For the 16 Days of Activism, the Zonta Club of Bombay I, India, organized a poster competition on the theme “Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women” to raise visibility and awareness among the public. The competition was open to students in grades 7 and 8, with three schools participating: Lady Engineer High School, Vanita Vishram High School and BJPC Institution. Participants were asked to create posters on one of the following topics:

1. Eliminating Violence Against Women
2. Climate Justice
3. Women in Decision-Making
4. Education Equality

Each school’s art teachers selected their top 10 posters, which were submitted to the club. The winners of the competition were Arushi Singh of Lady Engineer High School, who won first place for her poster on “Eliminating Violence Against Women,” Heet Mayekar of BJPC Institution, who won second place for his poster on the same topic and Himanshu Chowdhry of Vanita Vishram High School, who won third place for his poster on “Education Equality.” Consolation prizes were awarded to Dhanvi Chauhan of Vanita Vishram High School and Anushka Kanojia of BJPC Institution, both for their posters on “Eliminating Violence Against Women.”

Vanita Vishram High School was awarded first place among the participating schools, followed by BJPC Institution in second place and Lady Engineer High School in third.

Winners will be honored at the Elphinstone Club in mid-February. Prizes include ₹500 for first place, ₹300 for second place, ₹200 for third place, and gift items for the consolation winners. The club office bearers and members visited the participating schools to announce the results and present plaques, recognizing the students’ creativity and efforts in promoting awareness through their artwork.