Hyderabad, June 30, 2025 — A landmark initiative in conflict resolution concluded on Sunday night with the successful completion of India’s first-of-its-kind Family Mediation Training Program. The 7-day, 60-hour intensive workshop, held at the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC), Gachibowli, was jointly organized by the Invisible Scars Foundation and IAMC Hyderabad.
The program was exclusively designed for non-legal professionals working in the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) space. It was fully funded under the CSR mandate of Centific, a global digital solutions company.
“This marks the beginning of a new era—where family mediators are trained to support survivors of domestic violence and restore peace with dignity,” said the organizers.
Shri CH. Panchakshari, Hon’ble District & Sessions Judge and Member Secretary, Telangana State Legal Services Authority, High Court for the State of Telangana, graced the closing ceremony as Chief Guest. He emphasized the growing need for community mediation, sharing examples from districts like Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Bodhan, Armoor, and Warangal, where such initiatives are already showing encouraging results.
“Disputes between spouses often arise over trivial matters. If they sit and talk, many issues can be resolved without court intervention,” he observed. “We need more community mediation centers to prevent the pile-up of family cases in courts.”
He also highlighted that mediation is not new to India, citing mythological examples such as Lord Krishna’s role as a mediator in the Mahabharata. “When mediation fails, it leads to destruction—as we’ve seen in our epics,” he added.
The workshop brought together 32 participants from across India—Ajmer, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Hazaribagh, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nalgonda, Pune, and Warangal. The cohort included social workers, psychologists, and law enforcement officers, now certified as Family Mediators.
Upon certification, they will be empanelled with IAMC and support conflict resolution across programs in GBV, WASH, education, and health, directly within their communities.
The training was conducted by a nationally respected panel of experts.
