CECOEDECON

SABLA PARALEGAL TRAINING REPORT

JAIPUR AND JODHPUR (10TH -13TH SEPTEMBER)

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION2. TRAINING SCHEDULE 3. DAY AND SESSION-WISE SUMMARY4. POST-TEST RESULTS AND INFERENCES5. RECOMMENDATIONS

1. INTRODUCTION

Context: As a part of the initiative taken by Cecoedecon in collaboration with UNDP and the Department of Justice, Government of India, to provide paralegal training to SABLA girls, 3 day trainings were organized in Jaipur and Jodhpur in Rajasthan; and Bhopal and Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh. The aim of the trainings was capacity building of the adolescent girls between the age group of 11-18 years by training them as paralegal workers. The training was conducted based on a module compiled using materials collected from various sources, taking into account the findings of training need analysis conducted at an earlier stage. A special emphasis was laid on women and child-friendly laws during the course of the training. Methods like interactive sessions, role plays, audio visual aids, exposure visits etc. were used to make the training programme helpful and more effective.

Purpose of the training: To empowered adolescent girls by making them aware of their rights and

providing information regarding various women and child-friendly laws. To make the participants self dependent. To develop the trainees as peer educators in their respective areas.

2. TRAINING SCHEDULE

Session Content Resource Person Jodhpur

Resource Person Jaipur

Inaugural Session1. Introduction and essential skill of participants

(Communication skill, Decision making and collective strength )

Shri SatayDeo Bareth

Ms. Shobha Chouhan and Shri Rakesh Shrivastav

2. Sabla programme - an introduction Ms. Shahraj and Dr. Premlata Vyas

Ms. Manjubala Joshi

3. Indian constitution, fundamental rights and right to vote.

Ms. Asha Kiran Ms. Manjubala Joshi

4. Gender Equality Ms. Chandrakala Ms. Shobha CHouhan

5. PC & PNDT Act and prevention of sex determination and female foeticide

Shri Satay Deo Bareth

Dr.Meeta Singh

6. Reproduction right of women and Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act

Shri Satay Deo Bareth

Dr.Meeta Singh

7. Protection of women from Domestic Violation Act 2005-

Ms. Shahraj and Shri Aatmaram

Ms. Manju Joshi

8. Provision related to rape and woman’s dignity Ms. Chandrakala Ms. Shobha Chouhan

9. Marriage Act Ms. Asha Kiran Ms. Shobha Chouhan

10 Dowry Prohibition Act Ms. Shahraj and Aatmaram

Ms. Manju Joshi and

Neelam Mishra

11. Vishakha guideline against sexual harassment at work place

Ms. Shahraj Ms. Shobha Chouhan and Dr. Meeta Singh

12. Women right on property Ms. Chandrakala Ms. Sumati Dave (Legal aid Committee Member)

13. Free legal Advice Ms. Swati (UNDP and DoJ) and Ms. Chandrakala

Ms. Sumati Dave (Legal aid Committee Member)

14. Child Marriage Prohibition Act- 2006 Ms. Shahraj Shri Balveer Singh

15. Child Rights Shri Atmaram Shri Balveer Singh

16. Right to free and compulsory Education Ms. Asha Kiran Shri Satyendra 17. Right to Information Act 2005 Shri Aatmaram18. MNREGA (Mahatama Gandhi National Rural

Employment Guarantee Scheme)Shri Aatmaram and Ms. Asha Kiran

19 Special Welfare Scheme For SC/ST Shri Aatmaram20 Social Security Schemes Ms. Asha kiran

and Ms. Chandrakala

21. Work plan and presentation Team Work22. Exposur tour23

3. DAY AND SESSION-WISE SUMMARY:

DAY 1

Inaugural Session:JAIPURThe day started with the arrival and registration of the SABLA girls. This was followed by the welcome address by Mrs. Manju Bala Joshi, Director, Cecoedecon.

