Community Mobile Clinic against Domestic Violence
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Community Mobile Clinic against Domestic Violence

As a part of the project, a community mobile clinic against domestic violence organized on 30 March 2016. The clinic was established on a primary school ‘Chandeshwori Bal Sadan’ situated at Rabi Opi VDC ward no.-9, Kavrepalanchowk. Social mobilizer was mobilized in the locality to inform about the mobile clinic as well as to coordinate the program with school. A team comprising lawyers, law students, psychology students and project staff including social moblizer engaged to establish the clinic. Total 65 participants including 56 female and nine male ranging from age nineteen to seventy participated the mobile clinic. The program was organized in two sessions. Firstly, the formal open and interactive legal literacy was conducted for 2 hours, followed by close legal and psychosocial counseling. In the first session Nirmal Kumar Upreti, President of FNB Nepal highlighted the objectives of the program and brief introduction of the organization, further emphasizing the prevalence of domestic violence in all kind of society whether it is developed or developing. It was followed by an informative session taken by Advocate Santosh K.C. who mainly dealt about etymological understanding of the term ‘domestic violence’, in what form it was rooted in our society and how a victim can seeks remedy at different judiciary. Similarly legal provisions and specific law on domestic violence shared among participants. Advocate Anil Kumar Shrestha discussed about the ground reality of domestic violence in Nepalese society in an interactive way. After making participants understanding on what domestic violence is? He emphasized on importance of living in a cohesive united society and encouraged the participant to try to solve their problem within the family. His session also highlighted upon the decision of Supreme Court of Nepal against domestic violence ( Jit Kumar Pangeni Case, Annapurna Rana Case) The second session was conducted by providing case based counseling and consultation to the participant by the team lawyers and student of psychology. In this session, participants were informed about the confidentiality of conversation where seven women aged from twenty-six to fifty three participated and seek for possible legal action. A form was filled for each participant with detail description of the case and counseling offered.

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