EDUCATION IS EMPOWERMENT

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In many parts of rural India, a girl venturing outside her house alone is not considered respectable or proper behaviour. So deep-rooted is the patriarchy, or threat to their ‘virtue’, that girls are expected to be accompanied by a male member of their family when going out. Despite cultural barriers like this, Sanju (pic above) who is a Gurjar has thought to be committed to the cause of girls’ education and empowerment. Working in an NGO who work for the empowerment of girls, Sanju thought of empowering the girls in her village.

The daughter of an influential community member, Sanju, is the most educated person in her family and is currently pursuing a political science degree. She shares that it was her father who made her realize the importance of girls’ education and has always motivated her to study.

Sanju has enrolled 11 girls from her village in school and true to her belief, she even coaxed her brother, who was not interested in studying, to appear for Class 12 exams and graduate from school. In addition to help out girls in her village she takes tuition, free of charge, for her neighbors’ children.

Sanju believes that most fundamental way to empower women is through education.

Like Sanju, You too can help girls in the rural areas and get them enrolled in schools or take tuition and help them in what way you for them.

#savegirl #educategirl #betibachaobetipadhao

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