Location: Bangalore

About Aweksha:
Aweksha which means ‘CARE’ is a Bangalore-based women’s trust working towards
ending all forms of gender based violence and discrimination. Although, Aweksha in
itself is a new entity, we come with about 42 years of experience of working on the
ground providing moral, legal, psychological, social and emotional support to women
who are survivors of abuse and violence.
Our primary focus would be to create resilient feminist networks that will act as support
systems to survivors of any form of abuse. We hope that Aweksha can emerge as a safe
space for women which would promote healing and recovery. Aweksha is a passion
project which we hope will touch the lives of women across all identities.
WORK INCLUDES:
● Research and tracking of potential funding sources to help realize Aweksha’s
fundraising strategy.
● Ensure regular communications with donors and make sure to adhere to timelines
for reporting.
● Write, edit, and distribute content including press releases, website content, and
any other material that communicates the organization’s activities.
● Establish and maintain effective relationships with Journalists, influencers and
other stakeholders.
● Develop, implement and manage Aweksha’s social media strategies
● Plan and Implement social media campaigns to highlight Awerksha’s program
● Manage and oversee Aweksha’s social media content (Instagram, Linkedin,
Twitter)
● Stay up to date with the latest social media trends, practices and technologies.
REQUIREMENTS:
● MA in public relations, communications or similar relevant field.
● Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
● Understanding the issue of Gender based violence is a must
● Outstanding organizational and time-management skills
● Experience content production is a big plus
● Work experience as a communications specialist for 4 years
● Excellent knowledge of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Instagram.
● Languages: English and Kannada
CANDIDATE PREFERENCE:
Women and members of the LGBTQ*IA+ community will be given preference for the post.
REMUNERATION:
Will be based on the work experience of the candidate
TO APPLY:
Interested candidates can share their CV to awekshacharitabletrust@gmail.com with the
Subject: Communications CV

Location: Bangalore

About Aweksha:
Aweksha which means ‘CARE’ is a Bangalore-based women’s trust working towards
ending all forms of gender based violence and discrimination. Although, Aweksha in
itself is a new entity, we come with about 42 years of experience of working on the
ground providing moral, legal, psychological, social and emotional support to women
who are survivors of abuse and violence.
Our primary focus would be to create resilient feminist networks that will act as support
systems to survivors of any form of abuse. We hope that Aweksha can emerge as a safe
space for women which would promote healing and recovery. Aweksha is a passion
project which we hope will touch the lives of women across all identities.
WORK INCLUDES:
● Establish a key relationship with key stakeholders to play an active role in lobbying
and advocacy for better changes on issues of gender based violence.
● Coordinating and structuring projects with a deep understanding of issues of gender
based violence and from a gender lens.
● Draft and edit correspondence for urgent meetings with key stakeholders and Govt.
officials.
● Plan, organize and implement various meetings, trainings and public hearings related
to Aweksha’s work.
● Support planning and executing Aweksha’s core interventions.
● Coordination and follow up on existing cases of abuse and violence. Visit police
stations
REQUIREMENTS:
● Masters in Social Work
● 3 years of work experience in the development sector.
● Languages: English and Kannada
● Understanding the issue of Gender based violence is a must
● Good organizational and time-management skills
● Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
● Attention to details and proactive problem solver
● Excellent writing skills
CANDIDATE PREFERENCE:
Women and members of the LGBTQ*IA+ community will be given preference for the post.
REMUNERATION:
Will be based on the work experience of the candidate
TO APPLY:
Interested candidates can share their CV to awekshacharitabletrust@gmail.com with the
subject: Project Coordinator – Bangalore

There exists a strong narrative around the misuse of 498A However, the study conducted by our team in 2017 showed that there is a significant amount of underuse opposed to that of it being misused.

The study also showed that the rate of conviction is only 12 – 15%. 

Hence we look to take forward the work done by our team and advocate and build a public campaign for better implementation of the 498A law which will be aimed both at changing the narrative around misuse as well as begin tangible changes to the system for better implementation of the section.

