Support girl child for a better future: Neha

A microproject by Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India)
Support girl child for a better future: Neha

Summary

Neha is 23 year old chirpy young girl belonging to poor middle class family. Her parents toil entire day and earn 127 USD a month. So, after completing her graduation, she supports her family by doing odd jobs like teaching kids, stitching apparels as well as teaching stitching other girls to support her only brother to become an engineer. She wants to study apparel designing to become a professional apparel designer. Her dream is to have her own boutique and provide her family a good life.

$45
total raised
2
donors
0
monthly donors
12
years

Challenge

India's has a total population of 1.22 billion out of which 591.4 million are women. They are discriminated on all fronts of life hence marginalized. Considering this, Government of India has formulated development policies to address this. But still it reaches only few as they are either uneducated or there is lack of information. This project will support girls to continue their education. It will provide skills training and further motivate them to earn.Through this 100 girls will be touched.

Solution

AKRSP's Yuvajunction mandate is to help rural youths to get equal opportunity in the employment market be it job, self employment and social enterprise. It provides trainings on skills to increase the employability / entrepreneurial opportunities to rural youths especially girls. Career guidance for appropriate career selection are organised and motivated to continue studies. It also coordinates with existing schemes of the government so that youths specially girls have access to these schemes

Long-Term Impact

This project will inform, educate and enhance employability skills to 100 women of the economically backward class so that they are better equipped to face the bad times of life. This project will help them to be placed / set up an enterprise. This will help them to support in their family income that will help their families to rise out of poverty which in turn will give them their own identity.

Organization Information

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India)

Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat - India
Website:
Shiji Abraham
Project Leader:
Shiji Abraham
Ahmedabad , Gujarat India

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