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• 2000: Menace of false 498A prompts some of the veteran members to write their story on different forums of internets
• 2003: First blog
http://misuseof498a.clawz.com/
http://dowry-law-misuse.tripod.com/
• Organisations already working for “Victims of false 498A” find each other on net
• 2003:Form misusedowryact yahoo group
• Sangabalya, Bangalore, Purush Surakhsha, Nasik, Men Cell, Delhi – already running helpline
Before Save Indian Family…
March 10, 2005 “Save Indian Family” movement is born with the formation of “saveindianfamily” yahoo group
2003-2005: Momentum is slow placed2005 : Shift in “Strategy”. Look beyond 498A. Focus on Saving Indian Family
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• Internet was the Tool
• Run multiple helplines across cities
• Create Websites
• Create Blogs
• Media Awareness
• Create NGOs
• CREATE AWARENESS….Spread across the CITIES
Action Plans were made….
Only organisation running nationwide Volunteer based Helpline for men..today we have helplines in 35+ cites
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• Concept of Weekly meeting emerged
• First weekly meeting in Delhi in April 2005.
• First weekly meeting in Mumbai in August 2005
Human Touch was NEEDED….
Weekly meetings become backbone of our movement
Men can share the pain, cases, hug, bond and make friendships
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Kolkota chapter is born - 2006
Media recognizes our pain…
Late Capt. Sudhir Anand…shares his pain in Zindagi Live 10
Kolkota chapter is born - 2006
Now….SIF gets more than 500 print and electronic article every year
Media recognizes us …
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Washington Post corrects wrong reporting of wife abuse in India
SIF starts making its presence felt…
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Pond’s withdraws its campaign on DV on women with in 17 days
SIF starts making its presence felt…
“Golden Pond’s makes waves with ad”- Dec’ 2006
“Pond’s India in association with The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, which is the women’s fund at the United Nations) had launched a print and TV campaign against domestic violence. Launched in November, the campaign was withdrawn by the first week of December.”-DNA. Dec 27, 2006
“Industry sources reveal that Ponds creamed back its campaign since a small group of activists started raising Cain against the campaign and threatened to take the matter to court.” DNA. Dec 27, 2006
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Demand for Men Welfare Ministry
Lucknow chapter is born - 2007
Hyderabad chapter is born - 2007
SIF Expands its scopeCelebrates International Men’s Day
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Some relief on immediate arrests by Police
Cr PC 41(A) Amendment
• SIF uses RTI to find the implementation of Cr PC 41(A) Amendment across the country
• Partial Implementation across the country…follow up by RTIs to ensure its implementation in letter and spirit
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Government does not have the courage to make sweeping changes
SIF Member Petition forces Government to form Parliamentary Committee on 498A
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Touched 1 lac+ lives with counselling, guidance
40+ NGOs across the globe
Helplines for Men in 35+ cities
5000+newspaper reporting/articles, 200+ electronic media
4 books published by SIF members
15+ Governement Representations..6 in person
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8500+ SIF Yahoo group members/10+ websites
Future – Vital Action Areas
SIF
Men’s rights awareness in Society
Change Existing laws like 498a / DV STOP New laws from forming
Long term 10-20 yrs
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Challenges
• SIF is a free model (No fees for counseling, guidance)……lot of pressure from select groups to convert into paid model
• Sustaining local meetings
• Only people falsely implicated by gender bias laws are our sympathizers….General society not empathetic to us
• Shelf life of an activist is till the time his case is on
• Corporate/Govt Funding for the cause is still a challenge
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The Future
• Next Generation has to take it forward…. Take forward the NGOs
• 100 Local chapters/NGO
• 80G NGO - At least 10 nos
• Attract corporate CSR fund
• Magazine , Documentary , movie
• Mass awareness in election through our men-i-festo
• Single number help line like call centers
• Legal Team for PIL , judgments
• Political team-- align with MP/MLA
• Mass awareness programmes
• Provide Job for Jobless men
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