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Project Description
The counseling center reaches out to distressed families, mostly women and children, who are in need of counseling support. Supported by the Central Social Welfare Board, the center provides counseling so that families and individuals may achieve a relatively stress-free quality of life and freedom from abuse. Help is given to needy persons in case of family and marital discord, maladjustment, dowry demand, abuse, desertion and legal problems. Rehabilitative services are also provided for women in distress, ensuring protection of the rights of women and children. The center has exceded all expectations: in 2000, 169 cases were registered and treated. Also, 19 women's awareness program classes were conducted for a total of 5,500 women.
The first table represents the different types of counseling cases that were registered during the year April 2000 to March 2001.
04/00-07/00
08/00-11/00
12/00-03/01
Total
Bigamy
10
8
3
21
In-law harassment
13
15
6
34
Dowry harassment
11
9
7
27
Extra-marital relationships
5
7
2
14
Suspicious spouse
1
1
0
2
Wife beating
3
0
4
7
Alcoholic
4
10
8
22
Mal-adjustment
6
6
10
22
Eveteasing
0
2
0
2
Widow(er) remarriage
0
0
1
1
Total
53
58
41
152
This table represents the counseling-related activities conducted at the center from April 2000 to March 2001.
04/00-07/00
08/00-11/00
12/00-03/01
Total
Job refered
0
3
2
5
Edu+carrier guidance
0
1
1
2
Legal advice
1
0
0
1
P-H support
2
2
0
4
Loan
0
1
1
2
Sponsor for cont. Education
1
0
0
1
Govt. support schemes
1
1
0
2
Total
5
8
4
17
The Family Counseling Center conducted several activities to expand and promote the women's awareness programs. The following table is a presentation of these activities.
Activities
Number
# of awareness programs
19
# of women's rights rallies
3
# of pamphlets issued
1500
# of seminars attended
1
# of people who became aware of FCC
7000
# of police stations covered
13
# of press meetings
12
# of sub committee meetings
4
"That we humans can help one another is one of our unique capacities" --Dalai Lama