Setting up resource centres for adolescent girls in 15 villages of Warangal will help them to develop wholly and be empowered citizens. The idea is to enable adolescent girls to translate knowledge, skills and attitudes into specific behaviours to tackle life's challenges. To function as strong women by breaking the social barriers, young girls are taught life skills, and are supported with their education, cycles, stationery, in a conducive environment where learning is fun!
K. Aamani is a resident of Gorrekunta village, Warangal. She was a timid girl who finished her X grade in Telugu medium. Although she had the potential, it was hidden due to the lack of exposure. There was no means where she could channelise her curiosity into knowledge that is pro-social. She was at high risk of being vulnerable to the regressive social evils and gender-based violence. To tackle such issues, Resource Centres equipped with interactive learning prove to be an answer!
Aamani was 15 years when she joined our Resource centre in Warangal. The exposure she received there on subjects like communication & life skills, computer education, positive gender practices, nutrition, reproductive health and vocational training was high and it didn't take long for her confidence to shoot up. 2 years later, she enrolled for Degree in English medium. She won essay writing competitions twice and today she is a computer trainer to other children by heading a centre herself.
Being a part of Resource Centres, girls collectively share their knowledge with fellow members and convey the learnings to all other children around. This further helps them to express, communicate and harness their thinking as they collaboratively emerge into leaders ahead of their times. The result, more enlightened young minds of today shall perform as more accepting adults of tomorrow - as the gender typecasts are not carried forward to the offsprings, just the learnings stay home!
