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Social Activities
First Place in Eye Donation
Virudhunagar achieves first place in
Eye Donation in allover Tamil Nadu
Mahalir Aalosanai Maiyam - Women Councelling
centtre
The
"Mahalir Aalosanai Maiyam" which was created
to assist the women in distress, started
functioning from 10.9.2001 at Virudhunagar
Collectorate, under the close supervision of
District Collector.
The formation of this centre
is to give the practical implications to the
stress emphasized by the Government on the
Subject "Crime Against Women" and the
subsequent instructions received from the
Secretary to Government, Home Department,
thereon.
The Centre aims to help the
women who are victims of dowry harassment,
domestic violence by husband or his parents
and those living in separation under various
family problems.
This centre functions in an
informal way, exclusively with women members
and Counsellors of the following Government
and Non-Governmental Organizations.
- An assistant from
the Revenue Department.
- A Representative
from the Social Welfare Department.
- Sub-Inspector of
Police from All Women Police Station.
- A Representative
from the Tamil Nadu Women Development
Corporation (Mahalir Thittam)
- An advocate.
- Two representatives
or counsellors from N.G.Os.
Role of Police
The Police Department plays a
vital role in making the troubling
male/husband and his parents responsible for
the harassment of the women, to appear
before the centre for counseling on the
fixed days. The D.S.Ps attach prime
importance to this item of work. The
presence of the women police at the centre
brings moral courage in the minds of the
suppressed women to unfold her family
problems freely.
Role of Revenue, Social
Welfare and Mahalir Thittam Staff
Revenue Assistant and Social
Welfare Department staff who are accustomed
in setting issues relating to public,
Counsel both husband and wife, pin pointing
their mistakes or bias thinking on both of
the sides and make them realise their
mistakes, which lead them to think of
reuniting in the family.
Role of Advocate
The women advocate explains
the husband or his parents the ultimate
legal action that may follow and the
safeguards provided a women in the law, if
he continues to harass his wife for dowry or
ill treat her after drinking. This brings in
a pressure in the mind of the male, who has
so far neglected the advices of his elders,
villagers or even his parents in some cases,
and makes him bent upon the requests of his
wife, and to abide by the laws.
In cases on the threshold of
separation, who are far beyond convincing
persuasion and pressuring by the the centre,
the advocate offers the valuable legal
remedies, the women may seek and the avenues
of the free legal aid awaiting for her.
Role of NGO nominated
Counselors
The trained counselors from
local prominent NGOs play a very important
role in the sensitization and counseling
process. The time tested counseling concepts
are applied at this centre for the benefit
of women in distress.
The Centre functions on all
Mondays and Fridays from 10.00 AM to 5.00
PM. A separate room has been provided near
the Grievance Day petitions registration
area, so that the public would be free to
approach it without hesitation and
everyone coming to Collectorate may be well
aware of its existence and
functioning.
The free service and the
effective Counseling of the centre has
received the overwhelming reception by most
of the women in need, all over the District.
Since its inception, 275 petitions have been
received during the past on year, and the
centre has so far reunited 53 estranged
couples, besides giving valuable legal
suggestions and awareness to the suffering
women, who were hitherto left astray,
without knowing the destiny of their walk of
life.
NILA PALLI - Moon School
(An innovative effort to scale up the
anti-child labour activities)
Nature (Under the moon)
I - Interesting
(games &
stories)
L - Learning
(In
Joyful Method)
A - Appraisal and assessment of talent
P - Participatory
(Exchange of ideas )
A - Aim
(for 100%
enrollment )
L - Lead
(leading
the dropouts)
L - Lend
(Support
to the children and parents)
I - Involve
(Industrialists, Formal School and
Community)
Moon school concept is
perceived from the cultural milieu of India.
Indian mothers feed their children showing
the moon and telling tales. Similarly,
the village folk assemble among the river
banks on full moon days and have supper in
the moonlight. There used to be a lot
of fun and frolic. Nilla palli is
expected to generate same level of
enthusiasm among the children and their
parents.
Moon Schools bloom on
full-moon days and serve as a platform for
the children to exhibit their innate talents
in front of their parents and other rural
folk. It serves as forum to talk about
dropout and enrollment issues and to
analyses the pull and push factors,
such as economic condition, quality of
education, attitude of parents and tendency
of factory managements etc.
NILA PALLI is Natural and
interesting 3 to 4 hours event.
Moon Schools started in
Virudhunagar District with an intention to
bring about a change in people's perception
about the education and elimination of Child
labour from hazardous and non-hazardous
occupations. This community based
activity is aimed to play a positive role in
the eradication of child labour in
Virudhunagar district
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Arranged once in a month on Full-moon days, at 150 locations where special
schools are located. |
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Arranged at open places in villages. |
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Children's Rallies are organized as a part of social mobilization process. |
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Songs and cultural programmes are organized. |
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Joyful of learning methods are demonstrated. |
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Parents who have encouraged their children to study are honoured. |
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Games for children are organized and prizes are offered. |
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Book reading activities are demonstrated. |
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Suggestions and comments by parents, community support group are encouraged. |
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Employers' are sensitized on the problem of child labour. |
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Elected representatives, NGOs and officials participation is ensured for
positive impact. |
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Various benefits under Government schemes are offered to the needy parents. |
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