Violence against Women - Aid for Change

A dowry death occurs in India.

National Crime Records Bureau - 2012

A case of cruelty is committed by a husband or
his relative against a married woman in India.


A crime against a woman is committed in India.


In India, 57% of boys and 53% of girls think...

It is justified for a husband to beat his wife.

UNICEF Adolescents Report - 2012

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Congo
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
Somalia

Most dangerous countries in the world for
Women.

Thomas Reuters Foundation - 2011

Crimes Against Women
Insult to the Modesty
of Women
4%

Dowry Death
Dowry Prohibition Act 3%
4%

Rape
10%

Immoral Traffic (P) Act
& others
1%

Cruelty by Husband or
his Relatives
44%

Kidnapping &
Abduction
16%
Assault on Women
with Intent to Outrage
her Modesty
18%


Difficulties faced by Women survivors
• Lack of Awareness
• Lack of Health Services
• Access to Legal Remedies
• No Income
• Social Stigma
• No Adequate Machinery

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMME OF
SWISSAID INDIA

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

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

Community
• Enhancing awareness, sensitivity on Domestic
Violence issue
• Building correct perspective on Domestic
Violence
• Promoting community level groups for
supporting Domestic Violence survivors

Survivor and her family
• Building correct
Violence

perspective

on

Domestic

• Counseling
• Legal awareness, legal aid for restoration of
justice
• Survivor support groups

Promotion of Community Support
Groups
• Community
support
groups of women - 239
villages
• Community
support
groups of men
- 124
villages

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

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

Gender Education Programme
• 71
Schools
colleges

and

• 5800 students
• 300 boys and 325
girls showed changes
in
attitude
and
behaviour

Domestic Violence Cases addressed…

• In total 1362 cases addressed
• 171 cases filed in courts under PWDV Act

27, 624 women were benefitted in 2012
through our programmes.

• 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

Asia: India and Myanmar (Burma)
Africa: Guinea-Bissau, Niger, Tanzania and Chad
Latin America: Ecuador, Colombia and Nicaragua
Switzerland: Public relations projects and development policies
Worldwide 137 people work for SWISSAID, including 31 staff in Switzerland

Our Campaigns….

Campaign focusing on ensuring food
availability throughout the year and increased
nutrition for underprivileged communities.

Campaign focusing on increasing
annual income of households through
sustainable livelihood creation for
small & marginal farmers and
disadvantaged groups.

Campaign focusing on reducing domestic
violence and increasing gender parity
thereby empowering women.

YOUR SUPPORT IS REQUIRED TO…

SUPPORT US TO
Create Mass
awareness across
villages on Domestic
Violence

Cover Gender
Education Programme
for School children

Engage men across
villages in addressing
the issue of Domestic
Violence

Set up and run
Counseling Centres
for survivors of
violence

Organize workshops
for Service Providers
on Domestic Violence
issues and Laws

Violence against Women - Aid for Change

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