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“AROHINI” is a programme for girls’ empowerment. This programme is based on the principle of understanding social and political conditions of one’s lives. This understanding is the key to transformation and empowerment. Study Hall Educational Foundation in partnership with UNICEF and Sarv Siksha Abhiyan conducted 6 months programme at KGBV schools of 3 districts (Sonebhadra, Jaunpur and Mirzapur).
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Real Life to Reel Life: A Report
Name of the event : Real Life to Reel Life
Key Stakeholders : Study Hall Educational Foundation and UNICEF
Date of the Event : 9th May 2012
Theme of the Event : Issues Surrounding Girl Child
Event Coordinators: Anand Chitravanshi
Report Written by : Anand Chitravanshi
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Universe of Care
Study Hall Educational Foundation seeks to create a Universe of Care, in which everyone, teachers and students, feels respected and cared for . It is in this Universe of Care, the mutual respecting and caring that all persons begin to develop a sense of themselves as self-respecting, autonomous beings. They also learn to develop a deep feeling of connectedness with each other and a sense of being at ‘home’ in the world – “the world belongs to me and I have the right to feel at home in it”. We view of the goal of all education as helping learners to find the answer to the question “Who am I and what is my relationship with the Universe and others in it.” All our schools are guided by this fundamental philosophical principle!
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Prerna and Vidyasthali students receive scholarship for education USA 2012
Kunti Rawat
Hindustan Times (Tuesday, May 01, 2012): Kunti is the second youngest child among eight sib- lings. Her father is bedridden and her mother is a housewife. She lives in a semi-construct- ed house in Digdiga Gaon (a slum in Vishal Khand 2) and belongs to a Dalit family. But none of this has stopped her from going to a community col- lege in the US on a one-year scholarship.
Meet 19 year-old Kunti Rawat who is currently preparing for her BA third year exams from IGNOU and is also working with a local NGO. Kunti has been selected in the Community College Initiative Program run by the US government’s bureau of educational and cultural affairs. The pro- gramme provides opportuni- ties to individuals from developing countries to acquire leadership and pro- fessional skills and get profi- ciency in English language while studying at a commu- nity college in the US. After spending an academic year there, Kunti will get a certifi- cate in her chosen field of study.
Talking about the scholar- ship, Kunti said, “Had some- one come and told me that I would be going to the US for a year when I joined Prerna Girls School in class 7, I would have never believed him. Sometimes we end up achieving something we thought was impossible.”
Principal of Prerna School Rakhi Panjwani said, “We run a school for underprivi- leged girls. When we accept- ed Kunti in our school, I knew straightaway that she was a special talent. Kunti went on to top class 8, 10 and then again she emerged the batch topper in class 12 as well.” However, beneath all the happiness there is a bit of apprehension. “I don’t know whether my mother will approve of this. She loves me too much to let me out of her sight for a year. I am still thinking about how to break the news to her,” Kunti added. Her elder brother and Kunti are the only two bread- winners in the family.
Kunti hopes she can live up to the faith people have in her. “I hope I perform well at the community college and make my teachers here and parents proud of me,” she added.
Talking about her future plans, Kunti said, “I want to come back and work for underprivileged girls like me.”
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