About us
Justice. Safety. Dignity.
Peace & Equality Cell (PEC) is a non-profit organisation in India established in 2012 under the Society & Trusts Act working to protect the rights of women and children through legal support, awareness, and systemic reform.
A major part of our work is on delivering access to justice and providing trainings for sexual abuse prevention and raising awareness of the POCSO law.
We work on cases of unconstitutional violence, work with women’s shelters in Gujarat and provide CSA trainings in Gujarat for each District Legal Services Authority (DLSA).
We run awareness workshops in schools, communities, and rural areas to help children, parents, teachers and frontline workers understand safe and unsafe touch, the POCSO Act, and the constitutional rights of children. These programmes are designed so that even those with little formal education can recognise abuse, speak up early, and know where to seek help.
We work spreading awareness of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act through trainings at academic and other institutions.
We have pioneered reform of women’s shelters and homes run by the Gujarat government to ensure that these are welcoming, safe spaces for the women who seek refuge there. We conduct trainings on shelter rules and mental health for the shelter managers to ensure that each shelter is running as per the updated government norms.
Discover our mission driven approach
Provide legal support to survivors of child sexual abuse and gender-based violence. Raise awareness of key laws like POCSO, POSH. Build stakeholder capacity for effective justice delivery. Advocate for better policies and shelter systems.
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Why this cause matters
Child sexual abuse and gender-based violence are often hidden crimes, surrounded by shame, fear and social stigma, especially in poor and marginalised communities. Survivors frequently face pressure to stay silent, lack money for lawyers, and struggle to navigate a complex legal system that was not built with their realities in mind.
When survivors receive legal support, counselling, and a safe space, the impact goes far beyond a single case: families learn to believe children, communities begin to challenge harmful norms, and institutions are pushed to change. By standing beside survivors in court, in shelters, and in their own neighbourhoods, Peace and Equality Cell helps build a society where justice is not a privilege for the few, but a lived reality for every child and woman.