"Nayantara" a Girl Child Sponsorship Programme

'Srabana* is a 14 years old girl hails from remote Nandakumarpur village under Nandakumarpur Gram Panchayat of Mathurapur II administrative block in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. She studies in 10^th standard at the Nandakumarpur High School. Both of her Father Mr. Nityagopal* and Mother Mrs. Rupali* work as peon and sweeper respectively in the same school she studies, i.e. Nandakumarpur High School and earns around INR 7000.00- 10000.00 altogether. Srabana* stays with her parents and grandmother together in a semi pucca house at Nandakumarpur village.

Srabana* is associated with ‘Nayantara’ programme at the Nandakumarpur Nayantara Centre since 2017. She has been a good student since the very beginning. She has exhibited her excellence in all her examinations. She has scored quiet well in the last annual decisive examination of 9^th standard. Right now she is studying in 10^th standard and preparing for scoring better in the 10^th standard final examination by the West Bengal Board of Secondary education – ‘Madhyamik Pariksha’. She is going to appear for the Madhyamik Pariksha next year i.e. 2021.

Srabana* maintains a strict discipline for betterment in studies. She also has deep interest in Music and Computers. She is learning Vocal Music since quiet a few years. She also aspires to pursue higher studies in Computer Engineering and become a Computer Engineer.

Srabana’s parents both are from humble origin and struggles hard to sustain their expenses. Earlier they had issues with Srabana’s studies. They used to think her to be got married as early possible. They didn’t believe that a girl can even do better in studies and pursue her dream career and the life they aspire.

But with consistent efforts of persuasion on essentiality of studies in a child’s growth by the Nayantara team, the trainings and interactions at regular intervals and after witnessing the consistent progress made their daughter they have changed their views of life. Now they believe that even girls can do as better, if not more, as a boy. They now aspire to see their girl become successful in reaching all her dreams.

* Names of all individuals altered to maintain safety & privacy.

Sabuj Sangha’s relentless effort to empower the adolescent girls belonging to marginalized vulnerable communities is now running 4 years. We are grateful to all those who continued supporting the Noble Cause of empowering the Adolescent Girls in the remote corners close to the forest infested Sunderbans. The support you made are utilized for their education, nutrition, trainings etc. to make them more self sufficient and build their dream career.

This efforts are also creating a bunch of girls who are acting as catalyst and watch dog oh the community who are fighting against the social menaces of Child Marriage, Girl Child ignorance, Exploitation in various ways etc.

Yet we need to walk miles to reach our target of attaining thousands such girls in the remote villages. We direly need your support more & more in this regard. Please also tell your friends and spread the message for the needs of empowering such girls who have every possibility to bloom to be as responsible persons in the society.

You may recall the young smiling girl of 16 years Mitali* Das who cleared the 10^th standard board examination last year from Nandakumarpur High School that we reported under the head ‘Crossing a Milestone’during June, 2019.

At present she is studying in 11^th standard at the same school. She has turned 17 and yet steady at her decision to become a successful person in life.

Mitali* hails from remote Nandakumarpur village under Mathurapur II administrative block of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, India.

She belongs to a family where most of the time wants & supply chain doesn’t match. Her father Mr. Suman* Das is a farmer and daily wager by profession and the lone earner of the family. As they have very little land most of the time he works as a daily wage labourer in others’ field. Thus he hardly earns around INR 3000.00-3500.00 on an average per month. Mitali’s mother Mrs. Mita* Das is a homemaker and manages all family requirements with steep hardship.

Mitali* stays with her parents, one younger brother and a younger sister in a small mud house with asbestos roof. Since the very beginning Mitali had been an average performer as a student. Though, she keeps on putting efforts to come over her weakness. Thus she remained regular and very attentive in the classes of Nayantara. Besides she has growing interest in learning computer operations.

Being an introvert person by nature Mitali doesn’t have much interest in the games, dance or alike activities. She keeps on studying to attain her dreams to become self reliant.

She aspires to pursue for training in Nursing after completing studies of Higher Secondary (12^th standard) level. Thus she dreams to become a nurse and serve the rural people in various remote corners.  

* Names of all individuals altered to maintain safety & privacy

We are grateful to all those who continued supporting the Noble Cause of empowering the Adolescent Girls in the remote corners close to the forest infested Sunderbans. Yet we need to walk miles to reach our target of attaining more such girls in the remote villages.

We direly need your support in this regard. Please also tell your friends and spread the message for the needs of empowering such girls who have every possibility to bloom to be as responsible persons in the society.