By Ritupon Gogoi | Executive Director
Our fellow Ms Lalthanzami has been continuing to work for the women who faced abuse, forced out of home and no home to live. She has been running a home for these women. The capacity of the home is 6 and usually women stay for three months. Women from different parts of the state. some even from neighbouring Myanmar also come to Safe Home. Sometimes police also send women to the home for short stay.
At presnet there are 3 women staying in the home. Ms Zami also lives in the home. She is mannaging the home alone. She has formed an alliance of the women to spread awareness on abuse, gender based violence and support the women. She has been able to generate support from the Mizoram Women Association, the apex body of the Mizo women in the state. The association support her work. Local village council also supports the work.
She plans to conduct livelihood skill for the women. Livelihood is critical issue for the women. In most cases, women are forced out of home and they economically poor. Without the any source of income, live become hasrsh for them. Many are with children and situation become difficult. So our emphasis is to develop skill of the women so that women can help themselves in such situation.
The Mizoram Succession Act also does not help women in this situation. If the husband dies and the children are of 18 years or above, the mother needs the permission of the children to be head of the family. Gender justice requires a different approach considering that the cases of broken marriage, violence against women is rising.
FST will analyse the situation and will adopt a different approach.
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