reshma Jagtap,
Programme Coordinator - Legal System,
PVWC (Prevention of Violence against Women and Children)
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Aman Network
Dear Members,
On behalf of the Aman National Working Committee and the National Secretariat, I am happy to announce that we have received an overwhelming response from our member organisations regarding the upcoming annual meeting of the Aman National Network. The meeting is scheduled to take place from 18th to 20th September 2025 in Hyderabad. We have confirmed participation from 65 members across 38 organisations, along with several local organisations and members who have expressed a keen interest in attending and sharing their experiences.
Attached, please find the final programme schedule for the three-day meeting. This schedule is prepared based on your suggested topics. However, we regret to inform you that we could not accommodate all the session requests from members due to time constraints. If time permits in the evenings during the meeting, and if there is interest from members, we can organise the remaining sessions then.
Looking forward to meeting all of you soon in Hyderabad.
Warm Regards,
Seema