Indigenous Women Lawyers Awareness Group (INWOLAG) organized one day program on 14th Poush, 2079, Thursday at Indrakamal Sahakari Krishi Bhawan,Itahiti, Godawari Municipality ward no 9, Lalitpur. Total 44 local indigenous women from the Nagarkoti community participated in the program.

The first session of the program started formally welcomed the Chief guests Chairperson of ward no 9,Aatma Ram Thapa, guests-ward member Jagat Bahadur Singtan, Dalit women member, Jamuna Balkoti, Executive member Bina Nagarkoti and Chairperson of Pasa Misa Nagarkoti Samuha, Kali Maya Nagarkoti. The formal introduction of the INWOLAG and the objectives of the program were briefly explained by Adv. Dikshya Shakya, Legal Officer of the INWOLAG. The formal session was concluded with thanks by the Chairperson of INWOLAG, Adv Indira Shreesh after the brief speech by the respective guests and chief guest.

The second session of the program started at 12.30 with the brief introduction of the participants. Most of the participants were from the Duwakot community who were doing local business, farming, and most were housewives with no other income generating activities. The Executive Board Member of INWOLAG Adv. Yogita Rai presented on the Constitutional Rights of Women in Nepal explaining the fundamental rights, Sexual Violence, Domestic Violence, and the process of Legal Treatment. She further explained the quasi judicial bodies recently formed in the local government. She also gave details on the facilities that have been provided to the indigenous community by the law. Besides that she explained the procedures of filing the complaint and suit on violence. She further continued the explanation on the violence relating to Sexual Offences. She gave brief explanation on the rape, incest, and domestic violence relating to the sex.She described the participants about the punishment and limitations of the cases relating to the violence.

The secretary of INWOLAG Adv Kaushila Rai presented on the topics of rights of women, collective rights of indigenous women, introduce about the violence, its types and access to justice. She further gave examples of the cases that the indigenous women face domestically and outside the house. She presented on the Gender Based Violence issues where she explained about the violence occurring because of differentiation of gender. She further explained various types of gender based violence issues regarding the Partition, Polygamy, Marriage and Divorce and explained briefly on the provisions of laws relating to them. She described the participants about the punishment and limitations of the cases relating to the violence. The floor was later opened for discussion from the participants where many issues and questions from the participants were discussed relating to divorce, partition and property rights of women. The participants told they have been victim of the domestic violence and were deprived of ancestral property for partition. Atlas, the secretary of INWOLAG concluded the program by thanking the participants presented for the program.