By Corinne Rose | Project Assistant
Sheerni Educational Project
After the girls finished their summer exams they all went on a trip to Mount Abu in Rajasthan - a 4-hour journey from Jodhpur. Nirmala, Virendra, Vimlesh together with the volunteers working at the Boarding Home, escorted the girls for the 4 day trip. As 20 of the girls come from the rural village of Setrawa and 2 girls from Jodhpur, it was the first time they had left their home town and ventured further afield. Mount Abu is a well-known tourist spot in Southern Rajasthan, having a lake, hills, wildlife as well as home to the international spiritual centre of Brahma Kumaris. The girls enjoyed visiting the Nakki Lake, Dilwara Jain temple, the nearby wildlife sanctuary and completed a hike up Guru Shikar (the highest point!).
New build construction has been completed in the Boarding Home, which has a new room built on what was the terraced area on the first floor. It now has room for 18 girls sleeping in there with new beds, whilst the other areas have tables and benches in now, used for meals and studying.
All the girls have been working hard at school and have done well in their summer exams. All but 3 of the girls finished with more than 75% with Neeru getting 96%. The girls then went back to their homes for their summer holiday for the month of June and have all now started in a new class at school. Volunteers go in regularly to help them with their English tuition and provide workshops; whilst Vimlesh, their Sambhali tutor helps with extra tuition.
Sheerni MicroCredit Project
This month’s meeting of all the groups took place. Delhi Doordarshan TV went to Setrawa and made a documentary on the Self-Help Group Project and stayed in Setrawa for two days. They asked women from the 10 groups what changes they have experienced since they joined this Project. They also made a film on how they could start their business after taking a loan from the Group. They knew it was going to be shown on television and cast light on the importance of MicroCredit and Self-Help Groups and initiated a discussion on its successful running and monitoring.
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