Margao Free Legal Aid Cell – Legal Literacy Campaign

The Margao Free Legal Aid Cell of V.M.Salgaoacar College of Law conducted their Legal Literacy Programme at Rotary Hall, Fatorda on 22nd January, 2017. The members of the cell collaborated with Child Line to conduct a programme on Child Rights, Child Abuse and Children & Cyber Law. Two speakers were present from Child Line Ms.Suraya and Ms. Padma. Faculty in charge Prof.Sonal Sardesai along with the president of Rotary club Margao Mr. TanmayMahajan attaended the program. 

The cell in charge, Mr.Bryan Barbosa Noronha, welcomed the gathering and gave a brief account of the objectives and functioning of the Margao Free Legal Aid Cell. The speakers started the talk by informing about the functions of Child Line and how it works. They discussed the various rights children. In order to help explain how children suffer from sexual abuse they showed a short animated clip to the audience and later asked questions on the same. The response from the crowd was very good; they questioned the speakers about the various aspects of their work. 

The student deputy in charge proposed vote of thanks.Around 45 people attended the programme. 

Awareness Camp on Social Welfare Schemes and Municipal Laws at Margao

The members of Margao Free Legal Aid Cell of V. M. Salgaocar College of Law organised an Awareness Camp on Social Welfare Schemes of Government of Goa, on 4^th February 2016 at Ravindra Bhavan, Curchorem. Municipal and other laws were also taken up at the camp.

The Chief Guests were Mr. Nilesh Cabral, M.L.A. of Curchorem and Mrs.MeenaGolatkar, Director of Social Welfare, Government of Goa. Adv. Ajay Dessai and other Councillors also attended the camp.

Adv Dessai spoke on  the powers given to the public under municipal laws. The Director of the Social Welfare Department made the public aware of the various schemes available to them . Asst.Prof. Sonal Sardessai, the faculty from the College informed the people about the legal aid society and its functioning in the college. Miss Jasmine da Costa spoke about the work undertaken by the Margao Free Legal Aid Cell. Mr. Akshay Madkaikar proposed the vote of thanks.

The programme was attended in large numbers the people even asked the members for assistance on various issues and interacted with the staff from the social welfare department.