Amity Institute of Psychology & Allied Sciences

Social Awareness Program

" A Preventive Approach towards Crime Against Women"

Amity Institute of Psychology and Allied Sciences

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The Status of a Nation is reflected by the status of the Women in the Nation

- Jawaharlal Nehru

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Objectives
To spread awareness amongst students about the increasing crime against women To sensitize students towards women issues & encourage them to take steps for the empowerment of women in the society To provide mental & social support to women sufferers and work towards Healthy Nation Building by supporting women causes. To enable a youthful unified energy that challenges the discriminating mindsets of people & create strong awareness towards Women Power and Role of women in society

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Facts related to Crime Against Women

Violence against women and girls is a problem of pandemic proportions. Based on country data available , up to 70 per cent of women experience physical or sexual violence from men in their lifetime the majority by husbands, intimate partners or someone they know. Among women aged between 15 and 44, acts of violence cause more death and disability than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents and war combined

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Femicide the murder of women because they are women

In India, 22 women were killed each day in dowry-related murders in 2007

Trafficking
Women and girls comprise 80 percent of the estimated 800,000 people trafficked annually , with the majority (79 percent) trafficked for sexual exploitation

Sexual violence against women and girls

An estimated 150 million girls under 18 suffered some form of sexual violence in 2002 alone. Over 60 million girls worldwide are child brides, married before the age of 18, primarily in South Asia (31.1 million and Sub-Saharan Africa (14.1 million).

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Methodology for SAP conduction

Nukkad Natak (Street Play)
Maximum number of students should be 10 -12. The students would design a script/play with respect to the topic. With the prior permission of higher authorities, the street play would be enacted in the campus. The maximum duration of the play should be 15 minutes and requires participation from all the members of the group. (Final approval of Director, AIPS is essential)

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Documentary/ Movie making

Maximum number of students should be eight. Documentaries or short films on the SAP topic should include the following things: 1. Orientation to the topic. 2. Theme based or situation specific incidents. 3. Offering objectified learnings at the end. Group should reflect and share their experiences with the class. Distribution of informative pamphlets to the class is mandatory (Final approval of Director, AIPS is essential)

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Visit to Women Support Centre / NGO Visit

Maximum number of students should be four. The students are required to visit the NGOs working for the empowerment of the women sufferers to discuss their life experiences, their struggles, their achievements & their growth. It could also be a case study for the success story of a single person studying their life and capturing it in the video/pictures for sensitizing masses. The videos or reports should be informative, taking through the life journey, reflective and further sensitive and empathetically taken. (Final approval of Director, AIPS is essential)

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Survey Interviews/ Questionnaires

Maximum number of students should be five. Survey should be conducted on a minimum of fifty people. Questionnaires could be both structured and unstructured on the respective SAP topic. A detailed analysis should be presented in the form of a power point presentation. Distribution of informational pamphlets to the participants of the survey is mandatory. Pls Note No Survey/ questionnaire/ pamphlets should be conducted by the respective Behavioral Science faculty without taking the final approval of Director, AIPS

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Important SAP conduction points

Each faculty will select one methodology for conduction of SAP for their one respective class. For example, the entire 2CS5 will be picking up any one methodology & preparing the SAP accordingly. All BS faculty are required to conduct SAP in the class On SAP day across AUUP, the best SAP presentation will be selected & displayed to sensitize students across AUUP The tentative date for conduction of SAP day is mid February,2013 All faculty are required to inform students about SAP topic & conduct SAP in BS classes before 2nd week of February,2013. All BS faculty are required to compile the best presentations as nominations for SAP day All BS faculty are required to submit their best SAP projects to the faculty Incharge latest by Mid March, 2013.