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Why PENN ?

After the country saw a series of heinous crimes against women towards the end of 2019, a group of Socially Conscious Persons of Chennai from diverse backgrounds decided to launch a Movement that has a proactive approach towards Sexual Crimes against Women, Children & to ensure Women Empowerment.

Vision

To create a safe environment for women around us through a proactive & 360 degree approach towards preventing crimes against Women & Child

Mission

To mobilise stake holders to take efforts at multiple levels Individual level - educating women on crime preventive aspects. Community level - encouraging people in commercial establishments, apartments and corporate to follow practices that supports women safety. Governance level - seeking support from government departments to create safe public spaces. Judiciary level - judicial implementation and law enforcement

PENN - Protect our Women
PENN - Protect our children from abuse

Our Plans

PENN Programs

Educational Seminars

Programs across Educational Institutions to create confidence through gender sensitisation, Self Defence & Counselling ( e.g., prevention and identificaiton of abuse)

Workshops

Self defence workshops for women & children to prevent & also react in vulnerable situations.

Stage Play

Communication of Women Empowerment & Collaboration through “Velu Nachiyar” stage play

Awareness

Appeal to public through Celebrity Voices on Gender sensitisation

Public Engagement

Engagement with Stakeholders( eg., Political , Legal, Police & Administrators ) for improving conviction rates, which will deter offenders

Media

Build respect for Women through multiple media forms & tools of communication

Advisory Board Member's

Prabha Sridevan
Prabha Sridevan
Justice (Rtd.) Madras High Court, Chairperson IPAB
  • Former Madras High Court judge, author, translator, prolific writer and artist.
  • Worked on ‘homemaker judgement’ which dealt with the economic value of a homemaker’s work.
  • Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (2011-2013).
  • Amongst the top 50 most important persons in the IP world.
  • Winner of Justice Shivraj V Patil Award for Service to Humanity.
S R Jangid IPS
S R Jangid, IPS
DGP (Rtd) - Tamil Nadu, Educationalist
  • IPS officer of 1985 batch, retired in 2019 as DGP and held many sensitive positions in the State police.
  • Expert in handling Law and Order and sensitive crimes.
  • Led the team which investigated the sensitive dacoities and murder cases, known as Bawaria Operation.
  • Successful movies - Dheeran (Tamil) and Khakhi (Telugu) were based on his achievements in Bawaria Operation.
  • Awarded prestigious medals like President of India’s Gallantry Medal, Prime Minister's Life Saving Medal and various other central and state medals.
D Sabitha
D Sabitha, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary (Retired), Government of Tamil Nadu.
  • Served as Principal Secretary, School Education Department.
  • Held important assignments across various sectors — Education, Industries, Textiles, Finance and Social Welfare.
  • As Director of Social Welfare, she has worked on many social projects.
  • In the last three decades, she has guided the successful implementation of the Government's flagship schemes.
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin
International Cricketer
  • Represents India, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
  • Considered to be one of the best spin bowlers of his generation, Ashwin is ranked number 2 among bowlers and 2 among all-rounders in Test cricket as of December 2021.
  • Was ranked second in the ICC Men's Test Player Rankings for bowlers, which makes him the highest-ranked spinner in the world and among all-rounders in 2021.
Dr, Kamala Selvaraj
Dr, Kamala Selvaraj
Director, GG Hospitals, Chennai
  • Commissioned the first test-tube baby of South India in August 1990.
  • PhD for her thesis on "premature Ovarian Failure and its Management".
  • Awarded the "Best Lady Doctor Award" in 1993 and "Rajiv Gandhi Memorial National Integration Award" in 1995.
Ravathi
Revathi
Actor, Director and Social Worker
  • Won three National Film Awards and six Film Fare Awards South.
  • Involved in a variety of social organizations including the Banyan, Ability Foundation, Tankar Foundation and Vidyasagar.
  • Member of several film festivals including the Chennai International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of India.
P Unnikrishnan
P Unnikrishnan
Indian Carnatic vocalist and playback singer
  • Winner of numerous awards — "Kalaimamani", "Nada Bhushanam", "Isai Peroli","Sangeetha Chakravarthy" and many more.
  • Won the National Film Award for Best playback singer for his debut film songs "Ennavale Adi Ennavale" and "Uyirum Neeye".
  • He has worked closely with A R Rahman and is one of the permanent judges at Airtel Super Singer for several seasons now.
Dr, Venkatraman
Dr, Venkatraman
Senior Consultant - UNESCO
  • An international consultant in the areas of Education, Sustainable Development, Inclusion, and Empowerment.
  • Worked in Sector Development & Planning, Education in Emergencies (EiE), Skill Assessment, and #SDG4 monitoring.
  • Staff member with various UNESCO offices for over 10 years including UIS (Montreal), UNESCO Bangkok, and UNESCO Nairobi.
Mrs Swarnalatha Mahesh
Trustee
  • Advocate & Arbitrator, practising in Madras High Court, Certified POSH professional
Dr Gopalakrishnan
Ex- Indian Air Force Officer
  • Ex- Indian Air Force Officer, HR & Industrial Relations Expert, Certified POSH professional

