“A woman is like the full
circle. Within her is the power to create nurture and transform”-
Diane Mariechild
Vimukti Charitable trust® organized training on Women and legal
rights and celebrated International Women’s Day at VCT center
Pothnal on 30th of March, 2019. Mrs. Jecenitha Vimukti campaign
facilitator welcomed the Resource Person and the participants and
added that down the ages women themselves have been in the forefront
to seek justice and rights enshrined to them under the constitution
of India. Fr. Sathish Fernandes VCT Director said, international
Women’s Day is an occasion to recall the struggles of women around
the world to gain equality and rights,
The Resource Person, Mrs. Nilamper Begam. Gvt.high school
Headmistress, Pothnal covered multiple subjects like, Domestic
Violence, Immoral Trafficking Act-1956, Indecent Representation of
women Prohibition Act 1986, Maternity benefit Act-1961, Medical
termination of Pregnancy Act 1971, Family court Act-1984, National
commission for women’s rights-1990, Sexual harassment of women at
work place-2013, Code of criminal procedure- 1973, Benefits to women
from Government Departments and Child rights. She gave real life
examples and shared her own experience in the rural villages. She
said that as social workers we need to educate the rural women and
be a moral support to the aggrieved women and see to it that the
sections are properly recorded in the First Information Report which
can only lead to proper punishment as sometimes the defendant can
influence the authority and change the section and get away with any
heinous deed. The day’s session was moderated by Fr. Sathish
Fernandes and the vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs, Nagarthana
Vimukti health staff. Nearly 128 women attended and benefited from
this training.
