CEHAT is running a 24*7 helpline to respond to women and girls facing violence .Please call this number 9029073154 for support and assistance.
In CEHAT’s continual engagement with GO and NGO partners on establishing a health sector response to violence against women and children, CEHAT carried out a three days training programme at the behest of Jan Sahas from 13th to 15th June 2019. 42 members participated in the training involving field coordinators as well as field workers from Jansahas with varying degree of experience from a year to 15 years in this area of work) from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Jansahas works on the issue of sexual violence with the girls.
This training focused on building skills related to feminist intervention strategies in working with young girls and women especially in the area of sexual violence. While doing so the training also focused on enabling an understanding of how to demand rights of survivors of sexual violence from health system.
The first day focused on building a perspective on Violence against Women and Children, its extent, magnitude, causes and consequences. While discussing these aspects different exercises were undertaken to discuss principles and values of feminist counseling. The next day focused on CEHAT’s experience of engaging with the public hospitals in Mumbai to change their practices with respect to sexual violence and bring about a gender sensitive care for rape survivors. An exposure trip was also undertaken to the Dilaasa center to understand model and referrals done from Dilaasa.
Last day focused on practical issues related to implementation of laws such as POCSO , challenges with respect to age of consent for engaging in sexual activity , concerns related to mandatory reporting and the like . Simulation exercises were carried out where participants got an opportunity to actually use the skills acquired in training for counselling survivors. Training concluded with aspects of guided supervision, reinforcing importance of self-care as this is one of the core issues when activists work on these issues for a long time.
Participants shared that they felt enthused with the training and were positive about implementation of the skills they learnt In CEHAT’s continual engagement with GO and NGO partners on establishing a health sector response to violence against women and children, CEHAT carried out a three days training programme at the behest of Jan Sahas from 13th to 15th June 2019. 42 members participated in the training involving field coordinators as well as field workers from Jansahas with varying degree of experience from a year to 15 years in this area of work) from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Jansahas works on the issue of sexual violence with the girls.
This training focused on building skills related to feminist intervention strategies in working with young girls and women especially in the area of sexual violence. While doing so the training also focused on enabling an understanding of how to demand rights of survivors of sexual violence from health system.
The first day focused on building a perspective on Violence against Women and Children, its extent, magnitude, causes and consequences. While discussing these aspects different exercises were undertaken to discuss principles and values of feminist counseling. The next day focused on CEHAT’s experience of engaging with the public hospitals in Mumbai to change their practices with respect to sexual violence and bring about a gender sensitive care for rape survivors. An exposure trip was also undertaken to the Dilaasa center to understand model and referrals done from Dilaasa.
Last day focused on practical issues related to implementation of laws such as POCSO , challenges with respect to age of consent for engaging in sexual activity , concerns related to mandatory reporting and the like . Simulation exercises were carried out where participants got an opportunity to actually use the skills acquired in training for counselling survivors. Training concluded with aspects of guided supervision, reinforcing importance of self-care as this is one of the core issues when activists work on these issues for a long time.
Participants shared that they felt enthused with the training and were positive about implementation of the skills they learnt In CEHAT’s continual engagement with GO and NGO partners on establishing a health sector response to violence against women and children, CEHAT carried out a three days training programme at the behest of Jan Sahas from 13th to 15th June 2019. 42 members participated in the training involving field coordinators as well as field workers from Jansahas with varying degree of experience from a year to 15 years in this area of work) from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Jansahas works on the issue of sexual violence with the girls.
This training focused on building skills related to feminist intervention strategies in working with young girls and women especially in the area of sexual violence. While doing so the training also focused on enabling an understanding of how to demand rights of survivors of sexual violence from health system.
The first day focused on building a perspective on Violence against Women and Children, its extent, magnitude, causes and consequences. While discussing these aspects different exercises were undertaken to discuss principles and values of feminist counseling. The next day focused on CEHAT’s experience of engaging with the public hospitals in Mumbai to change their practices with respect to sexual violence and bring about a gender sensitive care for rape survivors. An exposure trip was also undertaken to the Dilaasa center to understand model and referrals done from Dilaasa.
Last day focused on practical issues related to implementation of laws such as POCSO , challenges with respect to age of consent for engaging in sexual activity , concerns related to mandatory reporting and the like . Simulation exercises were carried out where participants got an opportunity to actually use the skills acquired in training for counselling survivors. Training concluded with aspects of guided supervision, reinforcing importance of self-care as this is one of the core issues when activists work on these issues for a long time.
Participants shared that they felt enthused with the training and were positive about implementation of the skills they learnt.
CEHAT is running a 24*7 helpline to respond to women and girls facing violence .Please call this number 9029073154 for support and assistance.