⚖️ Legal Literacy & Women’s Rights Awareness Programme

Siri Mahila Sadhikaraka Welfare Society (SMSWS) conducts legal literacy programmes to empower women, marginalized communities and vulnerable groups with knowledge of their rights, protections and entitlements. Through legal awareness sessions, police interface meetings and legal aid linkages, we help women gain confidence to address violence, discrimination and injustice.

🎯 Programme Objectives

• ⚖️ Educate women and community members on their legal rights
• 🛡️ Increase awareness about laws protecting women from violence and exploitation
• 🤝 Strengthen trust between police, legal departments & communities
• 📄 Enable access to free legal services through DLSA & legal aid clinics
• 🚨 Equip women to identify, report and respond to cases of violence or harassment

📘 Core Components of the Programme

• 📚 Women’s Rights Sessions — focusing on domestic violence, harassment, discrimination and workplace rights
• ⚖️ Legal Literacy Camps — understanding key laws, police procedures and complaint mechanisms
• 👮 Police Interface Meetings — facilitating dialogue with SI-level officers for safer communities
• 📄 Legal Aid Clinic Linkages — referrals to District Legal Services Authority (DLSA)
• 👩‍⚖️ Awareness on Supreme Court Judgements impacting women & vulnerable groups
• 🛡️ Violence Response Support — basic counselling & support for GBV survivors
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Peer Educator Training — building local champions for legal literacy

🛠️ Programme Implementation

• 📍 Identifying high-risk communities & vulnerable women
• 🤝 Partnering with DLSA, police, CBOs and legal teams
• 📆 Organising village-level legal camps & awareness meetings
• 💬 Providing counselling and step-by-step complaint guidance
• 📑 Helping women file petitions, complaints & FIR assistance
• 🔁 Follow-up on pending cases and legal meetings

🎨 Community Awareness Tools

• 📘 Illustrated booklets on women’s rights & safety laws
• 🎭 Street plays on domestic violence, child marriage & trafficking
• 📢 Public announcements on helplines (181, 1098, 100)
• 🧩 Role-play activities to help women practice seeking help
• 📱 WhatsApp groups for quick legal updates & alerts

🤝 Key Partnerships

• ⚖️ District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) — legal aid & counselling
• 👮 Police Department — safety awareness & case support
• 🏛️ Mandal Legal Officers & Advocates — legal sessions & case guidance
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Peer educators — local mobilisation & follow-up
• 🎗️ Women & Child Welfare Department — support for GBV cases

📋 Monitoring & Indicators

• 🔢 Number of legal literacy sessions conducted
• 👥 Total participants (women, youth, men)
• 📄 Number of legal cases supported or referred
• 👮 Police meetings facilitated at mandal/district level
• 📈 Increase in women reporting and seeking legal help
• 📸 Documentation of case stories and awareness events

🔒 Safeguards & Ethics

• 🔐 100% confidentiality for survivors of violence
• 🫶 Trauma-informed counselling and safe-space facilitation
• ⚖️ No judgement, blame or stigma during discussions
• 📢 Rights-focused, survivor-centered approach

💰 Indicative Budget Components

• 📝 Legal Literacy Camp — ₹4,000–₹12,000
• 👮 Police Interface Meeting — ₹5,000–₹15,000
• 📘 IEC Material Printing — ₹2,000–₹6,000
• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Peer Educator Training — ₹8,000–₹20,000
• 🚐 Travel & Logistics — depending on mandal/district

🗣️ Community Voices

“SMSWS helped us understand our rights and how to approach the police. Now we know how to seek justice without fear.”
– Women’s Group Leader, Guntur

📞 Contact for Legal Support

Unit: Legal Literacy & Women’s Rights Programme (SMSWS)
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 939 827 6995
Email: smswscbo995@gmail.com
Next step: Share your area and training need — our legal outreach team will plan a session.