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.
About the Project
Our work at Victoria Hospital started in 1997 with our study on the unnatural deaths of women. The results of this study led us to make investigations into the unnatural deaths of women and the study concluded that a total of about 100 women were dying unnaturally every month in the city of Bangalore. Out of this figure about 75% of the women were dying due to burning in sudden and suspicious circumstances. As a part of this study, we began engaging with the parents of the woman who had lost their lives and this is when we visited the burns ward of Victoria Hospital to find it in a condition which needed several changes.
Our continued intervention from 1997 in the form of lobbying and advocacy meetings has led to a complete reconstruction and revamp of the burns ward of the Victoria Hospital.
The aim of our intervention at the KR Hospital is to replicate the Victoria Model in order to understand burn injuries in a holistic way.
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Roles and Responsibilities
- Meet with the patients who come to the burns ward, understand their needs and provide all forms of support.
- Follow up with the District legal service authority and State legal service authority for compensation the survivors of burns and acid attack are entitled to.
- Assist survivors of burns and acid attack who have acquired certain disabilities after their recovery make their disability cards. This would entail providing them with all the information about the process
- Monitor the diet of survivors of burns and acid attack and ensure there is an equal distribution of food.
- Monitor the cleanliness of the ward and control the number of visitors entering the burns ward.
- Ensure the testimonies of the survivors in the hospital are recorded. Additionally, collecting information from survivors and their relatives.
- Organize blood camps to arrange blood required for the reconstructive surgeries of the survivors of burns and acid attack.
- Collect data through an investigative study for cases registered under unnatural deaths in and around Mysore.
Eligibility
- Bachelor/Masters degree in Social Work or in a relevant field
- 2/3 years of work experience in the same field.
- Basic knowledge of verbal and written Kannada and English is a must
- Ability to collect data through personal interviews
- Able to travel within the city and surrounding areas
- Basic computer skills
- Strongly motivated to do humanitarian work.
Women and members of the LGBTQ*IA+ community will be given preference for the post.
Perks and Remuneration
- Will be based on the work experience of the candidate
How to Apply
- Interested candidates can share their CV to [email protected]
- Application Deadline: 31 July, 2022
- CLICK HERE, for Official Notification.
- Aweksha is hiring for Project Coordinator too. CLICK HERE for the JD.
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