Help a girl child with school supplies by Gram Chetna Kendra

Total number of beneficiaries impacted was 14 out of which 100% were females, in Sambhar Block, Jaipur Rajasthan

Providing education support to poor and marginalized girls is crucial in breaking the cycle of poverty and ensuring social justice. Education equips girls with the knowledge and skills needed to become self-reliant and productive members of society. Girls who received an education are more likely to marry later, have fewer children, and contribute to the economic development of their communities. Additionally, this education support can help to reduce the prevalence of child marriage, which is common among poor and marginalized girls. Without access to education, these girls are often forced into early marriage, which can have negative consequences for their health, well-being, and future prospects. Education support can also help to address gender inequality by empowering girls to challenge gender norms and take on leadership roles. Overall, investing in education for poor and marginalized girls is a vital step towards creating a more equitable and just society.

Providing books, stationary, and other educational materials can help to reduce the financial burden on families and encourage them to send their daughters to school. These materials help to improve the quality of education by allowing teachers to create more engaging and effective lesson plans. Girls who have access to education materials are also more likely to attend school regularly and stay enrolled for longer periods of time. This can lead to improved academic performance and better opportunities for future employment. Furthermore, education materials help to address gender inequality by providing girls with the same resources and opportunities as their male counterparts. Earlier they faced barriers to access education, financial constraint. Providing education materials can help to break down these barriers and ensure that all children have access to quality education.

During the past 6 months, our organization distributed materials for 6 girls in the sambhar block, Jaipur, Rajasthan. The 6 girls are able to learn online and improve quality of education. We have planned with the gram panchayats for the distribution of the materials during the event the gram panchayat representatives and other CBOs (SHGs) representatives share view regarding the importance of the education also focus drop out girls in the area. After they received the materials, the girls are able to read in night because we have provided a solar laltain. In the hamlet level in the sambhar households have not electricity and most of the electricity are coming 3 to 4 hours in a day. the girls use other materials through online classes like, writing pad, pen, pencil. We have also provided hygiene materials for the improvement of health. The Gram panchayat and CBOs regularly ensure that the girls are using materials properly.

During the time we have no any major challenges faced. Our goal for the next 6 month is to cover dropout/left out girls and enrolled in school with the government guideline. We have already identified needful girls for the program through Gram panchayats and different CBOs, most of the girls living in hamlet level and school drop out because school distance around 3 to 4 KM from the hamlet. Most of the families are not interested to send girls to school so we are ensuring that each girl can go to school in the program through the support of the local CBOs ( Gram Panchayat, SHGs).

Kalpana Verma, 12 years old, living in village Kavrasha, Sambhar Block, District-Jaipur, Rajasthan. Her family has 5 members. her father passed away. her mother is daily wage labourer named is Bidami Devi. She has 1 brother Hemant and 3 sisters Rakha, Mamta saraswati. Her family is BPL. Type of House is kutcha. The economic condition of the family is poor. Due to limited income of the family, education and other expenses for Kalpana Verma was considered as burden and were ignored. She is a student of class 6th at Government upper primary School Kavrasha. She was left dearth with her basic education requirement and other needs. Due to this situation, she was not able to pay proper attention to her studies, which also affected her regularity in attending school. As the Give India programme was widely known in this area, members of the School Management Committee of at Government upper primary School Kavrasha, village suggested the name of Kalpana Verma as beneficiary. During a meeting of school management committee, her matter was discussed.
The SMC members recommended her name to Gram Chetna Kendra. The social worker of Gram Chetna Kendra then went and met the family and assessed the condition of Kalpana Verma. She was then selected as beneficiary in this program and supported with basic school supplies and toiletries such as stationary, uniform, and general toiletries item. She was also provided inputs on self- care, on health and hygiene. She was also provided solar lamp as electricity is very irregular in rural areas. Hence, solar lamp is good alternative with low maintenance. The solar lamp is best for reading purpose during night, as there are frequent power cuts in the villages. After getting all the facilities for studies, now, she is regular in her class and is very keen and interested to learn everything in time. Now, she remains neat and clean and is taking care of health & hygiene. Now she remains happier with full of confidence. Her mother and teachers are also happy by seeing the progress of Kalpana Verma in class 6 th. Kalpana Verma and her family heartily thank their donor, Give India and Gram Chetna Kendra for their concern, care and support. Details of Benefits: She was provided 1 Solar Lamp, School bag, 10 notebooks, Geometry box, colour pencil box, 5 pens, 1 packet pencil, ruler, 5 erasers, 2 sharpeners, 2 sets of uniform, 2 pair of footwear, 2 hair oil bottles, 2 toothpastes, 2 toothbrushes, Nail Cutter, pair of towels and combs, 6 bathing soaps and 10 washing soaps.

