SHALVI SHARMA

ADMISSION NO . HPGD/OC14/1328

SOCIAL CAUSE: SAVE A GIRL CHILD

NAME OF THE NGO: ABHILASHA

PRIN. L. N. WELINGKAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT

DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH
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INTRODUCTION

1.1.

SOCIAL CONTEXT OF NGO

1.2.

SOCIAL PROBLEMS

1.3.

ECONOMICAL PROBLEMS

1.4.

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

HEALTH PROBLEMS

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DISCUSSION ABOUT VARIOUS KEY ISSUES

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3.

DISCUSSION ABOUT ABHILASHA

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4.

GOVERNMENT MEASURES

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OTHER NGOS WORKING FOR THIS CAUSE

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

India is one of the creating countries of the current world. It has ended up free nation yet the
country as yet confronting social issues like destitution, unemployment, separation, wellbeing,
female foeticide, and so on.
Vast segment of the general public is experiencing neediness. Equitably destitution suggests
dehumanizing condition in which individuals can't care for the fundamental needs. Needy
individuals do not have the vital assets and ability to fulfill the fundamental needs like
nourishment, asylum, wellbeing and training. Neediness meddles with improvement from
multiple points of view. For example absence of or insufficient nourishment captures mental
advancement amid right on time adolescence

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The venture endeavours to give a thought regarding the different Individual Social obligations
(ISR) and mindfulness about the necessity of how we as people can perform our social
obligation. The social reason on which I have dealt with in this task is SAVE A GIRL
CHILD'. A brief understanding is given on NGO ABHILASHA, chipping away at to spare
the Girl Child which is real worry in India. The same is the subject of the undertaking. At last
an endeavour is made to make a video and highlighting their world.

Social Context of NGO:

The Organization for Eradication of illiteracy and Poverty seeks to awaken the social
consciousness of society towards its own ills. We are challenging the formation of conscience
in order to bring about a social change where one lives in a classless and unbiased society. Dr.
Bernard Malik is the Director of this organization. He has strong belief in the basic goodness
of human beings. Human beings have a strong instinct to choose good over evil. Therefore Dr.
Malik believes education is the key to resolve the evils of the society. The lack of education is
the cause of many problems around. Education provides freedom from illiteracy and poverty.
Literacy serves as an instrument of poverty alleviation. Therefore Dr. Bernard Malik founded
the Organization for Eradication of Illiteracy and Poverty. By this he seeks to affect a
worldwide campaign of educational empowerment.

INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

1.1.

SOCIAL PROBLEMS

ECONOMIC ISSUES.
The greatest social issue pervasive in our general public is one bubble out of monetary
difference can make a considerable measure of social unseemliness and indecencies. The later
of financial issues is that of monetary retreat in Europe and the world on the loose. This
Global retreat has prompted the cut of work-and it might even influence the per capital wage,
absence of employer stability and over the long haul, youngsters are denied of training in light
of the fact that their guardians have no occupations any longer. For instance in Spain the
financial subsidence is elevated and individuals are moving to different nations. This issue
could too prompt robbery, misrepresentation, movement and other social indecencies which
realize commotion to our society.

POLITICAL ISSUES.

The word alone represents itself with no issue. Political issues will be issues that exude from
political shakiness. For instance, in Nigeria where we have government officials hoping to
stay in influence till death, not giving space for gifted young people and people with
possibilities yet stealing cash, making strategy that suit themselves and considering their
pocket and pockets just. The ramifications of political issues can support no more as it takes
no noteworthy significance to them, for this suggestion conveys unevenness to the general
public as it is a social prevalent.

CULTURAL ISSUES.

