By Jignesh Christi | Project Leader
Dear well-wishers,
Regards from Gram Vikas Trust (GVT).
In this report GVT would like to enlighten a story of a young girl who have fought for her career with her family and the villagers. She has break the rigid mentality of the community who were strongly against the girl’s higher education. Badlapur (name changed) is a typically tribal village where we cannot found a single person who have completed his/her 12 class. There are few youth who could able to complete their 10 but could not clear the examination and joined agriculture. The girls of the village are able to study up to 8 class and after that they do not allow to take admission in higher secondary school. As per a small survey in the village only three girls have started going to study for class 9, and out of these three one could able to complete her 12 and two girls have dropped out after 10.
“If you could get up the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed.”
- David Viscott
Reshma (name changed) is the one who have completed her 12 standard from a nearby town. And now she has started her GNM nursing course. Initially it was very tuff for Reshma, as her two friends were accompanying her but due to family pressure both the girls got dropped out from school and then it was very much difficult for Reshma to travel for the school from her village. In her 11 class some school teachers helped her for the boarding school, as her parents were not happy with her daily up and down for schooling.
Somehow Reshma able to complete her 12 class with good grades, and she wished to take admission in GNM nursing course, but the fees were very high and also her family members were not ready for her higher education as well as the community members were also opposing for her education. But Reshma did not gave up in this situation. Her teacher contacted GVT to help Reshma for further education.
While interacting with Reshma, she shared that, “the village people are against my education while my own family are not supporting me but I am not going to stop. If I will give up no other girls from my village will allow to study further. I want to become a nurse and will change the mindset by my passion.”
GVT appreciate the passion and courage of Reshma. Let us help such young girls in fulfilling their dreams, to change their lives.
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