By Jignesh Christi | Project Leader
Dear well-wishers,
Regards from Gram Vikas Trust, Bharuch!
Give a girl a bicycle- Help her to go school, in this project report, GVT wants to share update of three girls, who have been helped by bicycles and enjoying their studies. Also wants to share story of Apeksha (Name Changed) who has shown some courageous steps in daily going for school.
Three girls from Navapura (Name Changed) village are in 10th standard, and all three girls are regularly visiting the school and doing well in studies also. In this year they have not missed a single day, their attendance in school is 100%. While interacting with them, our colleague come to know that all the three girls are really happy as they are the only girls from their village who are supported by their families, due to good in studies. And they could continue their studies because of the support from GVT else they might not be able to continue their studies after 8th standard. The Navapura village is very interior and most of the students are not able to continue their studies due to the village culture and poor background of the families.
Apeksha from very rigid family background, has fought for her studies. She is studying in class 11. After completing her 8th from her village, she was gifted by a bicycle by GVT. But almost half of the year she could not able to go to school. Her father was happy with the bicycle but he was not ready for the up and down for her daughter. After some efforts by our colleague her father was ready to send her school. But in between some household work and other social pressure her family was not supporting for her education. But she fought for it, and she is going to school on regular basis. She is also doing well in her studies and she is aiming that she will become Teacher and will help the students of her area.
Many of the girls, after getting bicycles can able to continue the studies. And many more are not able to going to school because of distance or some other issues in the society. At GVT we are trying to be a bridge for the girls to support them for their studies through bicycle.
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