Diverse ethnic gathering and way of life with various conviction of a perfect thing ought to be
or should be. Social issues have a tendency to impede advancement, advance and changes
from numerous points of view demonstrated. In Nigeria for instance, there are more than
250ethnicgroups with various standards and principles and oppose unequivocally to some
social development. Cultural issues as a social problem be the reason for Nigerias setbacks?
(Food for thought).Recently in a city in the eastern part of Nigeria, a preacher was beaten
mercilessly for killing a snake in his residence. The indigene said the snake was ancestors and
that the preacher has commited felony and was to pay a fine of 15000 naira as redemption for
his act. Also in other part of the country, children are deprived their fundamental rights un to
the fact that our culture says. Now I leave you all with this food for thought; can culture be
see as an institute of social change or not?
RELIGION.
Religion is the conviction arrangement of a specific culture. It is the conviction and
rehearse or method of love of an extraordinary being. Like I said before, religion is the
grandmaster of every single social issue since its practices in restricted or alternate
impacts ones belief system about ones environment. Religion forces rationally on people
through its philosophy. For instance, Buddhism sees was hallowed and ought not be eaten
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but rather reverend. Likewise, Judaism denies the eaten of any creature slaughtered by
battling. These limitations put on animals are silly, over the top and should be
abolished.Frankly speaking, I am a Christian however I don't have confidence in religion.
For Christ came to cancel religion and as indicated by the sacred book of scriptures, Christ
can to spare and not to censure or forbid.Why does religion force philosophies like the
issues of relationship, executing of creatures, method of love, customs, standards and
tenets and different practices-which realizes anomalies in our general public for the sake
of God? At the point when God is love. According to my examination, religion these days
discusses overwhelming and having as well as denouncing when God discusses love,
thankfulness and forgiveness. In my own particular assessment, religion is the best social
issue predominant in our general public on the grounds that as opposed to lecturing peace
it lectures withdrawing ones self from others, rather than realizing social change, it brings
principles that are unchangeable. Rather than social solidarity it brings social disparity.
Finally, religion as appeared by exploration is the inverse of God and accordingly the best
social issue pervasive and from my own sightings, one ought to welcome the maker of
different biodiversity as it was made for our usage, utilization, and supportability to
realize social solidarity and annul abnormalities.

1.2 ECONOMICAL PROBLEMS

Sparing variables are additionally in charge of a percentage of the real social issues being
confronted by the contemporary society. It is more obvious in social orders of creating nations
like India. Unequal conveyance of riches has prompted uniqueness in the dispersion of
advantages happening because of advancement. Therefore there is the issue of destitution.
Destitution thusly irritates different issues like high dreariness and mortality, wrongdoing,
ghetto, absence of education, and so forth.
Further, the procedure of urbanization and industrialization in India has been moderate. This
has brought about local difference in monetary improvement. There are pockets of
advancement where abnormal state of urban and mechanical development can be seen.
Nonetheless, alternate districts are still immature. It has pulled in huge number of individuals
to relocate from the immature area to the created district. This thus has influenced the
populace structure of both the areas. Notwithstanding it, the locales getting the vagrants are
confronting the issues of ghetto, blockage unemployment, contamination, and so on.
Prior, trying to grow quickly, environment was terribly disregarded. The biological outcome
of such an endeavor has now developed as a noteworthy social issue. Quick industrialization
has prompted increment in environment contamination that incorporates air contamination,
water contamination, commotion contamination, and corruption and desertification of the
area. This thus has prompted expanded dismalness and mortality, development of new sorts of
illnesses, a worldwide temperature alteration, ozone
consumption, surges and so forth that has undermined the presence of humankind itself.
Further, to encourage the expanding populace of the world more land is being brought under
development.
Society is confronting numerous prudent issues which are hindrance in the development of
the individual and society. These issues spread from neediness to unemployment
There are a few other prudent issues has being confronted by our general public some of them
are expansion, neediness, lack of education, fast urbanization, and so on. Society should better
evaluate how to enhance practical development together with low carbon advancement
activity including approaches to enhance sustenance and other security. Some of these issues
are examined as here under:

INFLATION

Expansion alludes to a steady upward development in the general cost level. It results in a
decay of the obtaining power. By business analysts swelling does not happen until cost
increment midpoints under 5% every year for a supported period. Swelling or tenacious
upward development of costs results in a decrease in the buying influence of cash. A little
measurement of expansion at the rate of under 5 for each penny is useful for the economy
since it reinforces the formative push of the economy. In any case, expansion at a higher rate
had terrible monetary and social outcomes for the economy. Expansion could be brought on
either due to overabundance of interest over supply or in view of increment in the expense of
creation or both. Expansion can be checked with the utilization of money related measures,
financial measures and speculation control. In India, general reasons for swelling have been
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populace blast, poor execution of rural and modern parts, high government use, and
inclination of the general population to imitate individuals in prosperous nations etc. Different
measures said above have been utilized to control swelling in India.

