The ‘Self’: Unleash the superwoman within

“The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is a perturbing truth that a lot of women in our country feel afraid when walking the streets alone at night or even during the day. Every day, in the newspapers, we come across reports of crimes against women-sexual harassment, assault, molestation, rape. It is certainly important for the government & the authorities to take measures to prevent such incidents, but, at the same time, women need to be self-reliant to rise to the occasion & take care of themselves.

The weaker sex. Damsels in distress. Women across the world are considered as fragile creatures who cannot protect themselves. So, it is high time that they defy all the odds and prove their mettle.

Self defense-learning to fend off an attacker can not only help women have peace of mind when walking alone, but also boost their confidence, independence and instill in them a sense of accomplishment.

In Dec 2014, Colorss Foundation had launched its Quick Self-Defense Application that teaches women invaluable skills to defend themselves and their loved ones. With the help of this application, women and girls will be able to learn and practice self-defense.

A new version of this application will provide one with language options (yes, now you can choose from 19 available languages- Japanese, Nepali , Hindi , Bengali , Assamese , Marathi , Gujarati , Kannada , Malayalam , Oriya , Tamil , Urdu , Punjabi , Russian , Telugu , Chinese , Portuguese , Arabic , Spanish!) which will help reach more women and children.

Though Colorss Foundation is going forward with the Android version of this App, we hope to launch an ioS version soon.

This is a shout-out to all the women across the country & beyond:

You can beat the world. You can win any battle. You can move mountains. You can break rocks. Your body is more capable than you think & your resolve is stronger than you believe.

Download this app from the Google Play Store and keep yourself updated : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.colorssfoundation.colorss&hl=en

Remember-if you have been knocked down, come back swinging!

-Sagarica Brahma

Reaching out: There’s a lot you can do : Colorss Foundation

A 70-year old nun gets raped. A six-year old girl gets sexually assaulted with an iron rod. Not a day passes when unspeakable crimes against women are not reported from the bustling cities and villages. It is agonizing to acknowledge the fact that a country which talks of empowering women happens to be one of the most dangerous places in the world for women.

In India, a woman is reportedly raped every 15 minutes. Many cases go unreported due to fear of social stigma and unawareness of rights. There are also countless cases of street harassment, acid attacks, dowry deaths, domestic violence and molestation-some of these are so common that we are almost indifferent to them. Indian women are not safe by any means. Sexual violence is a threat that looms large for transgressions ranging from daring to be out at night to having the audacity to question a social evil.

Colorss Foundation, through its project ‘Mission 1000’, is intent on making a difference and doing its bit to provide a long term-solution to these issues.

Mission 1000’s aim is to transform the lives of at least 1000 under-privileged women and children every year by equipping each child/woman with self-defence skills. As Mission 1000 believes in providing free-of-charge self-defence workshops, this programme largely relies on donated funds and volunteers who do not hesitate to invest their valuable time and effort to bring about a change in how the society views women.

At present, Colorss Foundation is on the look-out for females with an exposure to athletics, yoga, dance and/or martial arts (preferable) located in Pune, who are willing to step up to the task of volunteering their time and energy into training women and changing their image from ‘defenceless entities to be objectified in every walk of life’ to independent people who are no longer ‘the weaker sex’-physically, mentally or emotionally.

So we urge you to step forward and lead the way. You are more powerful than you know. You can win any battle. You can move mountains. You can break rocks. Do it for your pride, for the pride of women across the world, for your country. Do it because you can and because, your countrywomen need you now, more than ever! Be a part of this movement by reaching out to us at contact@colorss.org 

For Love,

-Sagarica Brahma

Mission 1000 looks out for rigorous support | Colorss Foundation

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Rape is the fourth common crime India and as of the year 2015, average of 6 rapes and 15 molestations happen in a day. Apart from these assaults, street harassments and eve teasing cases have increased. And what makes it worse is that family members, friends and people whom the victims trust were committing 35% of rape cases (The Indian Express, 2016). This rampant horrendous case keeps on increasing every year and the safety of women in India is questionable. Rape is not just a case. It destroys peoples’ lives, future of the victims and even the people who surround them.

The current batch under training - August 2016

Colorss Foundation cares a lot about these helpless women who are unreachable and afraid, which is why we created this program to provide help and support for them. Our organisation is currently running the Mission 1000 to provide intensive self-defense skills workshops to 60 girls at Mahadji Shinde High School and Junior College in Pune India. This is to increase their confidence and self-esteem in protecting themselves outside their homes.  

Our very own founder, Anand Koti who is well trained in self-defense and karate, leads this program. He aims to teach these young girls several skills on how to punch, kick and block assaults. Moreover, he provides advice on how to strategise and escape when situation arises. The workshop also focuses on meditation, life-skills sessions and value-based lectures to bring upon a holistic impact on the lives of these young girls. The project not only makes the participant strong enough to defend herself but also helps to be proactive in other areas of life and life-dealings

This program guarantees absolute increase on level of physical stamina, self-esteem and confidence on women. As we have been conducting Mission 1000 since 2014, we accumulated positive feedbacks from our students in India. . 

This is the reason why we aim to spread this more to as many women as possible, to further create awareness to other people around the world and provide rigorous support and help to the women of India. 

We hope to expand and provide more help to areas that are unreachable and this will not ever be possible without your help! Please help us protect these women by reaching out to us through contact@colorss.org or by visiting our website and give securely at http://colorss.org/donate/

[Colorss cannot accept donations from countries other than India]

Lets all be part of the change and of great help to others! 

With love,

Josephine