Education India Project #49220

Educate Her Empower Her

by iPartner India

Project Report | Apr 30, 2021
Educate Her Empower Her

By Sumedha Sharma | Project Leader

Dear Global Givers,

As we write this, India is reeling under a severe crisis from the second wave of COVID-19.
With a daily record of over 300,000 positive cases and the death toll rising at an alarming
rate, 2021 continues to be a difficult year. This year has also been extremely difficult for
school children who have been confined at their homes with schools continuing to remain
shut due to the pandemic.

In the midst of all the uncertainties that lie ahead, we at iPartner India are happy to report that
six girls from our project in Rajasthan through a prevention model ‘RAKSHAN’ (Safety),
have been enrolled at a premium boarding school in the first batch. Currently, their classes
are being held online. In order to ensure that they are able to keep up with the other students
in their classes, extra tuition classes are continuously being held for them.

This journey has not been an easy one for iPartner India. The team members were on their toes for following the shortlisting criteria, selecting the most vulnerable and brightest girls from the community, and for scheduling meetings and counselling sessions with parents during the pandemic. COVID-19 has a huge impact on livelihoods and it puts the girls at a greater risk of being
pushed into the sex trade. In fact, the second wave has made them even more vulnerable. To
keep these girls safe and prevent them from entering into sex work, regular counselling
sessions are being held with their families so that they continue to be supportive towards their
daughter's education.

Attending online classes is another challenge for the girls due to the lack of internet
connectivity and access to digital devices. However, our team on the ground are working
hard to ensure that they are provided with internet data and are able to use their parent’s
mobile phone to attend the classes. We are hopeful that through education support, these girls
will become agents of change in their communities and inspire many more to pursue their
education.

Without your support, these girls would have dropped out and discontinued their education.
But now they have hope for their future, a future where they can choose their own destiny.

iPartner India will continue to reach out to more parents and girls to save them from the sex
trade and to motivate them to hold on to the string of hope for enrolment during the next
academic session. iPartner India still has a fund deficit of 62%, therefore your continued
support is critical for paying the fee for the next quarter and ensuring that girls complete their
academic courses.

Thank you, Global Givers, for walking this journey with us.

With deep gratitude,

Team iPartner India

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Jan 4, 2021
Educate Her Empower Her

By Sumedha Sharma | Project Leader

Dear Global Givers,

A very happy 2021 from all of us at iPartner India.

Last year we started the #EducateHerEmpowerHer campaign with a mission to give girls from extremely vulnerable backgrounds an opportunity to pursue their education.

iPartner India’s work in Rajasthan through a prevention model ‘RAKSHAN’ (Safety), is working with the entire ecosystem to save vulnerable girls from inter-generational sex work by focusing on girls’ education to bring about a systematic change and promote holistic development of the community.

Rajasthan has 3.7 million girls in the age group of 14 to 18 years, which constitute 5 per cent of the state’s population. However, as per the National Statistical Office survey, 26 per cent of these children are out-of-school. Of the total out-of-school children, 24 per cent are never enrolled in any school and 60 per cent of those never enrolled are girls. Without your support, many girls in Rajasthan remain vulnerable and face the risk of being trafficked.

Your support has been crucial in 2020. Through your support, we have shortlisted girls belonging to resource-poor backgrounds who are vulnerable to be trafficked and hence are in urgent need for scholarship. We are also encouraging their parents to let their daughters continue with their education. Our team on the ground is also conducting a series of counselling sessions with the girls and their mothers to persuade them to allow their daughters to continue with their education. Many girls have expressed their interest to continue with their education, which prepares them for a better future ahead. The shortlisted girls are undergoing tuitions to prepare them for entrance exams that await them for higher education. With continued intervention at all levels of the community, we look forward to the girls getting access to quality education and a chance to change their destiny.

Thank you, Global Givers for believing in our work and for your continued support. As always, we’ll approach the challenges that 2021 brings with the same determination, focus, and willingness to innovate that has served us well in the past.

Happy New Year once again.

With deep gratitude,

iPartner India Team

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