SAKHI SAHAY PROJECT 2016
societal changes experienced by the women after being guided by the NGO into
their new profession.
Recommendations and Suggestions of the Study:
·Industry support is of paramount importance for the sustainability of
Ahmedabad City Police initiative
·The framework of restorative justice is best suited as it will also help in the
reduction of recidivism
·Vocational and educational training ,planning and execution should be initiated
·Policies and practices for women have to be framed to incorporate continuity of
care
·Concept of peer educators should be developed so that there is continuity of
guiding younger women so that they do not resort to criminal ways
·Scholarship for children of these women who show commitment towards this
project
·Proper assessment/classication of needs of individual women
·Experts and well trained staff offering training workshops
·Self help groups should be formed and bank loans should be made available
·Marketing and outreach programs to industry need to be undertaken more
vigourously
·Gender Action Plans needs to be formulated to see that the changes regarding
reform and empowerment are stable
Conclusion of the Study
Most indicators in this study were selected keeping in mind the unique
subjectivity of the participants. The study has argued for a further consolidation
of the concerted action being put in tandem by the Police and the NGO. It appears
that the rst demographic of employment i.e. liberation has been achieved. But
for self-sufciency and stability of social standards a larger coverage of social
sector schemes among the community is essential.
Thus it is a compelling nding in our research that a greater degree of
mainstreaming has already been achieved and the social and psychological well
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