Today we had a day off work to visit the Jatan office in a different village called Rajsamand. We learned about a women's help line that Jatan runs for all of India. Women can call at any time of day for anything, whether they need help or have questions or want resources.
We visited the Rajsamand police station and got a tour. In the police station, there are two women counsellors trained to specifically deal with family conflict in cases of dowry arguments, and they were brought there because of Jatan.
In some rural village,s a women's family must give a dowry in the form of money, animals and possessions to the man she is marrying. If the woman is from a poor family, it is difficult for them to find a husband who is willing to accept a small dowry, and so there is conflict around this issue.
Later in the afternoon we visited the beautiful Rajsamand lake. It was the perfect end to a day off work.
Vita Sackville-Hii
DWC U30 Team Leader
Rajsamand, India: May 2014
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| The team sitting in on a women's meeting in Rajsamand. |
We visited the Rajsamand police station and got a tour. In the police station, there are two women counsellors trained to specifically deal with family conflict in cases of dowry arguments, and they were brought there because of Jatan.
In some rural village,s a women's family must give a dowry in the form of money, animals and possessions to the man she is marrying. If the woman is from a poor family, it is difficult for them to find a husband who is willing to accept a small dowry, and so there is conflict around this issue.
Later in the afternoon we visited the beautiful Rajsamand lake. It was the perfect end to a day off work.
Vita Sackville-Hii
DWC U30 Team Leader
Rajsamand, India: May 2014
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