violence against women - aid for change
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Violence Against Women in India - An Urgent MatterTRANSCRIPT
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A dowry death occurs in India.
National Crime Records Bureau - 2012
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A case of cruelty is committed by a husband or his relative against a married woman in India.
National Crime Records Bureau - 2012
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A crime against a woman is committed in India.
National Crime Records Bureau - 2012
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In India, 57% of boys and 53% of girls think...
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It is justified for a husband to beat his wife.
UNICEF Adolescents Report - 2012
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1. Congo2. Afghanistan3. Pakistan4. India5. Somalia
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Most dangerous countries in the world for Women.
Thomas Reuters Foundation - 2011
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Crimes Against Women
Cruelty by
Hus-band or his Rel-atives44%
Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her Modesty
18%
Kid-nap-
ping & Abduc-
tion16%
Rape10%
Insult to the
Mod-esty of
Women4%
Dowry Prohibi-tion Act
4%
Dowry Death3% Immoral Traffic (P) Act & others
1%
National Crime Records Bureau - 2012
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Difficulties faced by Women survivors• Lack of Awareness
• Lack of Health Services
• Access to Legal Remedies
• No Income
• Social Stigma
• No Adequate Machinery
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMME OF SWISSAID INDIA
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Strategies
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Government Machinery
• Advocacy at the state and national level (NGO partners, national networks)
• Sensitization and training programs on gender, gender based violence and Domestic Violence laws
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Civil Society Organizations
• Sensitization, training and capacity building of Self Help Groups, federations, members of regional/state level networks on gender, counseling and the law
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Community
• Enhancing awareness, sensitivity on Domestic Violence issue
• Building correct perspective on Domestic Violence
• Promoting community level groups for supporting Domestic Violence survivors
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Survivor and her family
• Building correct perspective on Domestic Violence
• Counseling
• Legal awareness, legal aid for restoration of justice
• Survivor support groups
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Highlights of 2012
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Promotion of Community Support Groups
• Community support groups of women - 239 villages
• Community support groups of men - 124 villages
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Setting up of Counseling Centres
• 14 Counseling centres set up for providing counseling and legal counseling for survivors of domestic violence
• Staff of 6 centres received training on operations/ systems/ documentation of counseling centre and on feminist counseling
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Sensitization and Training of Service Providers
• 200 service providers - including lawyers, judges, health workers and protection officers
• 15 Community based Organizations from Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh sensitized on Gender based Violence and oriented on PWDV Act
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• 71 Schools and colleges
• 5800 students
• 300 boys and 325 girls showed changes in attitude and behaviour
Gender Education Programme
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Domestic Violence Cases addressed…
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• In total 1362 cases addressed
• 171 cases filed in courts under PWDV Act
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Overall…
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27, 624 women were benefitted in 2012 through our programmes.
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ABOUT US
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• SWISSAID is an international aid organization working in 10 countries
• In India, since 1960
• Working in Maharashtra, MP and Chhattisgarh
• Work through a network of Grass root Organizations and NGOs
• AID FOR CHANGE is an initiative of SWISSAID for its India programmes
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Asia: India and Myanmar (Burma)Africa: Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Tanzania and ChadLatin America: Ecuador, Colombia and NicaraguaSwitzerland: Public relations projects and development policiesWorldwide 137 people work for SWISSAID, including 31 staff in Switzerland
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Our Campaigns….
Campaign focusing on increasing annual income of households through
sustainable livelihood creation for small & marginal farmers and
disadvantaged groups.
Campaign focusing on ensuring food availability throughout the year and increased
nutrition for underprivileged communities.
Campaign focusing on reducing domestic violence and increasing gender parity
thereby empowering women.
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YOUR SUPPORT IS REQUIRED TO…
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Create Mass awareness across
villages on Domestic Violence
Set up and run Counseling Centres
for survivors of violence
Organize workshops for Service Providers on Domestic Violence
issues and Laws
Engage men across villages in addressing the issue of Domestic
Violence
Cover Gender Education Programme
for School children
SUPPORT US TO
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THANK YOU!