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Sensitizing the Actors who can be involved in Prevention of Violence against Women at the local-level

Project Context

The problem of violence against women cannot be addressed fully without the involvement of all the actors directly or indirectly responsible for the issue. The police needs to be sensitive towards the issue so as to register the case when reported by the victim. The judiciary needs to be considerate towards the issue while making judicial decisions in trials related to domestic violence. The doctors offering healthcare services to the victims of violence against women also need to be advised about the social consequences arising out of such cases. The youths who can play a leading role in raising awareness about the issue should be shown a proper direction. The proposed project will bring together all these actors and improve their awareness on the issue and give them new skills to tackle it. The lawmakers making final decisions on policies should also be sensitized for bringing about better laws against violence against women.

Project Objective

To sensitize the police, judiciary, doctors, youths and lawmakers for addressing and preventing violence against women.

Project Activities

  1. Organize separate sensitization workshops for the police, judiciary, youths and lawmakers on the issue of violence against women.
  2. Open helpline for victims with the support of local authorities and get it sustainably managed with the support of youth volunteers.
  3. Organize policy-level workshops with lawmakers to advocate for effective policies addressing the issue.
  4. Combine a force of youth volunteers with the police in assisting to identify and register cases of violence against women.
  5. Supporting lawyers to undertake trials against perpetrators of violence against women and ensure that legal punishment is given to them.

Project Outcomes

  • Improved understanding and higher sensitization-levels of the police, judiciary, youths and lawmakers against violence against women
  • Increased number of police reports submitted by victims against the perpetrators of violence against women
  • Improved policies enacted to reduce violence against women.
  • Increase in the number of legal cases filed against perpetrators of violence against women.