{"id":1245,"date":"2025-10-14T15:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T19:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:16:41","slug":"globalsouth-connect-project-officially-launches-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/2025\/globalsouth-connect-project-officially-launches-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"GlobalSouth-CONNECT project officially launches in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        GlobalSouth-CONNECT project officially launches in India\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>On October 14, 2025, the Global South-CONNECT: Young women and girls with disabilities create networks for change (GlobalSouth-CONNECT) project officially launched in Kolkata, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the first day of fieldwork, participants began with an Introduction to the Project and an Interactive Ethics Training. They also took part in a Collective Biography Workshop, which created a powerful sense of sharing, connection, and mutual understanding among participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-1246\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/89D2A77A-AA2F-4645-8AF5-E8B60CEB0E00-240x180.png\" alt=\"A person with long dark hair tied back is writing on a whiteboard with a black marker. The text on the whiteboard is &quot;Global South CONNECT&quot; and &quot;young&quot;. The person is wearing a light blue shirt and has a red bangle on their right wrist.\" class=\"wp-image-1246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/89D2A77A-AA2F-4645-8AF5-E8B60CEB0E00-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/89D2A77A-AA2F-4645-8AF5-E8B60CEB0E00-160x120.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/89D2A77A-AA2F-4645-8AF5-E8B60CEB0E00-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/89D2A77A-AA2F-4645-8AF5-E8B60CEB0E00-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/89D2A77A-AA2F-4645-8AF5-E8B60CEB0E00-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/89D2A77A-AA2F-4645-8AF5-E8B60CEB0E00-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/89D2A77A-AA2F-4645-8AF5-E8B60CEB0E00-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/89D2A77A-AA2F-4645-8AF5-E8B60CEB0E00.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A young woman with disabilities writes the name of the project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Through these activities, young women and girls with disabilities in India reflected on their personal stories and the experiences of others, building the foundation for meaningful collaboration and collective growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-1247\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/893811DD-A67A-490C-ABD0-A2217A88858B-240x180.png\" alt=\"Looking from the back, a facilitator leads the workshop, using a presentation slide and whiteboard for discussion with participants.\" class=\"wp-image-1247\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr. Nandini Ghosh\u00a0facilitates a discussion during the workshop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter wp-image-1248\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/C9AE6A03-A407-4691-920F-E7189908E72B-240x180.png\" alt=\"Looking from the front, a facilitator leads the workshop, using a presentation slide and whiteboard for discussion with participants.\" class=\"wp-image-1248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/C9AE6A03-A407-4691-920F-E7189908E72B-240x180.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/C9AE6A03-A407-4691-920F-E7189908E72B-160x120.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/C9AE6A03-A407-4691-920F-E7189908E72B-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/C9AE6A03-A407-4691-920F-E7189908E72B-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/C9AE6A03-A407-4691-920F-E7189908E72B-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/C9AE6A03-A407-4691-920F-E7189908E72B-800x600.png 800w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/C9AE6A03-A407-4691-920F-E7189908E72B-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ddsc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/222\/C9AE6A03-A407-4691-920F-E7189908E72B.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Engagement with young women and girls with disabilities at the GSC workshop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We are just getting started. Please stay tuned for more updates in the coming days!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 14, 2025, the Global South-CONNECT: Young women and girls with disabilities create networks for change (GlobalSouth-CONNECT) project officially launched in Kolkata, India. On the first day of fieldwork, participants began with an Introduction to the Project and an Interactive Ethics Training. 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