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Legal Awareness Camps
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The persisting, if not increasing, crime and violence against women reflect a
wide gap between legislation and its implementation, between mandate and
reality, especially in the lives of the women belonging to the rural sectors.
The problem urge for a pragmatic and coordinated approach, and is particularly
needed at the grass root level.
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While conducting a Self Employment Training Programme in embroidery, Karma
Kutir had the opportunity to come close to the rural women and to hold
interactive sessions with them to know about their needs. Victimization through
dowry demand, sexual violence, eve teasing and rape, property rights and
marriage laws are some of the fields on which the women
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expressed their interest to know about the provisions in laws for protection of
their rights. Consequently, Karma Kutir arranged for legal literacy camps in
two phases at village Uttar Kajirhat in South 24 Parganas. The aim was to :
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Impart educative knowledge regarding fundamental rights as laid down in the
Constitution of India.
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Impart knowledge regarding their rights as well as their duties as a citizen.
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Help women get acquainted with relevant laws and the legal procedures.
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Motivate to fight victimization by taking recourse to the existing legal aid
facilities, where and how legal aid can be availed when necessary.
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Provide legal aid counseling.
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The responses to the programmes were very encouraging. Since then the women of
the nearby villages are approaching Karma Kutir for holding such camps and also
for legal aid facilities in respective villages.
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Previous Activities
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Since 1964 Karma Kutir had been running welfare centres in
various rural areas at various times. They provided outdoor maternity services and held adult
education classes. Maternity services included prenatal care, delivery and follow-up postnatal
care. Ailing mothers were given special diets and free medication.
In 1973 the West Bengal Government requested Karma Kutir to implement a scheme
to train unemployed educated women. Karma Kutir opened a centre at Babu Bagan
to train young women in traditional handicrafts, to prepare them to earn their keep by selling what they made.
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Kalakendra, a platform for the marginalised women to horne and express their
talent in singing, dancing...
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GOAL Ireland, a registered
charity in Ireland, is funding for our projects in 2004 also.
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