Among
all crimes related to girl and women rape has the most deep
rooted impact on the person who goes through this traumatic
experience. CSR as a nodal agency for CIC Southwest District
is providing support to the victims as per the need assessed
after intervention. During this quarter we have received 17
such cases, where we have able to provide support to the
victims and their family members.
Director, CSR and the Counselling Staff along with the
Children Participants
To
mark the world day for Prevention of Child abuse, Chief
Coordinator CIC Mr. Sudhir K. Rai arranged for a programme
to raise the awareness and learnings to save themselves from
sexual abuse among girl children who are victims of rape
along with normal children through a story telling session.
Our Director introduced the special guests for the occasion:
Ms.Renee Jacob,Delhi Commission for Women, Ms. Indira
Mukherjee, Ms. Geetanjali Singh, UNIFEM and Dr. Rajat Mitra,
psychologist. Initially the children were very conscious and
hesitant in front of new faces and reluctant to open up. Our
Chief coordinator with his natural expertise to relate to
people helped to break the ice. His description of his
childhood pranks that he used to indulge in simply bolded
those children and instantly they hurriedly started relating
their own stories.
Ms.
Indira Mukherjee, recount the story of a small child who she
got acquainted with through her involvement in a regular
sessions
of story telling. How oneday the girl found missing from her
class when later she found out on enquiry that the child was
sexually assaulted and traumatised to the extent of not
meeting the people who she adored and loved, of which Indira
happened to be one. Then Indira made the children journey
through those unknown but plausible terrain, which can and
awaits everybody any time and how to boldly face and
overcome the feeling of guilt by eloquently narrating them
on whom the onus of such crime lies.
In
the programme renowned psychologist Dr. Rajat Mitra
explained in a very simple and practical ways, dos and
don'ts to avoid or save oneself from circumstances of such
abuse. The member of De hi Commission for Women, Ms. Renee
Jacob informed the children about the Child helpline numbers
through games. Songs drama enacted by the children during
the programme narrated the subtle discrimination that these
girls face verses their own brothers. As programme
progressed the children, who were victims of sexual abuse
started freely asking certain question to clarify their
mental anxiety and contradiction arising out of their
socialization and social behaviour that they face. Picking
the hidden root of their anxiety, Dr. Mitra in his
approachable, warm and lucid manner clear their minds of the
clouds that for long had been troubling them subconsciously.
The
programme concluded with gifts and chocolates distributed to
these children with the generous donation from our committed
intern from UK, Ms.Rosalind Wilson, her friend Suisie Lenton
and our ex-colleague Dr.Madhumita Sarkar.