JODHPUROn the first day of the Jodhpur training, after the registration of the participants and the welcome session, the training commenced with the formal introduction of the chief guest, Dr. Suryaprakash Sharma, programme officer of WCD, Jodhpur and R.A.S. Sandeep Sandu, the trainers and the trainees. Dr. Suryaprakash introduced the Sabla scheme. He highlighted that the aim of the

SABLA scheme is to empower girls and to make them aware of their rights. This was followed by a session on the Indian constitution in which Mr. Satyadeo Bareth told the participants about the basic constituents of the constitution like equal rights for men and women. During the subsequent discussion it came across very clearly that the participants were not aware about their rights. A pre test was also conducted to know the participants’ level of knowledge on various issues related to the training. Moreover, training Rules and different committees, for example reporting, food, discipline and hygiene committees, were formed with active participation from the participants.

Session -1 Subject- Introduction and essential skill of the participants (Communication skill, Decision making and collective strength ) Methodology - Introductory game and play way method.The first activity in this session was “Identify the name”. All participants and facilitators were made to sit in a circle. A facilitator started with her name and clapped the participant on her right, who did the same. This continued till the circle was complete. Then the participants clapped and called out the name of the participant on their left. This again was done for the whole circle. This was followed by a name series activity, after which a making friends activity was conducted, this was succeeded by a game of whispering (kanafusi ka khel). Ensuing all these activities a role play was performed. After the role play a lecture was given, by the resource person on three essential life skills (out of the 10 mentioned by WHO) necessary for overall development, namely effective communication skill, decision making and collective strength. The session was concluded with a group discussion were the participants shared their experiences which reinforced the importance of collective strength, one of them told a story of a farmer and his four sons.

Session -2 Subject : Sabla programme - an introductionMethodology : Lecture and presentationThis session began with a warm up session where the participants were given examples of empowered women, the girls also participated by giving their own examples of people they know. This was followed by a presentation and lecture on the SABLA scheme its key features both nutrition and non-nutrition related. The participants were also told that a 'Kishori card' will be given to each adolescent girl, wherein details about her weight, height, body mass index, iron and folic acid supplementation, referrals and services received under SABLA will be written. Moreover, they were told that the card will also contain information about important milestones in the girl's life, like joining school, leaving school, marriage etc. Furthermore, the girls were informed that ‘Kishori Diwas' will be celebrated as a special health day once every three months, where their general

health check-up will be done. Additionally, the participants were told that 'Kishori Samooh', a group of 15 to 25 girls, will be formed at the anganwadi centre level. One girl from amongst them will be selected as 'sakhi', the peer monitor, who will provide guidance and motivation to peers. Also a training kit will be provided to adolescent girls which will have a number of games and activities, making the learning process an interesting one.

Session -3 Subject: Indian constitution, fundamental rights and right to vote.Methodology : Brain storming , PPT presentation and lecturer.The third session started with a brain storming activity where the participants were asked to define law in a couple of sentences. The responses were put on a chart by a facilitator. These answers were used to explain what laws and the constitution say. After this a presentation was given highlighting that India is a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic with a parliamentary system of government. The presentation explained the key features and importance of the constitution. The presentation also explained the following briefly:

Fundamental rights1. Right to equality2. Right to freedom3. Right against exploitation;4. Right to freedom of religion;5. Right to education6. Right to Constitutional remedies.7. Right to protection in arrest and protest.8. Right to live dignified life.

Political rights Process of making law Right to vote: Any citizen over the age of 18 can vote in an election . The right to

vote is irrespective of caste, creed, religion or gender. Those who are deemed to be of unsound mind, and people convicted of certain criminal offences are not allowed to vote.

An episode from the series “Bol Basanto” was also used in the Jaipur training to explain the process of formation of laws. The session was concluded with discussions and question answer round.

This was the highlight of the session, participants were divided into two groups and they were told that you have to pass a bill and for which you have to discuss the bill. One of the participants wrote main points of the right to education bill and discuss with the two teams after which the two teams (namely Paksh and Vipaksh) passed the bill by voting in favor and opposition.

