Narayani was identified as an out-of-school girl during a door-to-door survey conducted by Educate Girls. Soon after, efforts commenced to speak with her family to get her re-enroled. After several weeks of persuasion, her family agreed and Narayani was admitted in Grade 4 in accordance with her age. Having missed out on education in the…
Category: Development Impact Bond
ENROLING OUT-OF-SCHOOL GIRLS IN MARGINALISED, RURAL COMMUNITIES OF INDIA
The Right to Education (RTE) Act in India mandates free and compulsory primary education for all children aged 6-14 years. However, India is still home to millions of out-of-school girls (who have either never been enroled or have dropped out). Especially in rural communities, many girls lack access to quality education and have minimal understanding…
POONAM GOES BACK TO SCHOOL
Today, even after 68 years of independence, archaic traditions still continue to be practised in a village in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. People’s outlook towards girls’ education there is still negative. If the topic of a girl’s education arises, parents shrug it away saying, “What benefit will it give her or us? She will…
