Girl education

Girleducationintroduction

Female education is a catch-all term for a complex set of issues and debates surrounding education (primary education, secondary education, tertiary education, and health education in particular) for girls and women. It includes areas of gender equality and access to education, and its connection to the alleviation of poverty. Also involved are the issues of single-sex education and religious education in that the division of education along gender lines as well as religious teachings on education have been traditionally dominant and are still highly relevant in contemporary discussions of educating females as a global consideration

Improving girls' educational levels has been demonstrated to have clear impacts on the health and economic future of young women, which in turn improves the prospects of their entire community . Infant mortality rate of babies whose mothers have received primary education is half that of children whose mothers are illiterate. In the poorest countries of the world, 50% of girls do not attend secondary school. Yet, research shows that every extra year of school for girls increases their lifetime income by 15%. Improving female education, and thus the earning potential of women, improves the standard of living for their own children, as women invest more of their income in their families than men do.Yet, many barriers to education for girls remain. In some African countries, such as Burkina Faso, girls are unlikely to attend school for such basic reasons as a lack of private latrine facilities for girlsNon govermental organisations PRATHAM NANHI KALIUDAANASHALADLI

PRATHAM

Prathams mission is Every Child in School and Learning well. By increasing the literacy levels of Indias poor which account for about one third of the worlds poor, Pratham aims to improve Indias economic and social equality. This is carried out through the introduction of low cost education models that are sustainable and reproducible

Prathams mission is Every Child in School and Learning well. By increasing the literacy levels of Indias poor which account for about one third of the worlds poor, Pratham aims to improve Indias economic and social equality. This is carried out through the introduction of low cost education models that are sustainable and reproducible.

6READ INDIA Despite Indias educational reforms in recent years, quality education is still a concern, especially among low-income communities. Hence Read India was launched in 2007 to improve reading, writing and basic arithmetic skills of 6- to 14-year-old children and is carried out by school teachers, anganwadi workers and volunteers, whom Pratham trains. Read India has reached approximately 34 million children to date, resulting in large-scale improvements in literacy levels across several states in India.

PRATHAM BOOKS Pratham books,a non-profit organization which publishes affordable, quality books for children, was set up in 2004 to complement Read India. It has published over 200 original titles in 10 Indian languages and reached over 14 million children.NANHI KALI Project Nanhi Kali is an Indian non-governmental organisation that supports education for underprivileged girls in India.Founded by Anand Mahindra in 1996, it is jointly managed by the Naandi Foundation and the KC Mahindra Education Trust, which is part of the corporate social responsibility activities of the Mahindra Group. Currently, Project Nanhi Kali supports over 57,000 students.

Project Nanhi Kali sees educating girls and women as a way to positively impact India in the long run. Sheetal Mehta, the president of the non-profit organisation, told the Daily News and Analysis in an interview that "we wanted to create global awareness about the plight of young girls in the country who are denied their basic right.Students who are selected for Nanhi Kali receive both financial and academic support. They attend special classes to learn math, science, and language concepts. Nanhi Kali pays for the hidden costs of their education, including pencils, notebooks, uniforms, school bags, clothes, and shoes. Funding is from individual and corporate donors, who sponsor a particular child and receive regular updates on her progress at school. Sponsors can also go to the online "Girl Store" to purchase particular items for a student]. The Mahindra Group sponsors the education of 11,000 girl children through Project Nanhi Kali.Third-party assessments show that Nanhi Kali has a significant impact on the girls' lives. Over a one year period, Nanhi Kali students' improvement in learning outcomes ranged from 40 percent in tribal Chhattisgarh to 78 percent in Mumbai

udaan

Udaan strongly believes that education has the power to transform lives. We want to ensure that every child, regardless of their social and economic background has access to quality education, enjoys learning and makes progress towards discovering and realizing their true potential. Through a holistic approach to education that integrates academic achievement with non-academic learning we provide knowledge, skills and values that prepare our children for a future full of opportunities.

