GIRL CHILDREN

ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND GIRL CHILDREN

v     An ADITHI Plan Project, through the NFE centers and creches, the project is trying to create a demand base at the grassroots for the very basic right of education and health. A conscious effort is being made to involve other stakeholders like the government officials at different levels, PRI representatives, parent groups, community based SHGs, and children themselves.  The end of the year caseload till June 2002 was 1425.

v     The girls under difficult circumstances – tawaifs’ daughters in Chaturbhujsthan in Bihar’s ‘red light area’ have been enrolled in day care centers and night care centers (372 girls of 5 to 12 years) and their crafts – design bag-making, screen printing, cross-stitch have blossomed. In the year, 2000-2001, the profit was Rs.14.215/-, and in 2001-2002, the profit was Rs.19413; the profit is now in Chaukhat’s account (their organization). This is also a new model. Now we have begun work with tawaifs’ daughters in Bettiah.

v     Chaukhat – a self-help group of adolescent girls (tawaifs’ daughters) is a new concept introduced. It is successfully running the crafts’ programme.

v      We are working with 900 adolescent girls on Family Life Education, which is also a new model.

v      The children of the sex workers are given vocational training in cross-stitch, screen printing, tailoring and in computer literacy.

v      The American Centre, New Delhi has funded ADITHI for “education” for about 900 girls through 15-20 animators, on family and society, RCH, legal rights and vocational education. The programme is run through centers in Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi and Patna districts.

v      Higher education of rural girls is being promoted and one talented folk artist from Bhusura is now studying in NIFT, New Delhi.

v      ADITHI representatives are on the Home Committee of the Government of India’s Short Stay Home – a project being run by Centre Direct, a partner NGO of ADITHI’s on the periphery of Muzaffarpur town. Here the women and girl children learn tailoring, embroidery, fabric painting, flower making etc. A departmental store has been opened near the SSH in order to provide employment opportunities to shelter less women.

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