Session -4 Subject: Gender EqualityMethodology: Brain Storming, film show (gender-vender), PPT presentation and quiz (Gender)

This session started with a brain storming activity where all the participants were divided into two groups. One group was asked to assume that they are girls, the other was to assume themselves to be boys, and to list the things they can’t do because of being a girl (in the case of group 1) or boy (for group 2). Majority of the of the girls said that they can’t go out of their homes alone, their parents do not permit them to do so, also they said that a lot times they are not allowed to do what they want to, they can’t choose certain professions like their parents would never allow them to go in ARMY, their opinions are not considered to be of any importance specially when it comes to issues like finance etc. The group representing boys said that they can’t express their feelings as openly as the girls can. This was followed by a film presentation “Gender-vender”, which helped motivate the participants into believing that girls can work and excel in any field. After the film a presentation was given on gender equality wherein the concept of gender was explained, highlighting the difference between sex and gender and how gender is related to culture. This was succeeded by a gender quiz where the participants were asked to label several statements as related to gender or sex or both. Subsequently an activity “Life cycle of gender violence” was conducted.Statement Answer Women are better at caring for children than men

G

Women breastfeed babies SMale voice breaks at puberty SWomen are better nurses than men GMen can become good soldiers GMen need more nutritious food GFemale has to carry out house hold work GMale has to earn for the family G

Acitvity: Life cycle of Gender violence

Another activity on gender violence was conducted using the following chart.

Session - 5 Subject: PC & PNDT Act and prevention of sex determination and female foeticide Methodology: Brain Storming, Case Study, lecture and PPT presentation, Film PresentationA brain storming activity was conducted to start this session where the participants were asked to discuss about sex determination among themselves. After their discussion the participants defined sex determination as the process of knowing the sex before birth. This was followed by case studies, where the participants were asked to read about the case given to them after which they were asked questions, which were:

Had they ever seen anyone going for the test? If yes then where? Did Urmila’s (subject in the case study) in- laws behave properly with her If no then what is the right kind of behavior?

The next activity was a presentation on diagnostic techniques (like ultrasound) and sex determination; sex selective abortions; pre-natal diagnostic techniques and ultrasonography.

Year Sex ratio of total population (number of female on 1000 male)

Sex ratio of 0 to 6 year child (number of girls on 1000 boys)

2001 921 9092011 926 883

The key features of the presentation were the historical background of the practice of sex selective abortions, reasons behind its popularity, and related religious and cultural beliefs. Crude and direct advertisements “Spend only Rs. 500 now, save Rs. 5,00,000 (on dowry) later” were used to explain how modern technological means have worsened the problem of female feticide and infanticide. They were also given information about helplines and other means to report incidents of sex determination in Rajasthan.

Dr. S. P. Yadav 0141-2228707, 2222422(T)Director (FW) 9414016297 (M) 222865 (F) Directorate Medical, Health& F. W. ServicesGovernment of RajasthanTilak Marg, Jaipur- 302 001, Rajasthan

For lodging a complaint by email: pcpndt@yahoo.co.inThis session was concluded with slogans like

“Halla bol halla bolLing zanch par halla bol”

“Kishor, kishori aage aaoLing Zanch ko dur bhagao”

Evening SessionThe films “Matrbhoomi” and “Uska aana” were shown to the participants after which they were asked about the impact of sex determination.Also case studies like the ones below were used to explain the impacts of female foeticide.

In Dang district, Gujarat- Rajasthan border, 8 brothers of the same family are married to Sarup, in the centre. Getting a wife is extremely difficult in this region - Sept.2001, India Today

The 200-odd Rathore families in a Rajput dominated village in Western Rajasthan’s Barmer district have 2 to 4 male children each on average. There are only 2 girls in the entire clan. At a conservative estimate, the ratio is 400 male children to 2 female children.Anuradha Dutt, The Pioneer, October 28, 2001 , Courtesy- India Today, September 3, 2001 issue

Devra village of Jaislmer district has the distinction of receiving a baraat (bridegroom’s part) after 110 years in 1997, when Jaswant Kanwar got married. Woman in the centre is mother of Jaswant Kanwar.Anuradha Dutt, The Pioneer, October 28. 2001

Session - 6Subject: Reproduction right of women and Medical Termination of Pregnancy ActResource person : Mr. Satyadeo BarethMethodology : Lecture and PPT presentation.The lecture was focused on The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act of India which clearly states the conditions under which a pregnancy can be ended or aborted, the persons who are qualified to conduct the abortion and the place of implementation. The lecture also mentioned the fact that the Act provides a lot of margin to a practitioner to be liberal in determining risk to injury for health in either the current or the foreseeable environment. It was strongly emphasized that Safe and legal abortion is a woman’s right. The participants were also asked to remain cautious as sex selective abortion amounts to discrimination against a particular sex, in most cases, female sex. Also they were informed that sex determination is a criminal activity and punishable by law, heavy fines are levied on anyone found indulging in it.

