Awareness programs organized for women empowerment

Kathua, May 23 (HS). Jammu and Kashmir Police in collaboration with Jammu and Kashmir National Rural Livelihood Mission organized an awareness program to empower women in village Govindsar.

Special Cell for Women Mahila Police Station Kathua in collaboration with JKNRLM Kathua organized an awareness programme at Govindser Panchayat B. The programme aimed to empower women by providing information about their legal rights and existing government services. The social workers highlighted the existence and functioning of Special Cell for Women within the police system. Topics such as role of social workers in Special Cell for Women, gender discrimination, gender based violence, child marriage, Domestic Violence Act were also discussed with the participants including types of violence. It was an interactive and informative session for the participants in which they shared their experiences of violence and their perspective on gender based violence. The total number of participants was around 20.