Volunteer Members

Ashwin Ravichandran

Mrs Apeeksha

Volunteer Member

Anchor / voice artist/ actor and multi linguist
Ashwin Ravichandran

Ms Bama Ranganathan

Volunteer Members

Expert content writer
Ashwin Ravichandran

Mrs Geetha Sreeram

Volunteer Members

Works in Railways and spouse of late Mr Sreeram ( member of first trustees board )
Ashwin Ravichandran

Ms Himabindu

Volunteer Members

Anthropologist and faculty on VIT , AP
Ashwin Ravichandran

Mr Joseph

Volunteer Members

works in Software company , thru his contacts enabled PENN’s Udayal Padai workshop in another company
Ashwin Ravichandran

Mr Karthik

Volunteer Members

recent entrant into PENN . Works as a HR Manager in an IT firm . Joined us after experiencing PoSH workshops of our member Gopal Sir . Is keen to use his HR networking to further PENN’s influence to proactive work towards Safety of Women .
Ashwin Ravichandran

Dr Sarvesh

Volunteer Members

Faculty at Viswa Bharati University . Shantiniketan, West Bengal .
Ashwin Ravichandran

Dr Shobana

Volunteer Members

Medicsl professional , Consultsnt with IIT Madras
Ashwin Ravichandran

Ms Sreeja Sreeram

Volunteer Members

Teacher in Internarjonal school , trained in self Defense – daughter or late Sreeram sir
Ashwin Ravichandran

Mrs Sri Vidya

Volunteer Members

Teacher, who also takes sessions for her students in Responsible Citizenry
Ashwin Ravichandran

Mrs Valliammai

Volunteer Members

works in advertising . Recently married and moved from Madurai to Chennai .
Ashwin Ravichandran

Dr Swathi Praveen

Volunteer Members

Counselling Psychologist, Career Guidance Coach,POSH and POCSO trainer.
Ashwin Ravichandran

Monica

Volunteer Members

Monica is a counselling psychologist specialising in providing service to clients with neurodivergence. Passionate about mental health education, she conducts training programmes and workshops for children to promote mental health awareness and well-being.

Benefits

1. Bring together students in a common cultural activity, which will be more attractive than just a self-defence training 2. Train the woman in self-defence as part of the play and encourage other students to take up training and identify Instructors for the future 3. Follow this up to provide Free or subsidised safety training to the students 4. Use the stage play ‘Velu Nachiyar’ to mobilise funds for various outreach programs to colleges, schools and communities. How you can play a crucial role in woman safety initiatives of PENN – • SUPPORT PENN by Corporate Sponsorships, CSR activities & Donations • TALK TO PENN on introducing Woman and Child Safety Programs & Gender sensitization workshops • ORGANIZE THROUGH PENN counselling sessions for Women, Kids and Men at communities • SHARE WITH PENN your innovative ideas and suggestions to enhance safety and reduce crimes

Call PENN now Call : +91 7397389636, +9195662 71554 ( Mr Geo Milton, Project Officer )   Email – help@penn.org.in

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After the country saw a series of heinous crimes against women towards the end of 2019, a group of Socially Conscious Persons of Chennai from diverse backgrounds decided to launch a Movement
that has a proactive approach towards Sexual Crimes against Women, Children & to ensure Women Empowerment.

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