Self-Defence Training Programs Organized by SPUWAC

January 05, 2015

The Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) earlier known as Crime Women Cell

was set up in 2009 to give more sympathetic response to women and children complaints on priority basis. Further to empower women through exposure (demonstration) and training in techniques of Martial Arts, Self-defense training was started in the year-2002 by this unit. During the Self Defence training the participants are also being trained how to make use of things like Dupatta, Pen & Handbags to protect themselves from attacks by anti social elements, chain or bag snatching, criminal assault etc. The training helps in building up the self esteem of students/women so that they do not feel vulnerable & humiliated.

As on date total 992 self defence training programmes have been conducted and total 122299 participants i.e. school/college girls students, housewives and girls in educational institutions across the NCT of Delhi have been trained in basic self-defense techniques. Whereas during the year 2014, 145 programmes have been conducted and 17699 participants were trained including students of 54 Schools & 11 Colleges. 03 Summer Camps (i) Kirpal Bagh, NPL, (ii) Rajkiya Sarvodya Kanya Vidyala, Shahdara (iii) Training Hall, SPUWAC were also organized during the year, 2014.

To further enhance to capacity building of these training programmes as well as amongst the trainers we imparting improvement training to the trainers of SPUWAC through M/s Karate Association of Delhi Kanninjuku (KADK), DDA Squash Badminton Stadium, Sirifort Annexure, Sirifort Crossing Road, New Delhi.

1^st Winter Camp on Self Defence Techniques for girls/women is going on at Dada Dev Mandir Complex, Raj Nagar Part-II, Sector-7, Dwarka, New Delhi w.e.f 25.12.2014 to 10.01.2015 in which 1656 girls/women are participating.

The 2^nd Winter Camp has been started from

01.01.2015 to 10.01.2015 at I.P. Extension Bhawan, Opp. Plato Public School, I.P. Extension, Madhu Vihar Market, East Distt. In which 380 girls/women have been registered for participating.

The 3rd and 4th Self Defence Winter Camp has started from 05.01.2015 to 15.01.2015 at Community Center K- Block, Jahangirpuri New Delhi,in which 954 girls/women participated and at Bada Bagh Gurudwara, Lal Bagh near DTC Depot Azadpur, where 575 girls/women participated. The Inauguration was done by Spl. Commissioner of Police, Administration, Smt. Vimla Mehra, Welcome Speech by Special Commissioner of Police, Crime, Sh. Taj Hassan and Vote of thanks by Joint Commissioner of Police, SPWUAC, Sh. Robin Hibu.