Jeevika

Awarness camp on legal aid in domestic violance at Utesra village by Jeevika Kripa Ujjain

Purpose of activity: To provide opportunities to the village women to know about constitutional rights and legal rights on domestic violence.

Detail of the visit: Beside the Jeevika activities Kripa does give various value educations to the project area like alcoholism, education, health etc. as part of this move this reporting period kripa gave classes to the women at Uttesara village on constitutional rights, legal provision to fight against the domestic violence and free legal aid at district level.

Resource person: Mr. Veerendra Chaddar, district legal aid officer, was the resource person of the programme

After the introductory session Mr. Veerndera Chaddar gave classes to the participants on their rights and legal provision to stop/ reduce the domestic violence. He asked the participant share their domestic right in family. Most of the participant shared that they have no rights. Mr. Veerendra Chaddar motivated women to speak out their family rights like, rights to take decision, demand good food but women said that everything of their life is fully depend on others they can’t take any decision about their life. Mr. Chaddar said violation of their rights is domestic violence and about 95% of women’s of India is facing same problem. This it is the tragedy of our system. But the government and constitution provide some legal rights for the community to fight against the violence. He described about the legal provision in detail and narrated about the procedure that must be followed to get justice. He explained that government has got the system to give free aid to poor and deprived people to get justice through district legal aid wing. During the session some participants shared their issues related to domestic violence and received the guidance from the resource person and he responded them to come and meet him in office for further discussion and to take proper action.