VANITHA  SAHAYAVANI (VSV)

• Telephone  counselling
• Immediate rescue of women in crisis through trained volunteers and police
• Short stay home
• Family counselling
• Rehabilitation

• Volunteers provided by NGOs

VANITHA SAHYA VANI CASE STUDIES

1. Srikala aged 40 yrs working in a Government Department approached with all hesitation, married to a businessman and has a daughter of 14 yrs. Only one year she was happy married life. Husband met with sudden loss, started relaxing, consuming alcohol. Slowly he has addicted to it, then he started visiting Turf Club hoping to get back his lost money. But he started losing more and more. He used to come home late in the night and harasses his wife for sex. He was sadist at that time. Next day he used to suspect her seeing all the marks on her body that other have used her. Srikala couldn't tolerate his sexual harassment and his nagging behavior.

Srikala depressed and frustrated many time though of committing suicide. At last she asked the help of  Vanitha Sahayavani.

2. Shanthamma working in HMT Factory, married 13 yrs back and having one daughter of 11 yrs. They are living together for years with a break of 2 yrs in between lot of misunderstanding developed, husband and in-laws started suspecting her and had false perception towards her. Due to harassment, mentally and physically she had to depart from them because husband's partiality towards parents and neglected her in all aspects. At the crisis time when she had no hoped to live she approached Vanitha sahayavani for help. Counselling session helped the entire family to realize their mistakes and daughter in laws rights, status in the family.

The couple were reconciled and are happy, Counsellor visited their house for follow-up.

3. Sumalatha aged about 28 yrs belonged to a middle class family. She completed her B.ED in Chitradurga. She got married to Nataraj working and residing in Bangalore. Mr.Nataraj lived in joint family, consisting of himself, his mother, elder sister and her husband. After the marriage to Sumalatha he claimed to live in joint family. There  was no problem for her during the first year of marriage. Problem started after she became pregnant.  For the reason her husband and husband's sister started harassing her. Even her mother in law also joined them. To her bad luck, they convinced her husband and finally she got pregnancy terminated. AB days advanced. Nataraj's brother in law started making advanced, he may create more problems to her, instead if she agrees, he will set right her marital life. They somehow convinced Nataraj for second marriage and gradually Nataraj started sleeping separately. Sumalatha felt that they might be eying on property and hence they don't want her to deliver a child. When her husband's brother in laws advances became too much and family members harassment became unbearable. She complained to Vanitha Sahyavani , counsellors at Vanitha Sahayavani counselled her and other family members also they were warned of legal consequence of their behavior. Presently there is a change in their behavior of her family members. Harassment has come down no discussion about second marriage to her husband. She says thanks to the intervention of Vanitha sahaya vani. She desires for a better quality marital life.

4. Komala a 20 year old married girl. Her father is a senior officer in Government of Karnatka. She has one younger sister. While "studying in 2nd PUC she came to contact with an auto driver who resides in the same locality. She used to be friendly with him as he belongs to the same area. Frequency of contact increased. He started frequenting her in the college also. In one such meeting he proposed to her, but she refused. She did not mention about this to her parents. But he continued to meet her. One day, in the morning, while she was putting Rongoli in the courtyard of her house, he came in an auto and kidnapped her. He kept her in a room, raped her. He threatened her with dire consequences if she tells her parents. She kept on crying. He took pity on her, took her to Register office and forced her to married her. After 10-12 days he brought her and left her in her parents house. In the meantime her parents complained to the police about her disappearance. After listening to her story, they approved the marriage and kept both daughter and son in law with them. After a few days of staying with them, suddenly, one day without give her any clue, her husband disappeared from home. Till  now they do not know here he is and what he is doing. On enquiry they found that he cheated another girl and kill her. Komala and her parents approached Vanitha Sahayavani for help. Since they could not trace the where about of her husband a case has been filed in the family court for divorce. She is awaiting courts verdict for divorce. She was counselld by Counselors to stand her own. Komala desires to study MBA.

STATISTICAL REPORT OF FAMILY COUNSELLING CENTRE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER - 2003

   

Number of Cases Pending in the month of October   2003	128
Number of Cases entered in the month of  November  2003                    ( Ref by Vanitha Sahayavani )	112
TOTAL	240

 

Number of Cases disposed  in the month of November 2003	110
OLD	68
NEW	42
Number of Cases Pending   in the month of November  2003	130
OLD	60
NEW	70

             
TYPE OF CASES 

 

1. Marital problem	60
2. Pre Marital Problem	1
3. Extra Marital	17
4. Dowry Harassment	13
5. Alcoholic Problem	18
6. Others ( Cheating & Finance                                                           Tenent & owner )	02
TOTAL	111

NATURE OF CASES DISPOSED  IN THE MONTH OF DEC ( NOV) -  2003

	NEW	OLD
1. Reconcilliation	10	14
2. Settlement	05	08
3. Ref to Legal Aid Board	04	10
4. Ref to Police Station	05	11
5. Rehabilitation	03	07
6. Drop outs	14	18
TOTAL	51	68