asha

Asha for Educationis a secular organization dedicated to change in India by focusing on basic education in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change. In keeping with this focus, our volunteers are involved with and support projects that are secular and have an education-related component to them. The objectives of this group are:To provide education to underprivileged children in India.To encourage the formation of various local groups across the world to reach out to larger sections of the population.To support and cooperate with persons and groups already engaged in similar activities.To raise the required human and other resources to achieve the group objectives.To provide opportunities to individuals living outside India who wish to participate in Asha activities in India.To address, whenever possible, other issues affecting human life such as health care, environment, socio-economic aspects and womens issues.

ladli

Ladli is a vocational training program for abused, orphaned and destitute children. For most of these children the alternative to Ladli is begging, child labour or prostitution. At Ladli they learn jewellery-making and skills such as tailoring and stitchwork. They also study other subjects, including English, Drawing and Dance. But the benefit to the children is far greater than the acquiring of education and employability, they also gain confidence, social skills and self-esteem. Ladli is a place where emotional damage and the stresses of extreme poverty can in some way be healed.

At Ladli children are taught in small groups of 5-8. They spend the day rotating through different classes, as well as having breaks for food and exercise. The centre is a safe and pleasant environment. The children are excited to come to Ladli; they laugh and have fun.

STORIES

Malala yousafzai Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan. As a child, she became an advocate for girls' education, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. Though Malala was frightened for the safety of her fatheran anti-Taliban activistshe and her family initially felt that the fundamentalist group would not actually harm a child. On October 9, 2012, on her way home from school, a man boarded the bus Malala was riding in and demanded to know which girl was Malala. When her friends looked toward Malala, her location was given away. The gunman fired at her, hitting Malala in the left side of her head; the bullet then traveled down her neck. Two other girls were also injured in the attack. The shooting left Malala in critical condition, so she was flown to a military hospital in Peshawar. A portion of her skull was removed to treat her swelling brain. To receive further care, she was transferred to Birmingham, England.

AFTER THE ATTACK Once she was in the United Kingdom, Yousafzai was taken out of a medically induced coma. Though she would require multiple surgeriesincluding repair of a facial nerve to fix the paralyzed left side of her faceshe had suffered no major brain damage. In March 2013, she was able to begin attending school in Birmingham

The shooting resulted in a massive outpouring of support for Yousafzai, which continued during her recovery. She gave a speech at the United Nations on her 16th birthday, in 2013. She has also written an autobiography,I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, which was released in October 2013. Unfortunately, the Taliban still considers Yousafzai a target.Despite the Taliban's threats, Yousafzai remains a staunch advocate for the power of education. On October 10, 2013, in acknowledgement of her work, the European Parliament awarded Yousafzai the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. That same year, she was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She didn't win the prize, but was named a nominee again in March 2014.In August of the same year, Leanin.Org held a live chat on Facebook with Sheryl Sandberg and Yousafzai about the importance of education for girls around the world. She talked about her story, her inspiration and family, her plans for the future and advocacy, and she answered a variety of inquiries from the social networks users.In October 2014, Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Indian children's rights activistKailash Satyarthi. At age 17, she became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. In congratulating Yousafzai, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said: She is (the) pride of Pakistan, she has made her countrymen proud. Her achievement is unparalleled and unequaled. Girls and boys of the world should take lead from her struggle and commitment."U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described her as "a brave and gentle advocate of peace who through the simple act of going to school became a global teacher.

STORY OF SIVAKASI In a small town called Sivakasi in southern India, poverty and hardship meant many young girls would trudge every morning not to school but to work in the city's matchmaking and firework industries. Meera Vijayann, who is from Sivakasi but who studied and now lives in Bangalore, was all too aware of these girls and the life that lay ahead of them. But she was determined to fight for her education, eventually succeeding in becoming a writer and nongovernmental organization worker. "Today, I feel proud that I had proved all those people wrong, despite coming from a small town where so many girls still face hardships in accessing a proper education," the 26-year-old said. She says that from an early age, she knew she wanted more for her life, even though people made fun of her for wanting simply the freedom to choose. And she wants girls around the world to know that there is nothing to fear about wanting to learn. "My message to girls around the world is to accept education but embrace knowledge. Always be open to learning, even when away from the classroom." Only then, she says, does a world of opportunity open up. "Never, no matter how hard, stop trying."