By Amina Kidwai | Project Director
Progress Report April 2011
Description: Girl Stars are extraordinary tales of ordinary girls who have changed their lives by going to school. A set of 15 books with 15 real stories that create icons of everyday girls and inspire young girls age 10-16 in India to go to school and complete their education. Girl Stars is a Going to School creation supported by UNICEF, India.
Target Audience: Girls age 10-16 in India
Distribution of books
Girl Stars books were sent to schools several government schools and schools supported by non-profit organizations in Delhi and Bihar.
In Delhi the books were sent to Mahila Kalpana Shakti Trust, an organization working with girls in South-Eastern parts of Delhi.
Girl Stars books were also sent to Mahila Samakhya, a non-profit organization in Bihar (a north Indian state). Mahila Samakhya provides education, vocational skills training and employment opportunities to young girl and women in 13 districts in the state.
Please find attached a few pages from one of the Girl Stars books – Anita the Beekeeper.
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