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Impact
Every monthly donation helps to educate more girls like Ramila
Ramila is the oldest daughter in her family of eight. She was a bright student but almost discontinued her education as the high school was very far from her village.
There was no transport and she had to spend hours walking from and to school. Keeping her safety in mind, her mother decided to stop her education. She then approached Gram Vikas Trust (GVT) who helped her with a bicycle.
This greatly reduced her travel time and now is a happy student with dreams of enrolling in university someday.
By donating to this program
you will be sponsoring the benefits for different beneficiaries every month
About The Program
What the beneficiary gets
School Supplies
Program Description
Studies show that 85% of girls discontinue education after 5th or 7th grade because they cannot access the nearest school. Gram Vikas Trust (GVT) is a national level organization that works with the rural youth in the villages of Gujarat. They work on creating equal opportunities to overcome economic and social challenges for women.
The main purpose of the project is to provide transport facility to girl children who have passed the 7th standard since there is no higher class within the village. This reduces the dropouts among girl children and supports them for higher education in nearby villages.
The program also tracks the children who have received the bicycles through their schools. When you donate to this program can help a girl child continue her education and secure her future.
About The NGO
Gram Vikas Trust
Program Updates
Program Updates
23 May, 2019
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Program Update
The main purpose of the project is to provide transport facility to those girl children who have passed the 6th or 7th standard and there is no higher class within the village to reduce the drop out among the girl children and support them for higher education in nearby villages which is 3 to 5 km distance.
Gram Vikas Trust in association with women SHGs providing assistance to the poor family to invest in the education of their girls child and on other way promote the culture of girl education. The most challenging task is to create the motivation among the marginalized communities for the education.
Story from the field
At the age of 12, Vasava Sanjanaben Sanabhai lost her mother towards sickness and is left all alone with two brothers and a father. Sanjana stay in Virwadi village. Sanjana father is a daily wage worker and her two brothers are still studying along with her. Sanjana willingness to study did not keep her away from school even after the loss of her mother. Being a girl child of the house Sanjana truthfully completes all the cleaning work in the house and cooks food for Sanjana father and two brothers. Sanjana fetches drinking water from far for the family and then dresses up for school, as Sanjana stays in Virwadi and goes school to Du:malpur which is 4-5 kms away from home has to walk all the way to meet her thirst for learning thus Sanjana decide to drop out from the school and discontinued. Gram vikas trust promoting girl child education identified and intervened in the matter and provided bicycle to Sanjana as she can save the walking time to reach school and fulfill her task at home at the same time with more energy and positivity. Sanjana now reaches school on time and her performance in studies is excelling day by day, being a bright students Sanjana helps her classmates to learn new things and lives happily.
| What is the number of beneficiaries/ benefits provided in this program, Year-To-Date | 100 |
| Village/City/State where project is located | Bharuch Disctrict |
| Total Budget for the project for FY18-19 | 525000 |
| Total Expenses for the project YTD | 350000 |
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