Paralegals can be effective actors in women’s legal empowerment where they are able to work as leaders, negotiating power relations and resisting the forms of violence that women encounter as obstacles to justice. Taking this into consideration, a Paralegal program was conducted in Roshikhola, Kavre under the sponsorship of Xavier Network. The grounds of this program were to educate women regarding the fundamental rights stated under the constitution of our country. Similarly, the program was also directed towards up skilling them regarding Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), domestic violence and to get justice if any kind of injustice happens regarding domestic violence.
18 November, 2019 was dedicated educating women about the fundamental rights listed in the constitution of our country and about Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). Similarly, on the next day i.e 19 November, a program about domestic violence and the constitutional actions to be taken to mitigate those injustices was conducted. A total of 32 women gathered in the program. The participants were very attentive. The two- way interaction between the presenter and the participants made it easier to learn about each other’s queries and share own thoughts and beliefs.
The women made an effort to present a drama demonstrating how the people were exploited by their landlords in the past. They shared their questions and showed keen interests to all the new things they were being told about. All in all, the program went very well because of the proper interactivity and cooperation of all the participants.