Awareness programme organised
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, May 22 2022:
Women Action for Development (WAD) organised an awareness programme on 'Gender based violence and crime against women' at Satudai village, Khoupum on Sunday.
Informing this in a release, WAD programme coordinator Aphi Thamsingphi said that the objective of the awareness programme was to make community leaders, youth and students of the area aware about gender based violence and crime against women and children.
During the programme, WAD secretary spoke on the topic 'What is Gender?, Gender based violence and children', Youth's Forum for the Protection of Human Rights secretary T Shadishkanta on 'POCSO Act 2012 and Child Marriage Prohibition Act 2006' and journalist Liklaileima on 'Reproductive health of women', Aphi informed.