It was specifically highlighted that, as mentioned earlier, the PC & PNDT Act is aimed at curbing sex selection through the misuse of technology and therefore should not be confused with the MTP Act that allows legal abortion as per conditions under the Act.

At the end of this session the participants were motivated to fight against practices like sex selective abortion and female infanticide and feticide using slogans like:

“cho tarafa ab hawa garam hai"

Bhrun parikshan ab bada jurm hai”

and

“Beti toh har Ghar ki Shaan

Sabhi karo uska smmaan”

Session- 7Subject : Protection of women from Domestic Violation Act 2005Methodology : Case Study, lecture and PPT Presentation, film show and practice of filling up DIR formA case study was related by the trainers, after which the participants were asked question regarding the case and if any issues could be raised using the case study. The participants had various responses in the ensuing discussion for example child marriage, physical beating, abuses, lack of education etc. This was followed by a lecture and presentation, where the trainers used above mentioned issues to explain the Protection of women from domestic violation act 2005. The lecture tried to elucidate how this particular act deal with the intricate issue of domestic violence and the practicalities associated with it. Factors like legal rights of the victims and how the courts treat complaints of domestic violence were also explained in the lecture. A flex and posters related to DVA and duties of the protection officers was used in the Jaipur training to facilitate understanding of the participants. After the lecture the participants were given a practice on filling the DIR form. During this session, in the Jaipur training, Mrs. Sumati Dave, member of the Free Legal Aid Committee, Jaipur, explained the importance of free legal aid to the participants. She as expounded the produre of availing free legal aid services and other issues associated with the subject.

Session 7 was followed by a tea break. After the tea break a folk song was sung by the participants and trainer (“desh me gar aurate……..”).

Seesion-8 Subject: Provision related to rape and woman’s dignityMethodology: Lecture and PPT PresentationThe lecture was focused on a woman’s right to life and liberty and tried to explain that women have a right to be treated as equal citizens. Also the lecture reinforced the fact that rape is a crime against basic human rights and it also violates the victim’s most cherished of the fundamental right, the right to life contained in Article 21. The lecture

also included the definition of rape as mentioned in the law. Moreover, the presentation included information on how law is helpful. Additionally it was highlighted that a rape victim should keep in mind that they don’t take bath and wash their clothes before medical examination.The Law on arrest, under the Code of Criminal Procedure was also explained in this session. A woman cannot ordinarily be arrested by the police between sunset and sunrise. If the police wants to arrest a woman during this period, it has to first obtain prior permission of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, and the arrest can only be made by a woman police officer.

Session -9 Subject: Marriage ActMethodology: Lecture and PPT presentationDuring this session the participants were informed about the Hindu Marriage Act , the Muslim Marriage Act and Special Marriage. The trainer also told the participants why registration of marriage is compulsory and what the procedure for registration is. In the Jaipur training the participants were also shown an episode of the “Bol Basanto” series focused on the valid and voidable marriage.

Session-10 Subject: Dowry Prohibition Act Methodology: warm-up, lecture and PPT presentationThis session started with a warm-up session where the participants were asked the first thing that came to their minds about dowry. The responses ranged from the demand cash money to the demands of four wheelers, gold and household equipments.In the subsequent lecture the trainer used the preceding discussion to explain the concept of dowry, what it does and doesn’t (‘mahr’) include and the idea of ‘stridhan’. The lecture also explained its legal repercussions.

DAY 2

Session-11 Subject: Vishakha guideline against sexual harassment at work placeMethodology: Lecture and PPT presentationThe lecture was focused on sexual harassment, what it included, and how the bill defines a domestic worker and other issues associated with it like complaint’s committee. Ms. Swati from UNDP was present during this session in the Jodhpur training. She asked the participants if they were aware why the workshop was being conducted, and why it is important for them to know about women friendly laws. She also clarified some of the issues the participants had and addressed their queries.