ILLITERACY

Absence of education is another real issue before the general public. Its a tragic situation that
nation which had larger amount of education (than British) during an era when British came
two centuries back is presently confronting the test of an enormous number of individuals
who are uneducated and can't read or compose. The absence of these aptitudes renders them
denied of the open doors for upward social versatility. Such individuals need to rely on upon
others for different things and are misused in different authoritative archives and are subjected
to abuses and legitimate bothers. Keeping these negative outcomes in perspective the
administration is attempting to universalize essential training. The absence of perusing and
composing aptitudes makes a man unequipped for profiting the different chances to help
themselves. Every single instructed individual, thusly, is relied upon to add to the proficiency
mission and making it The unavailability of stimulating environment and absence of effective
role models decreases the motivation level. A large section of poor children do not go to
school. Even if they go they become drop outs and fail to complete education.
In this context it may be pointed out that poverty is also related to the social structure. A
number of low caste, scheduled tribe and backward communities have been put to
discrimination for many centuries. They are socially disadvantaged and are deprived from the
experiences necessary for development on account of their membership of specific groups. In
this sense they are doubly deprived.
Studies have shown that the children from the background of poverty and social disadvantage
lag behind their counterparts from the enriched background. Their cognitive development and
performance is found to be at a lower level. Studies of perception, memory and intelligence
have demonstrated it several times. The studies have also shown that the performance
between the advantaged and disadvantaged children increases with advancing age. It has also
been found that the poverty condition is de-motivating and makes a person more vulnerable.
Low level of achievement motivation and greater need for dependence in these people make
them less effective in coping with the problems of everyday life. As a result the poor become
marginalized and cannot contribute to the mainstream of the society.
The question why some people are poor has been answered in many ways. The search for
causes of poverty has lead to many answers. It has been located in the individual, in the social
structure, or the culture of the people. For instance many people blame the victim and
consider the poor as responsible for the characteristics or dispositions of the people. A
detailed analysis of the problem of poverty shows that poverty is caused by multiple factors.
The social and economic structure in India promotes inequality, and social disadvantages. The
life in the poverty condition reinforces certain behaviour pattern, values and coping styles
which, reduce the chances of upward social mobility.

1.3 HEALTH PROBLEMS

There are several major health problems prevent in society. Some of the health problems are
eradicated and some problems are still prevent in the society. Some national health programs
like Malaria control programs, AIDS control programs has been launch in India. Such health
problems can be classified into different categories like Communicable disease problems

Nutritional problems

Environmental sanitation problems

Medical care problems

Communicable disease continue to be major problem in India. Diseases considered to be of

great importance are Malaria

Tuberculosis

Dioarrhea

Acute respiratory disease

AIDS

India consist of small group of well fed and a very large group of undernourished. The
specific problems in the country are
Protein energy malnutrition

Nutritional anemia

Low birth weight

The most difficult problem to tackle in this country is environmental sanitation problem,
which is multi factorial and multifaceted.

URBANIZATION

Urbanization is another issue that merits genuine consideration. There is progressively

awesome relocation from towns to urban areas. This circumstance in producing weights on
urban communities which were implied for a positive size of populace. The restricted metro
offices, non military personnel associations and structures are confronting troubles in taking
care of the requests of the general population. The uber urban areas like Mumbai, Kolkata
Chennai and Delhi have crossed the points of confinement for which they are equipped for
this circumstance makes various issues, for example, unapproved and illicit exercises, rise of
ghettos, issue of waste transfer production of foles, wrongdoing and wellbeing related issues.
The social association, economy and ecological arranging in numerous urban communities are
getting to be unmanageable. Likewise, urbanization is connected with specific sorts of
demeanor such as consumerism and independence. Consumerism accentuates on abuse of
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assets for individual utilization with no sympathy toward society and environment. This state
of mind is in charge of the biological irregularity that is generally experienced in todays
world. Thus the individualistic mentality supports the perspective that the individual is a
definitive reality and everything forms need to be clarified at individual level. The individual
is free and dependable to his or her self just.

