Increased Reporting of cases of gender-based violence: A Retrospective Review of a Prevention Programme in Dharavi,Mumbai

Abstract

 SNEHA,    a    non-profit    organisation,    implements    a    program    on    prevention    of    gender    
based    violence    in    informal    urban    settlements    of    Mumbai.    This    article    highlights    the    strategies    
adopted    to    carry    out    prevention    work    on    gender-based    violence    in    a    complex    urban    setting.    It    
puts    forth    a    rationale    for    a    comprehensive    service    delivery    and    a    pragmatic    approach    to    com
munity    mobilization    for    prevention    of    gender-based    violence.    It    delves    on    ethical    concerns    of    
executing    programs    on    gender    based    violence    and    adds    to    the    discourse    of    developing    measures    
and    indicators    of    success    of    the    program.    The    impact    of    the    prevention    strategies    is    realised    
through    the    extent    and    number    of    cases    of    gender    based    violence    being    referred    from    the    com
munity.        It    aims    to    share    lessons    learned    that    could    be    contextualised    in    other    settings    where    
non-    profit    or    governmental    organisations    propose    to    implement    programs    on    prevention    of    
gender    based    violence.    The    review    concludes    that    convergence    approach    is    crucial    for    com
munities,    non-government    organisations    and    public    systems    to    synergise    together    to    prevent    
gender    based    violence.