During July -December 2021, we distributed materials for 6 girls in the Sambhar block, Jaipur, Rajasthan. The 6 girls were able to learn online. We planned with the gram panchayats for the distribution of the materials during an event. The gram panchayat representatives and other CBOs (SHGs) representatives shared their views regarding the importance of education with a special focus on drop out girls in the area.

During this time, we did not face any major challenges. We followed all government guidelines during covid-19. Our goal for next 6 months is to enroll dropout/left out girls in school according to the government guidelines. For next 6 months, we have already identified beneficiaries for the program through Gram panchayats and different CBOs. Most of the girls live in hamlets and have dropped out of school.

Suman Kumawat is 14 years old, living in village Mohan ki Dhani, Sursinghpura, Sambhar Block, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Her family has 5 members. Her father’s name is Ganeshram Kumawat who is a daily wage labourer while her mother is a housewife named is Santosh Devi. She has 2 brothers Tarachand and Ajay, and a sister Priyanka. They live in a kaccha house. The economic condition of the family is very poor. Due to the limited income of the family, education and other expenses for Suman Kumawat were considered a burden and were ignored. She is a student of class 11th at Government Secondary School Rojdi. She found it difficult to fulfill her basic education requirement and other needs. Due to this situation, she was not able to pay proper attention to her studies, which also affected her regularity in attending school.

As the Give India programme is widely known in this area, members of the School Management Committee of Government Secondary School Rojdi, village suggested the name of Suman Kumawat as beneficiary. During a meeting of the school management committee, her matter was discussed. The SMC members recommended her name to Gram Chetna Kendra. The social worker of Gram Chetna Kendra then went and met the family and assessed her condition. She was then selected as a beneficiary in this program and provided with basic school supplies and toiletries such as stationery, uniform, and general toiletries. She was also provided inputs on self-care on health and hygiene. She was also provided with a solar lamp as electricity is very irregular in her area. After getting all the facilities for studies, she is regular in her class and is very keen and interested to learn everything in time. Now, she remains neat and clean and is taking care of health & hygiene. Now she remains happier with full of confidence. Her parents and teachers are also happy seeing her progress. Suman Kumawat and her family heartily thank their donors, Give India and Gram Chetna Kendra for their concern, care and support.

During the Jan- June 2021, the organisation did distribution of materials for 6 girls in the sambhar block, Jaipur Rajasthan. The 6 girls can learn online and improve the quality of education. The CBOs identify girls for the program. This area is divided into hamlets and people living in the hamlet. Most girls do not reach in schools and also drop out. The support is helping them to join the school with the community support.

During the last 6 months we have no major challenges faced. We have followed government guidelines during covid-19. Our goal for the next 6 months is to cover dropout/left out girls and enrolled in school with the government guideline.

