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#FIELDSTORIES: Back to Where She Started From…

Konda Mallepally is a prosperous village in Nalgonda District of Telangana State, India. It is located 100 KM towards the southeast of Hyderabad.  Being at a junction  it has a thriving  cattle market. Several temples are also built

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Society for Women's Action and Training Initiative

Society for Women’s Action and Training Initiative is a feminist organisation that is committed to gender equality and socio-economic empowerment of women. Ending violence against women (VaW) is a primary objective and SWATI works at all levels in multiple ways to combat it.

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83% of rural women are victims of domestic violence in India. The Government of India’s National Health Policy 2017 recognizes violence against women as a public health issue and mandates a health sector response by service providers at all levels of the public health system. This movie follows the successful model started and implemented by Swati, which involves orienting and working closely with ASHAs to prevent and detect domestic violence (DV) in rural areas, which leads to improved health outcomes for women. Witness ASHAs, from the Patan district of Gujarat, speak about the health impacts of DV on women and the improved health outcomes for women due to early detection and prevention of domestic violence.
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One in three women are reported to face violence with the numbers in rural areas significantly higher than the urban counterparts of the country. This documentary film, on SWATI's work with making the rural health sector responsive to violence against women, follows the journey of 3 bold women survivors of domestic violence. These brave women from rural Gujarat share their stories of coming out from under the thumbs of their abusers to now living a life on their own terms. It also is a sneak peek in the bottom-up approach developed by SWATI over the years, to perfect the system, making it approachable to as many women as possible.
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Despite constitutional guarantees, violence both within and outside the home is an ever-present threat and an everyday reality for a large majority of women and girls across India. In recent years, greater attention to incidents of violence against women in urban areas has produced new evidence about different forms of violence there. However, similar understanding of and evidence on the scale and different forms of violence against women in public spaces in rural areas does not exist. SWATI in partnership with International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) have been working on a project titled kNOw Fear which looks at rural women’s safety in public spaces and its impact on their lives. The very unique model of the project which links public space safety to constitutional rights has garnered positive results in the right direction – from raising women’s awareness about the issue to facilitating participation of women in governance - this video documents a part of their journey into finding and raising their voice.
kNOw Fear Making Rural Public Spaces Safe for Women and Girls
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