POVERTY

A vast segment of the Indian culture is experiencing destitution. Destitution is a wonder

which is objective and additionally subjective. Impartially destitution suggests a
dehumanizing condition in which individuals can't care for the essential needs. Subjectively
neediness remains for saw hardship. Thusly it is relative and anyone can feel poor by
contrasting himself as herself and a rich person. Poor individuals do not have the important
assets and ability to fulfill fundamental needs like sustenance, asylum, wellbeing and
instruction. They live under troublesome conditions which are not favourable for
advancement of their human potential. As you have adapted before for sound human
advancement a tyke needs ecological backing for survival and improvement. Neediness
meddles with improvement from various perspectives. For example absence of or deficient
sustenance captures mental advancement amid ahead of schedule adolescene.

Key Issues
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Medical Ethics
Declining Child Sex Ratio
The term epidemic has a new meaning in India. In a country where a selective human
breeding is rampant, figures throw up some of the most startling trends in history. India
represents one of the most adverse Child Sex Ratio (CSR) figures amongst the Southeast
Asian countries, reflecting a highly undesirable reversal of the norms of nature.

Female Foeticide
Invest only Rs. 600 now and save your precious Rs. 50,000 later
(Catchline issued by one of the flourishing clinics dealing with sex determination )
The 2001 Census conducted by Government of India, showed a sharp decline in the child sex
ratio in 80% districts of India.
India, in all its glory of being an IT superpower and one of the fastest developing countries,
tragically represents the lowest child sex ratio in the world. Systematic gender discrimination
in India is reported to have claimed up to a whopping 50 million female lives. The Census
Report of 2001 reveals a highly skewed child sex ratio (0-6 year-olds), that fell from 945
females per 1,000 males in 1991 to an all-time low of 927 in 2001. The ratio even dropped
further to 800:1,000 in some specific parts of the country.
Additional data from the Indias birth and death registration service indicates that the figures
have further fallen to fewer than 900 females per 1,000 men over the last few years.

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The Background
Atrocities against women in various forms have been an integral part of the civilization since
ages. However, India has unabashedly been home to some of the most barbaric acts against
this gentler breed of humanity, starting from dowry deaths and sati, going up to female
infanticide and female foeticide. Technology facilitates a series of pre-natal diagnostic tools to
identify and cure any potential birth defects and associated conditions. In a gross misuse of
the scientific tools, female fetuses are selectively aborted after such pre-natal sex
determination, in spite of a massive influx of legal regulations banning the same. Techniques
such as Amniocentesis were introduced in 1975 to identify any genetic abnormalities. Sadly,
these soon became a tool for sex determination and proved to be a call of death for the tiny
unborn female fetuses. What is most alarming is that the CSR is far more skewed in the
Bermuda Triangle, which includes the land-rich and affluent states of Punjab, Haryana and
Uttar Pradesh. The national capital, New Delhi, is also known to be on top of the list. As per
the latest government data available pertaining to births, the CSR in Punjab stood at a mere
775 females per 1000 males. Shockingly, a recent survey of 10 villages around Chandigarh
(that fall within 29 km radius of the city), revealed that the number of boys outnumbered girls
in every village. Reports indicate that more than 12,000 sex determination tests were carried
out across the scores of private clinics in 1997 in Delhi alone. In fact, the steep rise in sex
crimes in Delhi has also been attributed to the unequal sex ratio. In the same year, 105 female
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infants had been reportedly killed every month in Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu. The
apathetic attitude of the administration coupled with inefficient legislative implementation
further adds to the woes of the girl child in India, facing elimination and discrimination in
their very right to live.
Legal Jurisdiction
Judiciary in India has declared the year 2007 as the Awareness year of female foeticide.
The system will deal strictly with those responsible for this crime, Chief Justice of India Y
K Sabharwal, declared.
(A) EVOLUTION OF THE LAW
India has witnessed a long-drawn process, defining the evolution of an anti-female
foeticide law. Here we highlight the most important milestones:
Key Stages
1976: The Centre banned sex-determination tests in government facilities.
1988: The Maharashtra Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, followed by similar acts
by the governments of Punjab, Gujarat and Haryana
1994: The Punjab Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Control & Regulation) Act
1994: The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Bill
(introduced in Parliament in 1991, passed in 1994)
1996, January 1: Enforcement of central Act in Punjab
December 1997: The Directorate of Health Services and Family Welfare, Punjab is
appointed the authority to implement the Act .
Meanwhile, the IPC recognizes Female Infanticide as a punishable offence under the
Indian law.
(B) ACTS AND REGULATIONS
The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act,
1994.
The Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994
was enacted and brought into operation from January 1, 1996. Primarily, the Act prohibits
determination and disclosure of the sex of foetus.
Key Definition:
An Act to provide for the regulation of the use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for the
purpose of detecting genetic or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or
certain congenital malformations or sex linked disorders and for the prevention of the
misuse of such techniques for the purpose of pre-natal sex determination leading to
female foeticide; and, for matters connected there with or incidental thereto
[20th September, 1994: Act No. 57 of 1994]
The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex
Selection) Act, 1994
The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act was amended in 2003 to empower the above
further in light of the new fertility technologies, which facilitate the selection of the sex
of the foetus before conception. The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic
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Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act and Rules 1994 (as amended up to 2002)
(the PCPNDT Act) mandates that sex selection by any person, by any means, before or
after conception, is prohibited.

