By Debadutta Dash | Secretary, Sukarya USA
This is the story of Zainab, a 13-year-old girl who is in the eighth grade in Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Sangam Vihar, Delhi. She lives with her parents and three siblings.One day while talking to her friend, Zainab came to know that her friend was being exploited by her maternal uncle for a long time. Her friend was hesitant to tell her family because she feared they might stop her from continuing her education. Zainab empathized with her friend's situation and encouraged her to share the incident with her family. When her friend didn’t do so, Zainab decided to talk to her family about her situation. She went to her home and shared everything with her mother. Her mother understood the whole story and punished the girl's maternal uncle by throwing him out of the house.
Zainab also told her friend about child helpline number 1098 and how she could get help. Her friend called the child helpline and shared all her problems witht hem.The girl's family lodged a complaint to her maternal uncle, due to which he was arrested and lodged in the police station. Gradually, Zainab helped her friend regain her confidence. Together, theynow understand the problems that many girls face, and they work towards finding solutions.
GeographicalCoverage:
2 Urban Slums and 3 Government schools in Delhi
Summary of the Project Report implemented in schools and communities:
Total number of communities identified for intervening the gender project 2
Schools identified for intervening the gender projects 3
Total no.of batches operated during the quarter 8
Total batches operated across the schools 4
Trainings conducted in the schools 24
Total participants attended the training sessions in the school 1185
Batches operated acrossn the community 4
Trainings conducted in the community 14
Participants attended the training sessions in the community 5601
Participants attended the session regularly in the school/community 1745
Participants who attended the session regularly in community batches 160
Participants who attended the session regularly in school batches 198
Parent orientation sessions held during the quarter 2
Parents attended the orientation sessions 55
Teacher's orientation sessions held during the quarter in the school 1
Total no. of teachers who attended the orientation sessions in school 25
Lead girls identified and developed across the batches 11
Orientation and capacity building sessions held with lead girls 3
Leadgirls participated in orientation and capacity building sessions 11
Meetings held with school authorities 8
Community meetings and situation alanalysis done 28
Activities Planned 5
Participants that attended other activity 700
Girls enrolled in computer course 40
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By Debadutta Dash | Secretary, Sukarya USA
By debadutta dash | Secretary, Sukarya USA
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