Payal Kumari Bhat, 12 years old, living in village Dodwadiya ka bas, Sambhar Block, District-Jaipur, Rajasthan. Her family has 5 members. Her father’s name is Hari Ram Bhat who is a daily wage labourer while her mother is a housewife named is Raismi Devi. She has 1 brother Pawan and 1 sister Maya. The type of House is Pakka. The economic condition of the family is poor the family belong to BPL. Due to the limited income of the family, education and other expenses for Payal Kumari Bhat was considered a burden and were ignored. She is a student of class 7th at Govt. senior secondary School Mudwara. She has left a dearth with her basic education requirement and other needs. Due to this situation, she was not able to pay proper attention to her studies, which also affected her regularity through online classes in school. As the Give India programme was widely known in this area, members of the School Management Committee of at Govt. senior secondary School Mudwara. village suggested the name of Payal Kumari Bhat as beneficiary. The SMC members recommended her name to Gram Chetna Kendra. The social worker of Gram Chetna Kendra then went and met the family and assessed the miserable condition of Payal Kumari Bhat. She was then selected as the beneficiary in this program and supported with basic school supplies and toiletries such as stationery, uniform, and general toiletries item. She was also provided inputs on self-care on health and hygiene. She was also provided with a solar lamp as electricity is very irregular in rural areas. Hence, a solar lamp is a good alternative with low maintenance. The solar lamp is best for reading purposes during the night, as there are frequent power cuts in the villages. After getting all the facilities for studies, now, she is regular in her class via online and is very keen and interested to learn everything in time. Now, she remains neat and clean and is taking care of health & hygiene. Now she remains happier with full of confidence. Her parents and teachers are also happy by seeing the progress of Payal Kumari Bhat in class 7th. Payal Kumari Bhat and her family heartily thank their donor, Give India and Gram Chetna Kendra for their concern, care and support. Details of Benefits: She was provided 1 Solar Lamp, School bag, 10 notebooks, Geometry box, colour pencil box, 5 pens, 1 packet pencil, ruler, 5 erasers, 2 sharpeners, 2 sets of uniform, 2 pairs of footwear, 2 hair oil bottles, 2 tubes of toothpaste, 2 toothbrushes, Nail Cutter, pair of towels and combs, 6 bathing soaps and 10 washing soaps.

In these times of lockdown and COVID-19 crisis, the families of the girls did not find any livelihood options to provide for the education and hygiene of their children. In addition, schools were closed and the children had to study at home. In this context, it was really hard for the most marginalized families to provide for the basicc needs and education of the girl child. Moreover, the girls were not adequately equipped to keep on studying during these times and have an age-appropriate level to join the schools when it would open. 11 new girls benefited from the programme. The girls come from vulnerable families, and especially families of daily wage labourers who lost their job during the lockdown. They were provided with studies materials such as a bag, pencils,  exercise books, and solar lantern. We also gave the girls hygiene material  and shared information on how to maintain good hygiene which will result in good health. The 11 families benefited from these interventions, and the 11 girls were also able to benefit, as they could now study at home in better conditions and maintain good hygiene levels. This intervention allowed to provide for their basic needs so that they can focus on their studies and do not drop out of school. They are all using the material given and are really happy about it. The incidence of basic health and hygiene problems has reduced among the girls. From the 1st April 2020 to the 4th of December 2020, through the programme, we have supported 11 vulnerable and marginalized girls.

Most vulnerable girl child regularize in school.

Our little ones never fail to amaze us! Around 15 schools and over 60 children participated at the JAVATE 2020 event held on February 1, 2020, at Lady Andal Higher Secondary School, Harrington Road, Chennai. Eighteen of our children participated in the Art competition and group dance events, winning several prizes. Sheela won 3rd prize for beginner level in the art competition, and Vishal and Siva won 3rd prize at junior and senior levels respectively. Our children bagged three prizes for the group dance category with the boys winning the 1st prize and girls winning the 3rd prize at the junior level, and the elder girls winning the 2nd prize at the senior level. We are incredibly proud of the way they put heart and soul into everything they do, managing to steal hearts wherever they go! God bless and keep you, dear children, as you continue to set an example for us all.