THE TRUST society registered for protection and socio-cultural, political and
economic Empowerment of women and children and to promote gender equity,
access to
Quality services and opportunities for
building an equitable society through Convergence. poverty, deprivation, lack of access to basic amenities, resources,
education, health, and nutrition resulting in lack of opportunities for
developme
nt; accentuated by discrimination and social exclusion, destroys
the vision of an equitable and prosperous society. WHEREAS all forms of violence against women and children is seen in all
areas of life including homes, communities, and institutions. Gender-based
discrimination and violence inflicted on girl children may end up in feoticide,
infanticide, malnutrition, molestation, r**e endangering the very existence of
female children. WHEREAS high maternal mortality rate seen mostly in rural and tribal areas,
high prevalence of domestic violence, sexual harassment at work and public
places, trafficking of women and children for various purposes including
commercial sexual exploitation, child labour, bonded labour, child marriages,
and stigma and discrimination against women and children affected and
infected with several diseases, and due to other pernicious practices including caste,
dowry etc; continues to violate the basic human rights of women and children. WHEREAS among the socially marginalized and vulnerable, the situation of
the disabled is of social exclusion, low access to education, employment,
services and increased vulnerability to violence, especially among women
and children.
