Shailaja, 22, Nagaluwancha, Kammam district, health worker, Society for the Upliftment of the Needy (SUN), says, “My friend escaped a rape attempt by her father’s friend. This is the kind of unsafe atmosphere that women live in. As a health worker, I feel I also need to talk of domestic violence to the women as most women are abused in their homes. Female foeticide is also common here and it will take a while before women feel comfortable about bringing girls into their families.”