Session-12Subject: Property right of womenMethodology: Story telling, PPT presentation

This session started with a story telling exercise, the name of the story was “Konsa Ghar?”. Later the participants were asked question regarding the story, the responses were found to be satisfactory. This was followed by a lecture a woman’s right to property, the law governing the property rights of women (the Hindu Succession Act 1956). The lecture also included information on the restrictions the Muslim personal law places on the extent of property that can be given away by will. In the Jodhpur training, Ms. Swati also explained why economic independence is imperative for the empowerment of women. This session was concluded with the songs like“le mashale chal pade hain” (in the Jodhpur training) to encourage the participants. In the Jaipur training Mrs. Kanta Singh, UNDP, also shared important information related to the Property Right of Women.

Session-13 Subject: Free legal AdviceMethodology: warm up , lecture and PPT presentation. In the Jodhpur training, Swati asked the participants if they knew anyone who can’t get legal help because of low economic conditions, and if they had ever heard about legal services authority. She then went on to explain the concept of free legal aid and how to access it. She also cautioned the participants to always have two copies of the written complaint form and also told the participants that they should be aware of the local legal service authority.

Session -14Subject: Child Marriage Prohibition Act- 2006Methodology: Case study, lecture and PPT presentation, quiz/songAt the beginning of this session the participants were questioned regarding their knowledge about child marriage. Then they were asked to read a case study after which they were asked questions concerning the same, for example who is responsible for child marriage? What would the situation have been like if the subject of the case study had been married at the age of 18 years instead of 11 years? And what can be done to prevent child marriage? Etc. The responses of the participants suggested that they believe child marriage to be a concern. They also said that the subject of the case study could have been happy with her husband and would not have lost her child if she had been married at 18 years of age. The discussion also brought out the fact even after knowing what child marriage is and the problems related to the practice, 5 of the participants (out of a total of 50)in the Jodhpur training and also some in the Jaipur training as well as 3 AWWs present in the jodhpur training were married in their childhood. While recounting

their experiences they said that they were married at a very young age when they did not know what child marriage is. Moreover, they said that their opinions were not considered in the matter of their own marriage also they were forced to discontinue their education after marriage.The story of one of the AWWs is as follows:

“when I was 8 year old I got married. I wanted to study but my family’s economic condition did not allow me to do so. After a year I went to my in- laws, their economic condition was better than my family’s. I worked all the day, my husband was living in Mumbai at the time. After 2 year my in laws sent me to Mumbai. At the age of 13 years I gave birth to a girl. My health was very poor so my husband sent me to my village. There I was alone with my little baby, I started doing ‘fol picco’ work for money. The money was enough for taking care of my child. Gradually I expanded my work and started studying again with the help of a woman from my village (Pracheta). She helped me a lot. Because of her help today I am the Aganwadi worker of my village, and my daughter is studying in class 12th Science stream” Chandrakala, AWW Baap (Jodhpur)

This was followed by a lecture on the Child Marriage Prohibition Act 2006. The lecture defined child marriage and also laid out how the law punishes the people who practice it. The lecture also informed the participants how to lodge complaints against child marriage and how to get it annulled. This session was concluded with slogans like:

“ Baal vivaah kaise nadaaniJeeven bhar aankho me pani”

«  Baal vivaah k pher mai Pandit nai jail mai”

Session- 15 Subject: Child RightsMethodology: Brain storming, lecture and PPT presentation, case study The session started with a song “ mai tumko viswas du…”. This was followed by a lecture on the child rights lidted below:

Right to live Right to Development Right to Protection Right to Participation

The lecture also included information on the Child Labour Act, how child employment and conditions of employment are defined under the act. Also the lecture explains the legal treatment of complaints under this act. The lecture also focused on the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. The lecture informed the participants on how the law deals with crimes related to prostitution and how to report cases to the authority. This session was concluded with the following slogan:

“Ham bacho ka h adhikarSehat, shiksha, maan or pyar”

