Psychological Support
Most of women in prison are going through psychological trauma and this is one of the main issues which Setu Nepal is trying to address. Setu Nepal, first, tries to trace psychological state of client (acute/chronic) and then supports them with emotional support in order to cope up with their problems.
Family Connection
Nepal is a patriarchal society where female discrimination is high.
Therefore, prisoners, especially females are suppressed in two ways, one for being a female and another for being a prisoner. In such an isolated life, Setu Nepal works to eliminate the gap between them and their families and acts as a mediator. Setu Nepal tries to generate a friendly environment so that, prisoners and their respective families feel comfortable in communicating with us and reduce the distance between them.
Economical Support
Every prisoner get Rs. 45 per day by the government and an extra Rs. 10 is given for women with babies inside jail. This is a very small amount and is not adequate enough for women to live on, many women end up mal nourished. The children inside the prison are in a vulnerable condition and most of the innocent children are malnourished. Setu provides food for women who are in an extreme condition of malnutrition and we aim to provide most children with nutrients. Its very difficult to provide all the women and children as Setu does not have a regular donor.
Advocacy
There are many women inside prison who have been imprisoned wrongly. They have either been set up or coerced into committing a crime they were unaware of. Setu Nepal advocates for these women especially in the case of still births.
A common problem in Nepal is that women are jailed because families accuse the woman of killing her baby when in fact she has had a still birth.
At the moment Setu Nepal tries to evaluate the women case by case and if the women persist that they are innocent, then we will help by providing them legal aid.
OUT CARE PHASE
Through this program, Setu Nepal provides training to re-integrate newly released female prisoners into society and offer support in the care of their children. Setu Nepal admits needy children in boarding schools and provides all necessary equipment such as uniform, stationery and fees.
Setu Nepal helps support needy women outside of prison in the following ways:
Rehabilitation into the society
Setu Nepal makes an effort to re-integrate former prisoners into society, as for the most part they are abandoned by their respective family and communities. After living in prison, most of the women are psychologically damaged and feel apprehension about returning to society. Setu Nepal provides counseling to former prisoner and helps them to enhance their self-esteem. Setu Nepal, also, provides shelter to needy former prisoners’ along with the training that empowers them with positive thoughts towards their life.
Skill developing Training
Setu Nepal provides them training as per their requirements and feasibility. Via this training Setu Nepal seek themselves to lift up their living standard. Setu Nepal tries to teach them fishing rather than preparing foods. This skill developing training helps them to upgrade their economic status, social status and live with self-regard.
