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Annual-Report-2017-18.Pdf Page No. Content 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ENDEAVORS 4 4 A. Counselling and Case Work 5 B. Marriage Solemnisation 8 C. Solidarity Meets 8 D. Protection for Couples 10 E. Safe Home for Couples 11 F. Meetings, Seminars & Event 14 G. SAHAS 2018 15 ADVOCACY & AWARENESS 15 A. Memorandum to Chief Minister of Delhi 15 B. Meeting with Delhi Commission for Women 16 C. Meeting for Potential Petition in Supreme Court 17 SOLIDARITY WITH VICTIM OF HONOUR CRIME 18 STUDY & RESEARCH 19 PUBLICATION & AWARENESS 20 DHANAK IN NEWS 21 DHANAK TEAM 22 RESOURCE MOBILISATION AND FINANCES 2 EXCUTIVE SUMMARY The year witnessed positive progression in terms of reaching out to the couples in need. We have seen a drastic increase in the couples and individuals who approached Dhanak for potential help and support. The number of cases increased 4.5 times in comparison to last year. The main reason for such a drastic increase was Dhanak’s visibility due to wide coverage by the leading electronic media. It has also resulted in a remarkable increase in the number of cases related to inter-caste alliances. Total cases related to inter-faith alliance were 123 whereas, there were 161 cases related to inter-caste alliance. A safe home for couples -in -need was opened to extend all the required support and protection needed by the couple at the time of their marriage and also during initial one month of marriage. The Safe Home was closed down for a few months after an unfortunate incident, however it’s services were resumed after strengthening safety measures and documentation processes. Two meetings on the issue of Right to Choice were held in Pune and Lucknow with the help of Muslim Satya Shodhak Samaj and Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiative (AALI). Both the social organisations are member of Chayan. Dhanak’s member couples hosted five Solidarity Meets in their respected houses in Delhi and NCR. An in house perspective building meet was organised with participation of member couples of Dhanak in Delhi. Representations to the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and the Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women were given for essential changes in the Act and Rules related to marriage were given. Samvaad, a booklet was published with SAHAS magazine and was released on 14th Feb 2018. Publication of SAHAS is an annual feature but, Samvaad is a handbook for frequently asked questions (FAQs) for couples seeking help and advice. The FAQs are based on personal experiences of couples in mixed marriage. Besides regular individual donation from Dhanak member couples for Dhanak Corpus fund, a donation of Rs.10 lakhs was received from Mrs. Gayatri Saberwal and her family. Rs.7 lakhs from the received donation is year marked for Dhanak’s corpus fund. The present corpus fund of Dhanak is Rs.8.7 lakhs. Dhanak managed to draw media attention due to its nature of work and help of its Executive Board. Dhanak was covered by NDTV in its Prime Time and 92.7 FM radio. SAHAS 2018 was covered by media like The Wire, The Quint, BBC and The Times of India. 3 ENDEVOURS A. Counselling & Case work A total of 295 couples/individuals contacted Dhanak for seeking help and guidance in their case during the year. The strength of couples seeking help has increased drastically during the years after Dhanak’s coverage in NDTV Prime Time program of 14th Feb 2017. Background of the Cases Seeking Dhanak's help in 2017-18 4% 42% Inter-Religious 54% Inter-caste Same/ Intra-faith/caste In the total cases that contacted Dhanak; 73 were Hindu, 33 Muslim, 11 Christian, 6 Sikh, 11 intra-faith and 161 females into inter caste alliance. Religious background of the girls in the inter religious cases 2017-18 Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh 9% 5% 27% 59% Couples/individuals based in Delhi/NCR were met in person, in most of the cases, more than once and others based outside NCR were counselled over phone. In a few very cases, couples from outside NCR also chose to personally come and meet us. 4 Case Study – In Support for the Cause Dhanak received initial phone calls from Zohaib to explore the possibilities of his marriage with Nayanee. He wanted to know about the possible help from Dhanak if he comes to Delhi with his friend? Therefore, he was being advised accordingly over the phone. Later, after gauging the authenticity of Dhanak after 2-3 calls, Zohaib informed that he and Nayanee have already left their houses and they have no other place to go. Dhanak advised them to come to Delhi, immediately. They were put in touch with the advocate in Delhi after solemnising their marriage as per Arya Samaj rituals. The couple received