Key Highlights:
The law chiefly provides for the following:
Prohibition on sale of ultrasound machines to persons not registered under this Act.
Prohibition of advertisement of any technique for sex selection as well as sex
determination.
Prevention of misuse of such techniques for sex selection before of after conception.
Regulation of prenatal diagnostic techniques (e.g. amniocentesis and ultrasonography)
for detection of genetic abnormalities, by restricting their use to registered institutions.
The Act allows the use of these techniques only at a registered place for a specified
purpose and by a qualified person, registered for this purpose.
Prohibition of sex selection, before and after conception.
Code of Medical Ethics
Constituted by the Indian Parliament in the Medical Council Act, 1956, the relevant
section of the Code of Medical Ethics states:
On no account, sex determination test shall be undertaken with the intent to terminate the
life of a female foetus developing in her mothers womb, unless there are other absolute
indications for termination of pregnancy as specified in the Medical Termination of
Pregnancy , Act, 1971. Any act of termination of pregnancy of normal female foetus,
amounting to female foeticide, shall be regarded as professional misconduct on the part
of the physician leading to penal erasure besides rendering him liable to criminal
proceedings as per the provisions of this Act (Clause 7.6). It is here important to note that
the penalty for unindicated sex determination and female foeticide is striking off the
name from the register apart from criminal action.

Socio-economic issues

Education The Right to Learn

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Educate a man, you educate one person, educate a woman, you educate a complete
family.
Reports estimate that more than 50 percent of girls in India fail to enroll in school and
those who do are likely to drop out by the age of 12.
As in a series of other aspects, the girl child is also discriminated against extensively in
the right to education, even basic at times.
Lack of education denies the girl child, the knowledge and skills needed to advance their
status. Education enables the child to realize her full potential, to think, question and
judge independently; to be a wise decision-maker, develop civic sense and learn to
respect, love his fellow human beings and to be a good citizen.
Figures also report that there is discrimination even in the field of higher education. At
least a 40% of girls are not allowed to pursue higher studies, due to the conservative
familial ideologies.

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Initiatives
In 1994, the Government of India passed a universal female education bill that offers
parents incentives for access and punishment for keeping a girl out of school. In another
important initiative, the government also announced free and reduced cost education for
girls. The program has been designed with the aim to offer free education at high school
level to all girls of single child

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families.
The offer also includes provisions for fellowships of US$ 45 per month for those
undertaking post-graduate studies.
Child marriages
Child marriage is a gross violation of all categories of child rights. UNICEF
A report by the UNICEF revealed that 82 percent of girls in Rajasthan are married
before they are 18, 15 percent of girls in rural areas across the country are married before
13 and a major 52 percent of girls have their first pregnancy between 15 and 19.
By the Indian law, it is illegal to allow or facilitate marriage of a boy under 21 and a girl
under 18. Amongst all the states in India, it is Rajasthan that tops the list with the average
age of a girl at marriage being 16.6 years, closely followed by Bihar (17.2 years) and
Madhya Pradesh (17 years).

