The community mobile clinic against domestic violence was organized on 13 August 2016. The clinic was setup on building of citizen awareness center situated at Chhapatol, ward no. 2 Kavrepalanchowk. Social mobilizer was mobilized in the locality to attach posters in different places, to inform about the mobile clinic to locals and to coordinate with Board members of citizen awareness forum regarding the program. A team encompassing Lawyers, Law students, Psychology students, Team leader and Social mobilizer together established the clinic. Total 55 Participants of which thirty-nine female and sixteen male ranging from age Twenty three to Sixty five from marginalized community got participated in the mobile clinic. Program was divided into two Sessions. Firstly, the formal opening and interactive legal and psychosocial literacy was conducted for two hours, followed by Individual legal and psychosocial counseling. In the first session Mr. Nirmal Kumar Upreti, President of FNB Nepal highlighted the objectives of the program along with the brief introduction of organization. He also emphasized the existent trend of domestic violence found in different parts of Nepal and other Developing Nation. It was followed by an informative and interactive session taken by Avocate Santosh K.C who made clarity on the term ‘Domestic Violence’, its types, Laws on domestic violence, Legal provision for victims and punishment for offenders. In addition, He introduced examples of different cases of domestic violence in Nepalese context and highlighted the fact of some cases of domestic violence on men by women. The session was interactive where advocate asked different questions to the participant after giving them all the information in order to ensure their understanding. Participants shared experiences of existing violence like the problem of drinking alcohol in male, violence of mental torture on women and physical violence as well in some cases. Mr. Upreti encouraged participants to share problems which are bothering them and seek for counseling. Participants were informed about the confidentiality of conversation in counseling at the end of this session and program moved to next session. The second session was conducted by providing case based counseling and consultation to the participant by the team of lawyers and student of psychology. In this session, one woman aged twenty-eight with case of mental torture, alcohol consumption by husband participated in counseling. The other woman aged thirty-seven participated in legal consoling for possible legal action on one of her neighbor’s case of physical violence and mental torture by husband. She was trying to help the victim by sharing information she learned from the clinic. A form was filled for each participant with detail description of the case and counseling provided.
