Empowering Dreams: The Inspiring Journey of Preeti Sharma
In the tranquil village of Duliakaram, nestled amidst the rustic beauty of Giridih, unfolds a tale of resilience and triumph personified by Preeti Sharma. At the tender age of 7, Preeti faced the harsh reality of bidding farewell to her parents, victims of the relentless grip of AIDS. Left orphaned alongside her elder brother, she found solace and strength in the loving embrace of her grandparents. Despite the love surrounding her, Preeti’s spirit bore the weight of grief, her innocence overshadowed by the shadows of loss. School became a sanctuary, yet she grappled with loneliness, her academic journey marred by […]
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Staying in school with the help of friends
Amit Kumar, a 10 year old resident of Chadgo village, Giridih, Jharkhand is part of a 5 member family. Amit’s parents work as Dhibra pickers and this serves as the main source of income. While Amit was enrolled in the primary school of Chadgo, he was compelled to take up work along with his parents to supplement the family’s income. This was affecting his performance at school.During this time, Jago Foundation in collaboration with JKB Project started Bal Manch in the village. Jago persuaded Amit’s family to allow him to join Bal Manch.Jago also connected Amit’s mother to the village […]
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Khushboo Kumari, Age- 20 Years
Khushboo Kumari age 20 years, currently student of BA. She is a resident of Kowar village of Senadoni Panchayat. Last year she got married in Bengabad. She was a member of the Kishori group formed by Jago Foundation and completed her computer studies from Dhanayidi Resource Centre.Khushboo says that she had a lot of desire to run computer since childhood but due to lack of any computer institute around the house, she was not able to fulfil her dream. The distance of Computer Institute from her house was about 15 kilometres away. Her family members did not allow her to […]
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Education and a Safe Childhood
Hasina Praveen- age 10, Rabina Praveen- age 9, Khusbu Praveen- age 12, and Aswa Praveen, age 8 years are all children in the village of Yogitanr, Giridih Block. All four of them are enrolled at the primary school in the village.
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Early Childhood Education
Yashoda Kumari is a Class 10 student at U.H.S. Dhanaydih. The family is sustained by daily labour performed by her father in Jamshedpur. At the age of 17 while Yashoda prepared for her board examinations, her parents decided to get her married. They were concerned about the issues of dowry and the safety of their daughter.Jago’s team member came to know of this information from other teenagers. With the cooperation of the community members, teachers and the Panchayat the importance of education and the legal ramification of child marriage were explained to her parents. This persuaded Yashoda’s parents not to […]
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Paving the way for higher education for girls
Pooja, Pinki and Hemanti are the first few girls to complete school till Class 10. All hail from the remote village of Rajpura of the Sankh Panchayat in Jharkhand. Girl children find it difficult to access higher education past 8th standard in this village. The nearest school is 15 km away and the commute is difficult as well. Children have to walk through 3km of dense forest and the rest is covered via transportation to reach a school at Gawan. Until 2018, no girls studied past 8th standard in the village. In 2018, Pooja’s father suffered a paralytic attack and their family lost little of the income he used to earn from collecting Dhibra(Mica) to sustain the basic minimal needs of the family. In order to survive Pooja quit her education and started collecting Dhibra with her mother to sustain the family.
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