community mobile clinic Mijartol,Kavrepalanchowk
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community mobile clinic Mijartol,Kavrepalanchowk

The community mobile clinic against domestic violence was organized on 12 August 2016. The clinic was setup on meeting hall of women group situated at Mijartol, ward no. 8 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 women’s group regarding program. A team encompassing Lawyers, Psychologists, Law students, Psychology students, Team leader and Social mobilizer together established the clinic. Total 47 Participants of which Thirty Eight female and nine male ranging from age Twenty one toSeventy Three of Dalit 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 and half 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 Timilsina who made clarity on the term ‘Domestic In addition, Advocate Santosh K.C. introduced examples of different cases of domestic violence in Nepalese context and encouraged participants to break the silence. The session then turned more interactive where participants talked about the real scenario of their community. They told that they are scared to take any action against their husband as they fear their husband will turn into enemy and will make their life more miserable making harder to live remaining life with him hence they keep on enduring pain. Here, Advocates suggested not to take action on minor conflicts instead make their husband understand what they already know and try to solve it within themselves but if the situation gets out of control, they should take action against it, they should tell offender about the punishment for his/her act as well. Psychologist Ms. Prativa Sharma emphasized on the topic mental torture, trauma, unhappiness and its solution. She 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 law student on one table as well as Psychologist and student of psychology on the other table. In this session, one woman aged twenty-four with case of physical torture, mental torture due to accusation of illicit relationship with her father-in-law by mother in law and other woman aged forty-one with case of economic violence participated in legal consoling for possible legal action. Whereas two women aged thirty four and twenty seven with case mental torture by husband participated in psychosocial counseling for solution of their misery. A form was filled for each participant with detail description of the case and counseling provided.

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