To strengthen the process of protecting the rights ofwomen victims of violence, the Punjab Social Security, Women and ChildDevelopment Department is organizing a week long state level virtual trainingworkshop on ‘one stop sakhi centre’ in two phases.
In the first phase of virtual training conducted from10th to 12th February, Mrs. Raji P. Shrivastava, Principal Secretary, SocialSecurity, Women and Child Development said that the purpose of this workshop isto ensure that the OSC staff in Punjab is sensitized and brought up to datewith various acts, legislations/policies, standard operating procedures, roleof other departments and critical response handling of sensitive cases relatedto violence against women. "The Workshop is following an actor-specificneeds approach wherein the focus was on identifying the roles andresponsibilities of each staff member in an OSC and training them based ontheir specific learning requirements. The topic and theme for each session wascurated for specific staff members and was conducted by specialists in theseareas" she said.
Speaking on the occasion, Director Mr. Vipul Ujjwal saidthat we hope that after this training workshop, the OSC Staff will be able tosensitively handle all cases of violence against women and provide moral aswell as institutional support to the aggrieved women; create a safe space forwomen where they feel protected and secure; understand and implement the latestamendments and updates in various laws/constitutional provisions/policies etc. relatingto violence against women; understand the health needs and rights of aggrievedwomen, respond appropriately in a sensitive and non-discriminatory manner;counsel the aggrieved women and help them feel safe and heard.
During three dayvirtual training, Dr. Mandeep Mittal, Additional District & SessionsJudge-cum-Additional Member Secretary of Punjab State Legal Services Authority(PULSA), Mr. Ghanshyam Thori, Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar, Ms. Apneet Riyait,Deputy Commissioner Hoshiarpur, Ms. Ujjwala Kadrekar, Consultant, UN PopulationFund (UNFPA) and OXFAM India, Dr. Jupaka Madhavi, WHO National Project onElimination for Violence Against Women (EVAW) Projects and Ms. Anuja Gulati,