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Action to combat violence against women and children

Activities taken to prevent domestic violence against women and children include,

Surveys on domestic violence in the work areas
Counseling Clinics
Awareness Raising Workshops
Consultations on Human Rights violations
Action Committee meetings
Commemorating International Women’s Day
Commemorating Day Opposing Violence Against Women
Meetings of Children’s Societies
Children’s Camp
Libraries for women and children
Workshops on Personality Development and Leadership for children

International Womans Day

The RWF started commemorating International Women’s Day in 1988 at Hanguranketha. The RWF was able to create an opportunity for rural women who did not know even what Women’s Day was to fight for their rights by raising awareness. Since then every in each work area year an exemplary activity which could be a message to society is carried out with the participation of rural women.

Apart from this demonstrations, lectures, street drama, leaflets, poster campaigns and presenting of memoranda to Government are done annually with the aim of raising public awareness and winning women’s Wights by mobilizing women, from all RWF work areas.

Day Opposing Violance Againce Womans

On the Day Opposing Violence Against Women, which falls on The 25th of November each year, the RWF organizes protest marches, poster campaigns and lectures etc. to raise public awareness on violence against women and children.

Day Opposing Violance Againce Womans

Workshops are conducted in all areas for the Area Activists and Members to educate them about the law and other issues such as-

Women’s and Children’s rights
What should be our contribution towards a National Policy
National Legal Framework and its shortcomings
Where to go and whom to contact when an crime is committed
How to minimize domestic problem
The gender issue

Counsultation on Human Right Violance

Once a week a Human Rights advisor visits the main office. Here persons who have problums are referred to the relevant authorities regarding their particular issues.

There were many instances where the RWF had provided relief regarding the complaints received. Among them are the following.

example:

in 2002 -

In a Tamil family living in the Kurunegala Work Area, a girl of 12 years was raped by the father. Even though the child had reported the matter to the mother, the latter had not reckoned the gravity of the situation. Finally the Rural Women’s Front intervened and now the girl is in the care of the Child Probationary Unit.

In 2003 -

In the Mahiyangana Work Area

A 15 year old girl in the Galle Baddegama Work Area

In 2006 -

Tolke with Loyer


We Build a Fair World For Womens

Action to combat violence against women and children Activities taken to prevent domestic violence against women and children include, Surveys on domestic violence in the work areas Counseling Clinics Awareness Raising Workshops Consultations on Human Rights violations Action Committee meetings Commemorating International Women’s Day Commemorating Day Opposing Violence Against Women Meetings of Children’s Societies Children’s Camp Libraries for women and children Workshops on Personality Development and Leadership for children International Womans Day The RWF started commemorating International Women’s Day in 1988 at Hanguranketha. The RWF was able to create an opportunity for rural women who did not know even what Women’s Day was to fight for their rights by raising awareness. Since then every in each work area year an exemplary activity which could be a message to society is carried out with the participation of rural women. Apart from this demonstrations, lectures, street drama, leaflets, poster campaigns and presenting of memoranda to Government are done annually with the aim of raising public awareness and winning women’s Wights by mobilizing women, from all RWF work areas. Day Opposing Violance Againce Womans On the Day Opposing Violence Against Women, which falls on The 25th of November each year, the RWF organizes protest marches, poster campaigns and lectures etc. to raise public awareness on violence against women and children. Day Opposing Violance Againce Womans Workshops are conducted in all areas for the Area Activists and Members to educate them about the law and other issues such as- Women’s and Children’s rights What should be our contribution towards a National Policy National Legal Framework and its shortcomings Where to go and whom to contact when an crime is committed How to minimize domestic problem The gender issue Counsultation on Human Right Violance Once a week a Human Rights advisor visits the main office. Here persons who have problums are referred to the relevant authorities regarding their particular issues. There were many instances where the RWF had provided relief regarding the complaints received. Among them are the following. example: in 2002 - In a Tamil family living in the Kurunegala Work Area, a girl of 12 years was raped by the father. Even though the child had reported the matter to the mother, the latter had not reckoned the gravity of the situation. Finally the Rural Women’s Front intervened and now the girl is in the care of the Child Probationary Unit. In 2003 - In the Mahiyangana Work Area A 15 year old girl in the Galle Baddegama Work Area In 2006 - Tolke with Loyer
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