A Campaign to highlight the burning of women

Violence against women and especially cruelty against married women is a crime that is private in nature. In a patriarchal society, the social and cultural norms reinforce social expectations of women to adjust, to make the marriage work come what may, to protect the sanctity of the institution of marriage and family at all costs. According to the National Family and Health Survey-5 report, 76.9% women and 81.9% men in Karnataka believe that physical assault on the wife is justified if she fails to perform her ‘wifely duties’.

Due to this deeply ingrained patriarchal culture, women do not report spousal abuse, as a
result of which they lose their lives to the giddy heights of violence and cruelty existing in
the context of marriage. The Mahabodhi Burns Ward at the Victoria Hospital sees on a rough
estimate, about 30 women admitted every month with deep burns, ranging from 20% to
100%. Most of these are outright-murders or abetted suicidal burns, but written off as deaths
caused by accidental burning.

This campaign aims at highlighting the burning of women. Through community engagement
and engagement with other stakeholders, we aim to change the dominant narrative of
“accidental deaths” and also hope to bring larger systemic changes.
Some of the programs in the campaign include:

1) Blood Camps: Survivors of burns and acid attack often require blood in reconstructive
surgeries as part of their recovery. In some cases upto 8 units of blood (2.5 litres).
Even though we are in the end game of the pandemic, blood banks across Bangalore
are facing a shortage of blood donors. In these dire times, Aweksha is organising
blood camps in collaboration with the blood bank of Victoria Hospital to increase the
availability of blood for survivors of burns and acid attack free of cost.

2) Street Play: As part of our efforts to raise awareness among the public. Aweksha
organised street plays across Bangalore. These street plays will be performed by
Dhrishti, Centre for Social Action from Christ University.

3) Workshop on sensitization of forensic doctors: As part of the campaign, we conducted
a workshop (on August 6, 2022) to sensitize doctors on the importance of having a
gender lens when conducting autopsies on the bodies of women who have died in
sudden and suspicious circumstances at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical Centre
and Research Institute.

4) Workshop on Basic Counseling for the nurses in Burns Ward of Victoria Hospital:
Aweksha organized a workshop on Basic Counseling skills for the nurses of
Mahabodhi Burns Centre in Victoria Hospital. The workshop brought out the
importance of listening to the survivors in the hospital. The session also highlighted
the need for providing a safe space to the survivors by being more empathetic towards
them and their needs. The session was conducted by Dr. Ashwini N.V of Muktha
Foundation.

AWEKSHA’S 2022 DESKTOP CALENDAR

Greetings from Aweksha- A Charitable Trust! We are a women’s group who are committed to
eliminating all forms of violence and discriminations against young girls and women. It is
towards this objective that we are compiling a desktop calendar with a special focus on
women. The theme for the calendar would be Women and Work, Low and Unpaid forms of
labour.

Women and men often have very different experiences in the labour market. Women’s
participation in the labour market is often characterised by involvement in jobs on the lower
paying end of the spectrum. However, women in these jobs are at the very core of the
informal sector of the economy- a sector which enables and sustains our society.

The lines between work and home are blurred for these women with most of them spending
a sizable part of their time outside their work spaces engaged in domestic and household
work. This work of course is considered to be ‘the labour of love’ and thus, women are
burdened disproportionately with care work.

Through this calendar we celebrate the contribution of these women to all our daily lives. We
are looking for photographs of women engaged in any and all forms of underpaid and
devalued labor. We are looking for pictures depicting waste workers, sanitation workers,
construction workers, ASHA and Anganwadi workers, women with small businesses like fish
selling and so on. We are also looking for a portrayal of women by the means of
photographs engaged in domestic and caregiving work- an area of work which is the most
underappreciated of all.

We can promise that none of the photographs will be published without giving the necessary
credit and there would be no appropriation of anyone’s art. It is also an ethical concern of
our’s to not publish any pictures where the faces of women are visible without receiving the
necessary permission from these women. Therefore, we request the photographers to try
and not send in any pictures with recognisable faces. A couple of pictures are attached with
this write-up to demonstrate the kind of pictures that we are looking for.

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