{"id":2274,"date":"2020-09-30T12:56:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T12:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfcare.slowmadeindia.com\/?page_id=2274"},"modified":"2025-07-03T04:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T04:28:03","slug":"sisa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/selfcare\/sisa\/","title":{"rendered":"SISA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 2019, TARSHI has focused its work on efforts towards creating <\/span><span style=\"color: #690707;\"><b>Safe, Inclusive, Self-Affirming<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b><span style=\"color: #690707;\">SISA<\/span> <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spaces. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A SISA space offers an environment that is non-judgmental, rights-based and self-affirming, where people can feel safe and free from fear to talk about, learn about and\/or experience their sexuality and wellbeing. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an ideal we wish to work towards, where sexuality is no longer surrounded by shame or taboo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #690707;\"><strong>What makes a space SISA?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/selfcare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/WHAT-MAKES-A-SISA-SPACE_A3-size-1024x724.png\" alt=\"What makes a space SISA? 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