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Community and distress centres

The following community agencies and supports are available for women who need support or who would like to talk to someone anonymously about their situation.

Emergency Numbers Police and Ambulance
Police:	Call 100
Ambulance:	Call 102, 1020, 1298(mumbai)

National Resource Centre for Women (NRCW)
Website:	http://nrcw.nic.in/index1.asp?linkid=33

National Commission for Women (NCW)
The National Commission for Women, the apex national level organization of India with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of women. Problem of violence against women is multifaceted. NCW has adopted a Multi-Pronged strategy to tackle the problem. For more information please visit: http://ncw.nic.in/frmReachingOut.aspx
Adddress:	4, Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Marg, New Delhi-110 002.
Phone:	91-11-23237166, 23236988. Fax: 91-11-23236154.
Complaints Cell:	91-11-23219750
Email:	ncw@nic.in
Complain Online	http://ncw.nic.in/OnlineComplaints/frmHome.aspx

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Women's Rights Initiative
WRI runs a pro bono legal aid cell for domestic violence cases and are also associated with law reforms in the area of domestic violence.
Adddress:	63/2, First Floor, Masjid Road, Jungpura, New Delhi
Phone:	91-11-24316925 / 24313904
Email:	wri@vsnl.net

Forum Against Oppression of Women (India)
A campaign group which takes up issues like dowry, wife-beating, sexual harassment.
Adddress:	29 Bhatia Bhawan, Babrekar Marg, Gokhale Road (North), Dadar (W), Mumbai-400028.
Email:	inforum@inbb.gn.apc.org

Majlis
Legal resource organisation ,focussing on training and fellowship program for women lawyers in small-town Maharashtra. Impart skills of litigation and campaigning for the legal rights of women.
Contact Person:	Flavia Agnes, Veena or Saumya.
Address:	4-A/2, Golden Valley Kalina, Mumbai - 400 098
Phone:	022-26661250, 26180394.
Email:	majlis@vsnl.com

Special Cell for Women and Children
Focussing on dealing with violence against women in co-ordination with the Mumbai Police.
Contact Person:	Vandana Shinde.
Address:	Department of Family and Child Welfare, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Sion-Trombay Road, Post Box No 8313, Deonar, Mumbai-88.
Phone:	91-22-556 3289-96 or Fax No: 91-22-556 2912.

International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC)
The International Foundation for Crime Prevention and Victim Care (PCVC) is a registered tax-exempt pubic charitable trust catering to victims of crime, especially victims of family violence.
Contact Person:	Dr. Prasanna / Ms. Hema.
Address:	# 19, Mooker Nallamuthu Street, Chennai Ð 600 001
Phone:	25279085, 52053280, 56105595, 98410-61184, Fax : 25230951
Email:	pcvc@vsnl.net, pcvc2000@yahoo.com

CREA
CREA empowers women to articulate, demand and access their human rights by enhancing women's leadership and focusing on issues of sexuality, reproductive health, violence against women, women's rights and social justice.
Contact Person:	Pramada Menon (Director).
Address:	2/14, Shantiniketan, Second Floor, New Delhi-110021, India.
Phone:	91-11-24117983, 91-11-24114733, TeleFax: 91-11-24113209
Email:	crea@vsnl.net
Website:	http://www.creaworld.org

Action India
An NGO dealing with Community Development, Education, Women's Empowerment, Livelihood.
Contact Person:	Ms. Gouri Choudhary.
Address:	5/ 27A Jangpura B, New Delhi-110014.
Phone:	91-11-24314785, 24316473, Fax. 24327470
Email:	actioni@hotmail.com

Sakshi
Sakshi is a Violence Intervention Center for women and children. They have been formalized as a violence intervention center since October 1992. Sakshi focuses on the issues concerning Violence Against Women (VAW) like childhood sexual abuse, inequality of sexes, sexual harassment at the workplace and sexual health.
Address:	B-67, 1st Floor, South Extension - I, New Delhi-110049.
Phone:	91-11-24623259, Telefax: 011-24643946
Email:	s.sakshi@mailcity.com

Swayam
Swayam is a women’s rights organization committed to ending violence against women and children.
Address:	Swayam, 9/2B Deodar Street, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal. India.
Phone:	91-33-2486 3367/3368/3357, Fax: 91-33-24863409
Email:	anindita@swayam.info
Website:	http://www.swayam.info

Vimochana
Deals with many women's issues from domestic violence to labour issues. Activities range from counselling, service provision, education and outreach, mobilizing and organizing, activism.
Contact Person:	Madhu Bhushan
Address:	No 33/1-9, Thyagaraja Layout, Jai Bharat Nagar, Maruthi Seva Nagar PO, Bangalore 560 033, Karnataka, India.
Phone:	91-80-2549 2781/2549 2783
Email:	awhrci@vsnl.com
Website:	www.indiatogether.org/manushi/issue110/vimochana.htm

TATHAPI
' tathapi ' meaning ' but still ' or 'and even so', women and health resource development center, works towards reducing the pains of the struggling woman.
Address:	425, DP, 77 Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth Colony, Mukund Nagar, Gultekdi, Pune 411037. Maharashtra. INDIA.
Phone:	+91-20-24267908, 24270659.
Email:	tathapi@vsnl.com
Website:	www.tathapi.org