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Defying the law right in the eye, hundreds of children tied the knot in Rajgarh, 65
miles northwest of Bhopal in May 2005. According to sources, hundreds of children,
some even as young as seven years old were married over a period of one week. As if to
mock at the law, the ceremonies were held at the same time as the Akkha Teej, a
summer festival believed to auspicious for weddings. Meanwhile all the officials could
do was to record the names of the children being married. Despite the existence of
legislation banning child marriage since 1929, the practice continues to be a social reality
in the present India.
Child Labor
Child labourers-- The Cheap Commodity of India
Shiva, an eight-year old orphan was reported dead on June 29, 1993, after he was caught
escaping and then beaten and scorched to death by his employer.
In another incident, 446 children were rescued from over 200 zari shops in the glamorous city
of Mumbai, while 25 children were rescued from an ill-lit small room converted into a zari
factory in the national capital, New Delhi.
The 1991 Census carried out by Government of India states that there are 11.28 million
working children under the age of fourteen years in India. Advocacy groups suggest the real
figure could be as high as 60 million.

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With figures from varied sources giving verdict, India is known to have the largest number of
working children in the world. 74 percent of child domestic workers in India are between the
ages of 12 and 16, most of them working at measly wages.
Toiling in the heat of stone quarries, working in the fields for long hours, picking rags in city
streets or stashed away as domestic servants, these children are sentenced to a life of misery,
suffering and horrors. In most of the Indian industries, girls are recognized as unrecognized
laborers because they are seen as Help & Supporters and not workers. Hence, this section
remains almost totally unprotected by law.

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Sex Ratio

In India Sex Ratio is a term used to define number of females per 1000 males. It's a great
source to find the equality of males and females in a society at a given period of time. InIndia
Sex Ratio was okay till the time of Independence, thereafter it has declined regularly.
According to Census of India 20011, Indian sex ratio has shown some improvement in the last
10 years. It has gone up from 933 in 2001 to 940 in 2011 census of India. There has been
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some improvement in the Sex Ratio of India but it has gone down badly in some states like
Haryana. The state of Kerala with 1084 females for every 1000 males has the best sex ratio in
India. It has shown a tremendous improvement in the last 10 years. Haryana has the lowest
sex ratio of 877 females per 1000 males. So Sex Ratio of India varies from region to region.
Kerala and Puducherry are only two places in India where total female population is more
than the male population. Other states like Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka are
also showing an increase in their sex ratio.
The states of South India have the best Sex Ratio of females per 1000 males. Some important
facts about Sex Ratio of India are presented here:
. Kerala with 1084 females per 1000 males has the highest sex ratio according to 2011
Census of India.
. The state of Haryana has the lowest female literacy rate in India. Kerala with 1084
females per 1000 males has the highest sex ratio according to 2011 Census of India.
. In Union Territories of India, Daman and Diu has the lowest female sex ratio while
Pondicherry has the highest female sex ratio in India.
There is some extent of gender bias in India which is responsible for this decline in female
ratio however it has started to show some improvement in the last 20 years
Lack of education and poverty in rural areas leads to gender bias.

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ABHILASHA

Abhilasha Foundation is a non-profit NGO established under society Registration Act, 1860
(Registration No: GBBSD /964/2014) and The Bombay Public Trust Act. 1950. (Registration
No: F-58645).
Abhilasha Foundation was established by a team of social workers who are working in the
field of health, education, sustainability, vocational training, empowering women and child
development.
Abhilasha Foundation works among migrants, poor and abused women, neglected children,
senior citizens, school drop outs, Self Help Groups, and awareness on various social, health
and current issues. The underprivileged need to be given the appropriate opportunities and
they need to be motivated. Abhilasha Foundation works with a view to help the poor
community through various welfare activities.
OUR VISION
To ensure that the needy women/children and senior citizens regain their human rights and are
able to sustain in society.
OUR MISSION

To promote education, food, health and clothing for the underprivileged

children/women in the Society and they need to be given appropriate opportunities.
To improve the quality of life of the beneficiaries.
To promote sustainable social change by improving the living conditions of vulnerable
populations.
To identify and work with the marginalized population especially with the
underprivileged children.
To give equal chances to deserving youths to be self-reliant and to enjoy a healthy,
dignified and sustainable quality of life.

OUR OBJECTIVES

To provide for all the basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, education and medical) to
women, senior citizens and children. To ensure the rights of the children, adults and
women through providing opportunities.

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To ensure a healthy childhood by providing quality education, nutrition and health

services to marginalized children. To admit the underprivileged children in the
municipal school.
To provide the youth with vocational training and equip them for better employment
chances. To provide medical support to the (BPL) children for undergoing critical
surgeries. To promote unity amongst the diverse groups.

