The main purpose of the Information and Legal Center is to guide and inform community dwellers about any issues pertaining to government schemes and benefits. The Community Mobilizer explains rules and procedures and, if needed, she also goes along with the beneficiaries to visit government offices. Her duties, however, go well beyond the mere filling of forms.
It came to our attention that a girl in the neighborhood school was being harassed by a teacher. The girl’s mother brought up this issue to us when her daughter refused to go to school, so the community mobilizer set up a meeting at the school itself to discuss this issue with the people in charge. This timely action resulted in the dismissal of the aforesaid teacher, and the beginning of an all-female-teachers policy for the safety of the children.
