Work with Survivor's Families
77 families accessed Swayam’s services in 2018/19
We help families better understand the woman’s situation, her behaviour, her limitations and the impact of violence on her, so that she gets the required support from them. We provide them with a space to learn about women’s rights, share their experiences and problems and offer solutions and mutual support.
Healing families: A survivor’s mother was severely pressurizing her to return to her marital home where she was previously subjected to domestic violence. However, with Swayam’s intervention through family counselling, the mother understood the implications of sending her daughter back. Subsequently, the survivor filed a case under the PWDVA and continues to live with her mother.
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+91 9073922267Swayam Theater group
Theatre encourages and promotes self-expression, co-operation and teamwork. We could see that much of what we were trying to achieve in the support groups could be addressed through the process of theatre itself.
Music
The music performances facilitate discussions of difficult issues that our women survivors and the community may be reluctant to discuss under other circumstances.
Prayas
Prayas is a quarterly magazine that is written and edited by survivors themselves. It contains poetry and prose primarily in Bengali with occasional pieces in Hindi and English.