HOW DO THEY PLAN THEIR ACTIVITIES

There is a special department in ABHLASHA for proper planning and successful
implementation of their promotional activities. In ABHILASHA there is a PRO marketing
department for successful strategic planning of promotional activities. This marketing department
set mission and vision of the such activities of different departments. Further it is to inform that
such PRO marketing department plan their activities and gathered necessary information by
visiting and concern doctors at different places. Thus this NGO plan with strategic vision to
promote their activities.

How do they carry out their mission of working for a social cause?
ORPHANGE SUPPORT

An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans, Semi Orphans

Children whose biological parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for
them. Biological parents, and sometimes biological grandparents, are legally responsible for
supporting children, but in the absence of these or other relatives willing to care for the
children, they become a ward of the state, and orphanages are one way of providing for their
care, housing and education

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Abhilasha Foundation is supporting an orphanage home Swagat Ashram Charitable Trust for
22 children for their food, shelter, clothes, medical and nutrition for the orphan and semiorphan children.
Although many people presume that most children who live in orphanages are orphans, this is
often not the case with four out of five children in orphanages having at least one living
parent and most having some extended family. Orphans should be placed under the care of
public guardians.Orphanage Support Programme Relief provides small group mentoring and
addresses every childs need for individual attention. We believe in a holistic approach and so,
after physical needs are met through our other programs, we address the emotional, spiritual,
and social issues that arise from living in an orphanage home.

MEDICAL SUPPORT

Survival of the Child and their Treatment

Survival of the Child and their Treatment: As per UNICEFs data nearly 1.73 million children
die in India every year due to lack of treatment. Abhilasha Foundation works with the children
from the most marginalized, economically deprived families to support them in their
treatment of critical surgeries. The parents usually do not have a huge amount of money to
spend on the treatment of such surgeries. The organization sponsors treatment of these
underprivileged children and helps them to get back to their normal lives.

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HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMME

Giving awareness programmes on health and personal hygiene in slums for underprivileged
children, their parents and also in spreading awareness in the schools and slum.

NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT
Many families come from weaker sections who need nutritional support especially children
who are admitted in government hospitals and whose parents cannot afford food and find it
very difficult to take care of their children.

FINANCING SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL SURGERIES

Collaborating with renowned hospitals to help the underprivileged BPL (Below Poverty Line)
children for critical surgeries. Abhilasha Foundation provides financial support for the
patients who cannot afford any critical operations/critical illness/ support in medicines and
help them to buy generic medicines.

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EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
As per UNICEF data 7.1 million children in India do not go to school. Abhilasha Foundation
works to ensure that all children go to school so that there is no child labour as well as
building a promising future for these underprivileged children. In India due to illiteracy and
poverty, the children who may be the future leaders do not get educated either because their
parents cannot afford their education or they are not exposed to the progressive environment.
A bhilasha Foundation organizes awareness programmes on the need and benefits of
education. Education enhances ones knowledge. Education is one of the methods of
eliminating poverty as it creates independence of thought and develops a perspective of
looking at life. Abhilasha Foundation is also helping the illiterate pare nts to admit their
children in the municipal school and is determined to build a world in which every child
attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.

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BALWADI & DAY CARE CENTRE IN GORAI III (SLUM):

Abhilasha Foundation appointed two part time teachers who can cater to the needs of these
children who are otherwise loitering around the whole day. Abhilasha Foundation has started
teaching them basic English language, Cleanliness, Good Habits, Mentoring and Counseling
these underprivileged children etc.
Abhilasha Foundation appointed two part time teachers who can cater to the needs of these
children who are otherwise loitering around the whole day. Abhilasha Foundation has started

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teaching them basic English language, Cleanliness, Good Habits, Mentoring and Counseling
these underprivileged children etc

Educating Girls:
Providing support for vocational education where ever required, workshops with local
communities to promote the value of girls education as having the potential to change
poverty-stricken lives, Monitoring of girls in the community (especially with the parents of
school drop-outs), Life Skills workshops for grown-up and non-school-going girls, covering
topics such as reproductive health, gender equality, legal rights and access to public services,
facilitating local education committees made up of representatives from the villages
Scholarship Programme: Scholarship is being provided to the children of this community who
secure 80% and above in 10th and 12th standard. The children will be monitored and being
counselled.