protection from Delhi High Court and they were provided place to stay by Dhanak members. After a week the couple moved to house of a Friend of Dhanak (FoD). They were provided shelter for 10 days by the FoD and a rented accommodation was also found for the couple. The couple appeared in an interview on NDTV and that helped them to find jobs as one of the viewers of the program. The couple was offered job in his office. Another viewer helped them financially and in enrolment of Nayanee in NIOS for her education. The couple is staying and working in Delhi at present. Timely intervention of Dhanak in the case helped in saving life of the couple as they were out of their house for last 3 months. They are native of Shillong and were shunting from one place to another on train. Finally they decided to commit suicide in frustration as their attempt to get married failed due to cheating from advocate and Qazi in Shillong. They ran out of money and were surviving on biscuits. They saw hope in Dhanak and decided to come to Delhi. B. Marriage Solemnisation Personal involvement and support by member couples to new couples during their marriage solemnisation and initial phase is one of the major achievements of Dhanak over the years. Before Dhanak, the aspiring couples were left on the mercy of advocates with vested interest. Finding witnesses was the biggest challenge for the aspiring couples. Situation has changed over the years due ever increasing membership base of Dhanak Very often newly married couples find social support and comfort from other couples , thus finding strength and solidarity to cope up during this very difficult and emotionally charged phase. Members of Dhanak have played a significant role and were actively involved in the marriage solemnisation of 8 couples during the year. 5 Shakila and Kranti who have earlier solemnised their marriage under Special Marriage Act under the supervision of Dhanak, decided to do Nikah to pacify the parents of Shakila. They were helped in their Nikah in Delhi in which Shakila’s father participated. Two male members of Dhanak became signatories in the Nikahnama. The couple is living and working in Delhi. Honorary General Secretary of Dhanak was one of the witnesses in marriage solemnisation of Shaika & Utkal in the office of SDM Geeta Colony, East Delhi on 2nd June 2017. The couple engaged an advocate for the process but, Utkal was petrified as his family was informed by the Tehsildar of his jurisdiction in Alwar, Rajasthan. On receipt of copy of intended marriage form from the Marriage Officer in Delhi, the Tehsildar called the parents of Utkal and took in written that they do not support the marriage and are against it. The couple is staying and working in Delhi at present. Ameen was forced to leave her house with Ashish in Hyderabad and came to Delhi for possible help and support for her marriage. Many members of Dhanak were witness in their Arya Samaj Marriage and Nikah on 14th and 15th June respectively. They were also provided accommodation by the members and the Honorary Secretary of Dhanak helped the couple in finding a rented accommodation near their house. The couple is working and staying in NCR at present. Arun and Shireen had solemnized their marriage under Special Marriage Act 2 years ago with the help of Dhanak in district South West, New Delhi. They also started staying together but, Shireen was not getting acceptancel in her family. Finally, her parents accepted them after they agreed and organized Nikah for social acceptance. Dhanak members participated in Nikah on 17th July 2017 in Delhi. The couple is living in Faridabad. Nayanee and Zohaib from Shillong decided to seek help of Dhanak after spending 3 months together out of their respective houses. They were forced to leave their houses due to their decision to get marriage to each other. They ran out of their savings during their 3 months period of transit mostly spent in trains. They were planning to commit suicide and then they contacted Dhanak over phone. After couple of phones they 6 disclosed that they have already left their houses. They decided to come to Delhi. The couple was helped during their marriage solemnisation on 15th July 2017 and their stay in Delhi. The couple also got job in Delhi due to Dhanak’s support and help. Eesha and Ayub solemnised their marriage under Special Marriage Act on 11th August 2017 after a long effort of 2-3 months. The couple got determined to use SMA for their marriage after receiving legal counselling from Dhanak. They faced difficulty in submission of their online application for marriage solemnisation. However, they pursued their application with the support from Dhanak and managed to solemnise their marriage.
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