By Jignesh Christi | Project Leader
Dear well-wishers!
Regards from Gram Vikas Trust, Bharuch.
Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.”
- Virat Kohli
Himani (Name changed) from a tribal family poor family. Himani is the youngest daughter of the family, two elder brother have not able to study after completing their primary schooling. Himani was the bright student of her village and she wanted to study further. After completing her 8th class from her village it was difficult for her and family to up and down daily to the nearby town for higher studies. Her father Sureshbhai (Name changed) wanted to make Himani study further as he could not able to provide a better schooling experience to his sons.
Sureshbhai shared that, my sons could not able to study further, but my daughter will make me proud by studying higher and get some government jog to light their family. Himani was the only girl from the village of her class, who was going to school the other seven girls did not continue their study. She could able to complete her 12th class and got admission in a government college at Surat (Gujarat).
While she was going to take admission, Himani’s father was not having a 100 rs. Note in his poket, it was difficult for her and family to bare the expense. Sureshbhai took 500 rs from the village sarpanch and went to Surat for her daughter’s admission. Himani started studying at Surat but now it was difficult for Himani and her father to bare the expenses of the tuition fees and other expense of the college.
Somehow Gram Vikas Trust (GVT), come to know about Himani, and helped her for her higher education. GVT is baring her college fees, and trying to make Himani and her father’s dream to come true. The interesting part is that, Sureshbhai did not accepting all the expenses, as Himani was getting the tuition fees from a government scholarship. Sureshbhai returns some of the amount of her education to make some other child to get educated.
Though it is difficult to make such changes in society, but Sureshbhai and Himani are the true examples of change makers. They have set an example in their village for girls’ education is important. After Himani started going to school, every year the girls started to go to the town for higher studies. GVT is just a mean for the family, the real change makers are Himani and her father.
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