Session- 16Subject: Right to free and compulsory EducationMethodology: Lecture and ppt presentationMr. Satyendra Singh, Deputy Director, Sarwa Siksha Abhiyaan, Jaipur was present as the resource person during the Jaipur training. This session consisted of a lecture on the Right to free and compulsory education 2009, which is also recognized as a human right. The lecture included information on the right and its implication for different levels of education, it was also explained the right encompasses the obligation of elimination of discrimination. Moreover, the lecture also pointed out that the right to education may also include the right to freedom of education. Furthermore, the lecture emphasized the responsibility of the parents and other community members to enroll the children in schools. In the Jaipur training, Mrs. Kanta Singh thanked the participants for participating in the training and encouraged them to share the information gained from the training with their peers and other members of the community. Mrs. Vinita, Project Officer, WCD, Jaipur was also present in this session. She encouraged the participants to dream big and work hard to achieve their dreams. She also expounded the importance of education for self development. Moreover, she motivated the girls to make full use of the opportunities that come their way in order to progress. Ms. Ranjana, Consultant, WCD, Jaipur, who was also present in the Jaipur training, questioned the participants on their rights. She then went on to explain that rights and duties go hand in hand so we should cautious about both our rights as well as our duties. After addressing the participants she organized a game based on rights and duties.

Session-17Subject: Right to Information Act 2005Methodology: Case study, lecture and PPT presentation, practicing of filling up the RTI formThe session commenced with the songs like ”ab toh janta ne pakadi hai satta ki lagam…..”. This was followed by a lecture on RTI. The lecture explained the act, its importance, when and how it can be used. Also mentioned was the fact that the people below the poverty line can exercise this right without any fees if they can provide a certificate to prove ther BPL status. In the Jodhpur training, during the discussion

following the lecture a participant wanted to know that if the ‘Tahsildar’ and ‘Patwari’ deny to sign the income certificate, where can a person go to lodge a complaint?. The subsequent activity was based on a practice exercise to fill the RTI form The session was concluded with the song “mere sapno ko jan ne ka haq re….”.

Session- 18Subject: MNREGA (Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme)Methodology: Lecture and PPT presentationThe lecture expounded the importance and various aspects of the MNREGA. It also mentioned the minimum wage under the law. The lecture also explained what a ‘Job Card’ is and how it can be obtained and used. Adult members of a rural household, willing to do unskilled manual work, are required to make registration in writing or orally to the local Gram Panchayat. Also it was mentioned that the payment is not made in cash but the wages are paid into the worker’s bank account.

Session – 19Subject: Special Welfare Scheme For SC/ST Methodology: Lecture and PPT presentation.The lecture elucidated the different special welfare schemes run for the benefit of the SC/ST community. Furthermore, the lecture included information on the three schemes, namely schemes for educational development, schemes for economic development and schemes for social upliftment and protection; and the facilities provided under these schemes. Session-20 Subject: Social Security SchemesMethodology: Lecture and PPT presentation.This session was based on a lecture on the social security schemes for old age pension, widow pension, and physically challenged people. The lecture included information regarding the procedure of availing benefits of these schemes.

Session- 21Subject: Work plan and presentationMethodology: group workAll the participants were divide into groups according to their blocks make the group work exercises easier and to save time. Participants were asked to make a work plan of where , when and what they will do after receiving this training. They were also asked to explain how they will mobilize the community. The different groups worked on these plans and presented them the next day, the exercise turned out to be fruitful.

Evening Session: The participants and trainers played ‘antakshari’ to relax. Following this a movie, “Bol basanto”, was shown to the participants.”

DAY 3

The last day of the trainings started with an exhibition on all the issues addressed during the training programme. Information from various departments was collected and exhibited using photographs, posters, flipcharts etc to help facilitate the learning process. Also a recall session was organized to improve the participants understanding.

Exposure Visits:The rest of the day was reserved for visits to different departments such as the State legal service authority, women police station, family counseling center and family court.

JAIPUR:The first destination in the exposure programme was Family Court, where Devendra Joshi, Judge was hearing the cases. One of them was a divorce case, where maintainance was asked. Another was a case on child marriage. Next the participants went to the Women Commission, where they were addressed by the Chairperson, Mrs. Lad Kumari Jain, who explained the working of the women commission and told the participants about the help line run by the commission. She also encouraged the participants to do their bit to bring about a change in the society as even small measures can lead to big outcomes like a glass of milk when added to a lake has the power to change the colour of the whole lake. She also addressed some of the issues discussed during the training programme. She also presented the participants with certificates of participation. After this the participants met Bharti Chaturvedi, Lawyer, who told them about free legal aid and main provisions of women related laws. The next stop in the exposure visit was Mahila Police Station, where the participants interacted with the Thana Incharge, Mr. M. S. Ratnu and Second Officer, Bina Singh, who told then about the process of registration of cases and how they are dealt with. They also told the participants that it is not necessary for the victim to register the case, anyone can report the case. Moreover, they talked on various sections of the CRPC and IPC. The exposure ended with a visit to the Mahila Suraksha Kendra, where counseling on cases takes place.

