Vimukti Pothnal in
collaboration with Enemble agissons France organized legal awareness
program on 22nd of November, 2022 at vimukti premises. The aim of
the program is to spread legal awareness among SHG members and
participants learned about the Indian legal system, concept of basic
rights and equality under law, family and property law, as domestic
violence act, and sexual harassment ant workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act etc. the resource person kept the
sessions active and interactive and expressed her views saying women
in our country are viewed through patriarchal eyes. Even in today’s
day and age several households see women who remain silent and
marginalized, giving the men an upper hand and greater role in
decision- making. It is vital that women stand up for themselves,
and in order to do so, information plays a great role as it can make
them aware of their rights. The fact is that that women’s lack of
awareness of their rights is what hinders them from speaking up for
themselves and their right to equal opportunity. It is widely
acknowledged that elimination violence and discrimination against
women necessitates well-planned legal awareness programmes that
emphasis and empower women by giving them with knowledge about
constitutional safeguards created expressly from them. The
dignitaries including chief Guest, Mrs. Bernadette Ensemble agissons
member France, Mrs. Gireja resource person, Mrs. Shilpa Staff nurse,
Fr. Sathish Fernandes, VCT director, Eshamma, Mrs. Jecintha, Uma
devi etc, were on the dais. Mr. Arogyappa welcomed and thanked each
one for gracing the event.