By Jignesh Christi | Project Leader
“When we invest in women and girls, we are investing in the people who invest in everyone else.”
- Melinda Gates
“The lonely roads and distance does not convince me to send my daughter to school, I was not happy when my daughter asked me to go for 6th standard studies in a nearby village but I agreed as my friend’s daughter was also accompanying her. Though my heart was not accepting this situation for security reason. So I used to give some household work on the school time so she has to remain at home, but madam has nicely talked me about the importance of education and the importance of regular attendance in school. Also I have benefited with a bicycle which have given me little strength as my daughter will not have to walk much and she will come back to home soon.” Says Karishma’s father (Name changed).
Gram Vikas trust have found a village which is far from the town (Jhagadia, Bharuch), Dholi is one of the interior villages of Bharuch district, and a nearby village Jamoli is also very interior, the village Jamoli is almost 5km away from Dholi village, there is not road or transportation facilities between Jamoli and Dholi. Jamoli has up to 5th standard school, and for further studies they have to walk almost 5km. Many children stop studying after 5th standard in Jamoli village and the children who joined 6th standard in Dholi are very much irregular in school, so they are not able to manage their studies.
With the help from government teacher we found this interior village and gave 10 bicycles to these needy girls.
The school principal shared that many NGOs name I have heard which are working in Bharuch district but somehow they are not focusing to such interior villages, but Gram Vikas Trust have found Jamoli and Dholi which has changed my perception towards NGO, also the madam has motivated the parents to send their children to school regularly.
Bicycle will not a big thing for a common man, but it is changing the mind sent of them for the girls’ education, and also giving them a sense of security for their girl child.
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