Program Highlights

The Dhamma Aid Foundation has been running the Women & Child Welfare Program for several years, focusing on advocacy, protection, and empowerment.

• Legal awareness campaigns around:
  • Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
  • Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
  • Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
• Awareness to remove bias against girl children and improve sex ratio
• Programs to prevent trafficking, abuse, and exploitation of women and children
• Support for economic and social empowerment of vulnerable women
• Relief, rehabilitation, and skill development services for disadvantaged women
• Gender-sensitive training, research, and policy awareness initiatives
• Efforts to provide care, protection, and development for:
  • Children in need of care and protection
  • Children in conflict with law

The program strives to create a safer and more just environment where women and children can grow, thrive, and lead empowered lives.