Celebrating Women Empowerment, Ahmedabad, India
33,000 women and girls have volunteered in the making of this festival
Hundreds of women from BAPS centres around the world presented an inspirational programme titled “Women’s Day: Celebrating Women’s Empowerment” before an audience of tens of thousands at Pramukh Swami Maharaj Nagar on 5 January 2023. Through devotional songs, dramas, dances, videos and speeches by women dignitaries of various fields, they paid tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s immense efforts to foster the holistic empowerment and development of millions of girls and women worldwide.
When 19th-century women in Gujarat struggled with social, political and economic disempowerment, Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s works inspired the holistic upliftment and spiritual development of countless women, providing them with a public platform for overall progress. Pramukh Swami Maharaj continued this work and expanded it globally. An ardent champion of women’s education, he inspired the construction of large girls’ schools in Karamsad and Randesan, Gujarat, where thousands of girls avail of the best educational resources tailored to cultural and spiritual development. Additionally, through thousands of global centres for girls, young women and women, over 60 young women’s skill-development conventions and over 100 talent development platforms, BAPS has nurtured the development of strong, independent women who are keystones in their families and successful in their careers.
“Empowerment only comes from knowing God and one’s purpose.”