Ten Mahila Panchayats, two Crisis Management Centres, two Community Resource Centres, a weekly Legal Help Desk, and young people as agents of change.
14,958people reached by our work against gender-based violence
10Mahila Panchayats, with 245 women members
1,303cases taken up by the Crisis Management Centres and Panchayats
153young people trained in skills and English
Project · supported by Azim Premji Foundation
Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Communities
Care and support for women survivors: 14,958 people reached in 2025–26, in seven communities of South, South East and Central Delhi.
This project is made possible with support from the Azim Premji Foundation.
The goal is to reduce gender-based violence (GBV) and to make sure survivors get the services they need. Mahila Panchayats, Crisis Management Centres, Community Resource Centres and Help Desks bring support and information close to home, and help women with government schemes, documents, legal services, healthcare, education, skills and work.
If you or someone you know needs help, call 011-45688954.
Mahila Panchayat training underway.
Mahila Panchayat
Ten Mahila Panchayats
245 women in ten Mahila Panchayats settle family disputes and support survivors in their own neighbourhoods.
In Nizamuddin, Sarai Kale Khan, Ashram, Madanpur Khadar (Seth Vidyalaya, A1 and Babloo Dairy), Gautampuri, Shri Niwaspuri, Harkesh Nagar and Okhla Basti, and newly in Makkha Masjid, A1 Khadar, BIW and Double Storey (Ashram). They held 450 meetings this year, learning to support survivors, make safety plans and reach the right services.
A Mahila Panchayat training session in progress in the community.
Crisis Management Centres
1,303 cases taken up
857 women came to the two Crisis Management Centres and the Mahila Panchayats for help this year.
Together they dealt with 1,303 cases: 319 at the centres and 984 at the Panchayats. 345 were reconciled, and 270 were referred on, most of them to the District Legal Services Authority, and others to the Crime Against Women Cell and police stations.
Counselling session in progress.
Community Resource Centres · Nizamuddin and Okhla Phase II
Community Resource Centres
7,565 enquiries about Aadhaar, PAN, E-Shram and other government schemes, and 7,243 people who got the benefits they were entitled to.
The two centres give information and help on government schemes, women’s rights, health and nutrition, including filling in online applications. 69 networking meetings with police stations, dispensaries, the District Legal Services Authority, Anganwadi centres and many other organisations make it easier to refer women on.
The documentation assistant fills in a form for a woman to access a government scheme at the Community Resource Centre.
Legal Help Desk · every week, in every community
Legal Help Desk
Free legal advice from professional lawyers: 459 people given direct legal help this year.
A Legal Help Desk is held every week in each project community, with help in tracking cases before courts, NGOs and Crime Against Women Cells. 129 legal awareness camps and sessions and 121 help desk sessions reached 4,282 people, on maintenance under the Domestic Violence Act, property rights, compensation in accident cases, divorce, financial fraud and more.
Women accessing the services of the Legal Help Desk.
Jagruk Pariwar · aware families
Jagruk Pariwar
100 families in Sriniwaspuri, Ashram, Nizamuddin, Harkesh Nagar and Gautampuri learned about gender equality, gender-based violence and the laws that protect women.
55 follow-up meetings worked towards violence-free zones. Mahila Panchayat and Jagruk members now take up their neighbourhood’s problems together, from rubbish and street lighting to eve-teasing.
Families write and listen at a Jagruk Families workshop organised by Prayatn.
Self-Help Groups
Saving, and starting out
11 Self-Help Groups are active, six of them new this year with 75 members.
149 meetings on savings, credit, women-led businesses and community concerns. Women in the groups have saved, started small businesses and taken a bigger part in decisions at home and in their communities.
Project · supported by Samrat Offset Pvt Ltd · since January 2025
Empowering Youth as Agents of Change
153 young people this year, up from 63: 82 girls trained in Beauty Culture & Health Care, and 71 young people in English conversation.
The project grew out of our work against gender-based violence, when girls told us they wanted vocational skills and English. The six-month beauty culture course, on the Shramik Vidyapeeth syllabus, ran at Madanpur Khadar, Okhla and Gautampuri; the three-month English conversation course at Madanpur Khadar, Okhla and Ashram.
Young women attending an English Conversation class.
Empowering Youth · life skills
Life skills, every week
Critical thinking, communication, emotional awareness and making decisions.
A weekly life skills session for every group builds self-esteem and confidence. Many young people have come forward as volunteers, helping with awareness, documents and work against gender-based violence in their communities.
Young girls attending a life skills session.
Celebrations
Celebrating together
International Women’s Day 2026, “Give to Gain”: a day out at Okhla Bird Sanctuary and Ved Van.
Diwali at the Gautampuri centre, Eid at the Nizamuddin centre: festivals with Mahila Panchayat members, with singing, dancing and stories.
Women celebrating International Women’s Day.
Circles, camps and the help desk
Meetings on the floor, legal awareness in the lanes, and one-to-one help.
01A Mahila Panchayat training session in progress in the community.
03At the Legal Help Desk, the lawyer explains the legal process to the two women.
05The documentation assistant helps women fill in forms for financial support from the government under its different schemes.
07Counselling session in progress.
09Women accessing the services of the Legal Help Desk.
11A legal awareness camp organised by Prayatn.
13Mahila Panchayat meeting underway in the community.
15Session with youth on building their capacities.
17A follow-up meeting of the Jagruk Pariwars organised by Prayatn.
19Women with their children attending a legal awareness session.
21Women deep in discussion.
23A legal awareness session in the lane.
25Mahila Panchayat training underway.
27A counselling session at the Crisis Management Centre.
29Women celebrating International Women’s Day.
31Young women attending an English Conversation class.
33Young girls attending a life skills session.
02Women in discussion.
04Women listening to a speaker at the picnic.
06The documentation assistant fills in a form for a woman to access a government scheme at the Community Resource Centre.
08The advocate with a client, listening to her complaint.
10A legal awareness session in the community.
14A Mahila Panchayat meeting in the community.
16Family members in consultation with the advocate.
18Two men in discussion with the advocate at the Legal Help Desk.
20A group of women and a girl holding certificates.
22Mahila Panchayat members attending a training.
24Mahila Panchayat members attending the meeting.
26The documentation assistant fills in a form for a woman to access a government scheme at the Community Resource Centre.
28Families write and listen at a Jagruk Families workshop organised by Prayatn.
30Women dancing at the Women’s Day celebration.
32Young girls attending a vocational training session.
34Young girls in discussion with the instructor at a vocational training session.
This project is made possible with support from the Azim Premji Foundation.