JODHPUR:The participants started the day with a prayer. Next a post test was conducted to analyze the difference between the pre and post training knowledge of the participants. This was followed by the presentations of work plans by the group leaders of their specific groups.. The key points that came across in the different work plans were that the participants wanted to share their learnings in Gram Panchayat meeting, also they decided to meet once every month at their Anganwadi centres, they also showed interest in discussing about the welfare schemes during Gram Panchayat meeting to help the poor and deprived people avail the benefits provided by these schemes. They also planned to discuss the issue of prohibition of domestic violence against women in Mahila group meetings. Moreover, they also wanted to attend similar trainings in the future. Furthermore, exercises like slogan writing, poster making, rallies and songs were

suggested to spread awareness about various issue in the community. Also, the participants wished to hold discussion with other adolescents in their village to share their learnings. They also planned to disseminate the information acquired during the training in their schools through special cultural activities and other functions.Following the work plan exercise Dr. Suryaprakash, (programme officer, Jodhpur), and Dr. Ranjana (Jaipur) explained the importance of building self confidenceto lead a successful life. Dr. Ranjana talked about the importance of the relationship between our rights and duties. She then informed the participants about the planned introduction of ‘Judo’ training for the SABLA girls and the launch of SABLA website in October. Dr. Premlata (Pracheta) notified the participants that vocational training had already been planned for Sabla girls and will be conducted soon. Then all the participants, trainers and Ms. Swati (UNDP) visited the district legal service authority. A few of the participants had seen a court for the first time. The chief justice Mr. Banwari Lal Sharma (district legal service authority) told them about the 3 majot programmes running under DLSA, namely legal literacy, legal help and public court. Another chief magistrate Mr. Mukesh told the participants about the Domestic violence act. The next destination in the exposure trip was Mahila police station, where the station incharge, Ms. Mukta talked to them on issues like lodging an FIR and also addressed their queries. Next the participants visited the family counseling center and family court. After the visits the participants came back to the training campus. Thereafter, certificates of participation were given to the participants by Ms Khurshida Khan (CDPO).

2. RECOMMENDATIONS:

Based on the observations made during the course of the training, inferences drawn from the pre-test post test responses and practicalities associated with the lives of the SABLA girl, the social environment and intricacies associated with providing the training, we would like to make the following recommendation to improve the paralegal training programme in order to make it more effective:

The Sabla girls were accompanied by either AWW or ASHA Sahyogini. So it is recommended to cover the costs involved in the project budget.

We request DWCD to nominate the Sabla girls who:

Are between 15 to 18 years in age Are willing to stay all 3 days Have a level of understanding and potential for dissemination of the learnings

( sufficient reading and writing skills).

At least 5 days are required the cover the whole curriculum to ensure a better understanding among the participants.

Exposure of referral services is a strong part of the training program. It must be given maximum importance.

One time training is not sufficient. Two reorientation cycles of 2 -days each at an interval of 6 months would help in internalization of the knowledge, understanding and actual execution of the legal literacy program.

DWCD is requested to send SABLA girls from one block at a time so that the training can remain focused.

In the extended training program for 5 days, the exposure trip should be planned for day 3 or 4 so that the functioning of the referral services can be discussed and understood in detail.

The dissemination and use of resource book and relevant information must be followed up and facilitated by the DWCD.

For a residential training program to be effective the training should be carried out at some distance from the block so that the temptation of running away to their homes is minimized.

DWCD is requested to inform the grass root staff well in time so that the selection of the SABLA girls for such a training is appropriate. It would be useful to select SABLAs whose parents are willing and school commitments do not prevent them from full participation.

The pilot project on paralegal training of SABLA girls amply demonstrated that it needs to be replicated and up-scaled for better equipping SABLA girls for leadership and community empowerment.

It is strongly recommended that the WCD (GoR) organizes paralegal training programs for all SABLA girls in the state using the methodology, modules and materials developed in pilot project.