Advocacy and Counselling

The Department has limited human resource, but still they are qualified and committed to offer consultancy and counselling to women in distress and other areas of gender. Counselling programmes have been helping the University Department Students to conduct evaluation studies, to overcome stress and distraction in their studies, to identify prospective employment opportunities etc.

Consultancy to grassroot organisations to UN Orgasnisations has been offered in the areas of research, training, extension, gender sensitivity and other areas related to women empowerment. Consultancy is offered to SHG women to identify suitable opportunities to improve their livelihood, both in rural and urban areas. Large number of aspiring women entrepreneurs are advised on, what sort of business or enterprises to begin, what to invest in, what would be the break even period etc. Through Women Entrepreneurs Association of Tamil Nadu, the Department is offering consultancy to initiate micro enterprises, identify prospective marketing channels, and facilitate various institutions working for women entrepreneurs’ promotion including banks, industrial promotional organisations, NGOs, private industries, Institutes etc to offer their programmes to women.

Counselling is offered for adolescent girls in Arts and Science and Engineering Colleges, Schools especially for the girls in distress and lack of coping up skills. Free legal counselling are recommended through the respective women’s organisation to get free legal aid and counselling and see their issues solved. Issues relating to Sexual Harassment at Work Places for women, among students are addressed as per the provisions of Vishaka Judgement of Supreme Court guidelines.

Gender Sensitization given to persons employed in National level organisations, presentation of the gender issues of the local region to the national level and offer advocacy, including UNICEF Project Co-ordinators working on HIV/AIDS, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development, National Institute for Rural Development, School Teachers, Students, Out of School Youth, Adolescent youth, students of Colleges affiliated to Bharathidasan University, budding women entrepreneurs, NGOs staff , SHG women and other grass root persons.

Consultancy on enhancing and strengthening the skills for future women contestants in elections to United Nations Democratic Fund [UNDEF] through Council for Social Research, Harmful Traditional Practices affecting women and children to UNESCAP, sanitation and water to UNDP etc.

Consultancy

Nature of Consulting Services	Institutions/Target Group
Consultancy to Harmful Traditional Practices , Evaluation, Short term training projects and monitoring of projects	UNESCAP, UNDEF, UNICEF, UNDP
Curriculum Development to Women’s Studies and Gender Studies, Entrepreneurship Courses	Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Youth Development, Women’s Studies Departments, Colleges
Designing women studies courses at different levels	Other Universities, colleges, Deemed to be universities, NGOs and other institutes
Project Formulation and Feasibility Studies	Students, NGOs, SAMSSAS, Pondichery
Establish Women’s Studies Centre/Cells	Colleges, Schools
Establish Gender Clubs to promote gender equality among youth	College Students
Gender Training and Gender Awareness, Motivation and Sensitization.	Various Groups such as SHG, Adolescents, School & College Teachers, NGO Staff
Capacity Building and Leadership Skill Promotion	Various Groups like students and college staff
Research Studies, Evaluation and Monitoring
Prospective, non-traditional, eco friendly areas of business, trade and manufacturing	Individual Women Entrepreneurs, Programme implementing departments Govt and NGOs
Guidance and Advocacy on Research Grants and Fellowship opened to Women’s and Gender Studies.	Students and departmental staff and any person approaching for such information
Participatory Learning Methods and Micro level planning in villages.	Students, NGOs staff. and Village decision making body members
Colleges on Gender Positive Initiatives and Leadership Skills	Colleges teachers and students
Organic farming, herbal cultivation and marketing	SHGs, Women Entrepreneurs, NGOs, and others
bank Linkage for financial support with subsidy	Women Entrepreneurs, students who wish to start enterprises, and others
Women Empowerment Programmes.	Govt. Departments, NGOs and Students, aspiring women entrepreneurs, Universities etc

Services extended to the affiliated colleges of the University and Society

Areas of Service	Impact /Target Group
Gender Sensitization Training cum Workshop	Children, Adolescents, Youth, College Students, Teachers, Programme Managers of Government Departments, NGOs, Community Workers, SHGs etc.
Entrepreneurial Training	Informal Sector Women and Unemployed Youth and Students
Capacity Building Training cum Workshop	Women Academic Managers in Higher Education, Research Scholars and SHGs, NGO Co-cordinators, Development Programme Implementing Department Heads, School Teachers, Headmistresses, Headmasters etc
Leadership & Motivational Training	School Headmasters and Headmistress, Students, Out of School Youth, SHG Women, Women Administrators, Local Body Elected Women etc.
Awareness Building	Any group in the community
Inculcating Scientific Temper	Children
Gender Study Circle	University Students
Gender Clubs in Colleges	Students of Affiliated Colleges
Gender Fest	Students of Affiliated Colleges
Health Camps	University Women Staff
Programmes for Self Help Group Women	Self Help Group Women
Participatory Learning Methods of Workshops	Students of Affiliated Colleges and village Population
Street Plays and Documentary	Women and General Public
Media and Video Grapy Workshop	University students
Awareness workshops on Sexual Harassment at Work Place	College Teachers and students of affiliated colleges
Refresher Course in Women’s Studies	College Teachers of affiliated colleges
Life Skills and Counselling	Students, youth and NGOs
Legal Aid and Counselling	Girls, women in distress
Parenting Skills	To parents and children