Inception PENN has held a range of programmes to raise public awareness and address sexual violence

Since its inception, PENN has held a range of programmes to raise public awareness and address the issue of sex ual violence against women and children on individual, organisational and societal levels. These include Krav Ma ga self-defense workshops at Queen Mary’s College, Chennai and for workers at the Tiruppur Exporters Associ at ion; a 45-day online campaign named “Crusade” on identifying and preventing child sexual abuse & child mar riages; through Art and Culture with a musical theatre play - “Velu Nachiyar”- the 18th Century Queen , who embodied Women Empowerment and Self Defense by winning over the British Army. Gender sensitisation and arts-based empowerment form the core of PENN’s approach.