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EDUCATIONAL/PICNIC TOURS: Abhilasha Foundation believes in taking out the

underprivileged children out on tours which is an essential part of our programmes and a
means of education and entertainment.

OLD AGE SUPPORT

An old age home is usually the place, a home for those old people who have no one to look
after them or those who have been thrown out of their homes by their children. The place is of
course like home where the inmates get all the facilities for a routine living, like food,
clothing, medical and shelter. At least in India till now, the old people staying away from the
home, from their children, or left to themselves is not considered to be a very happy situation.
This concept of separating the elders from the youngsters has been imported into India from
the West. It is very clear to all who visit an old age home that, all the inmates are there, not for
the love of being away from home and independent but, because there is no better alternative
left for them, once they are neglected and unwanted in their homes by their own children. The
only solace is that, they are getting their daily requirements of shelter and food if not the
bonds of love from the family

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Abhilasha Foundation supports 25 senior citizens for their nutrition, shelter, medical and
ensuring their physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being of each senior citizens.

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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

SELF HELP GROUP

Self-help is a process of sharing a common experience, challenge or concern. It is
participatory in nature, and involves getting help, giving help, learning to help themself, as
well as sharing knowledge and experience. Self-help groups are seen as instruments for a
variety of goals including empowering women, developing leadership qualities among
marginalized women. Abhilasha Foundation is supporting these SHG groups.

LIVELIHOOD TRAININGS
Abhilasha Foundation provides livelihood training to the women who are deprived and
neglected from the society. Counseling is provided them for the social stigma and
discrimination and trauma they go throughout their life which help them to live a normal life.
Abhilasha Foundation has started to empower the women by imparting them with various
training programmes like mattress making, beautician course and leather bag making etc. for
income generation for their sustainability and livelihood.

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CALAMITY SUPPORT
A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth;
examples include floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other geologic
processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage, and typically leaves
some economic damage in its wake, the severity of which depends on the affected
populations resilience, or ability to recover. An adverse event will not rise to the level of a
disaster if it occurs in an area without vulnerable population. There is an urgent need to reach
out to many more affected families during any clamity or any natural disaster.

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Abhilasha Foundation provides relief during any natural calamity. Women and children are
the worst affected victims of natural disasters. Abhilasha Foundation work to ensure their
right to survival and development after any calamity by providing them immediate support to
the marginalized people. Abhilasha Foundation supported 100 families during the calamity
disaster in Jammu & Kashmir.

WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES REQUIRED & HOW DO THEY MEET

THESE REQUIREMENTS
Abhilasha is a NGO required wide range of resources as working area of Abhilasha is wide to
provide latest and up to date medical facilities, women empowerment, education to children.
So they always required latest and updates medical equipment. Further it is to inform that to
fulfill its requirements Abhilasha is running separate surgery department. Apart from this
due to popularity of ABHILASHA, it fulfill its requirement by way of donations.
Moreover by way of marketing and camping they fulfill their requirements.

What are the challenges they are facing

In initial phase when the very first idea of NGO is developed. It had been started facing problem
of persuasion by the people in our society still people look suspect fully towards an organization if
it demands for monetary resource. Moreover there were many legal formalities and approvals of
Governments for NGO which was time consuming regarding registration Procedures of
ABHILASHA.
Moreover it was challenging for the organization to put our idea to the public but as time pass by
its work in public interest ABHILASHA started getting positive response and it positively
approved by public and its helping authority.

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TRUSTEES & ASSOCIATES

NISHA MALAWAT- FOUNDER

BASANT KUMAR MALAWAT SECRETARY
AJAY ATMARAM GOTAD- TREASURER
DR.ANAND LAXMANRAO- MEMBER
MR.CHANDRA SHEKHARRAMDAS PRADHAN- MEMBER
MR.MANGLA SARODE- MEMBER
SAMEER K.ASSOCIATE
SAJID KACCHHI- ASSOCIATE

SUPPORTERS & PARTNERS

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MESSAGE BY NGO
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GOVERNMENT MEASURES
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National Plan of Action to Save Girl Child

(1991-2000)
INTRODUCTION
The National Plan of Action for the Girl Child for 1991-2000, is a specially
formulated action plan by the Government of India to protect and promote the Girl
Child.
THE AIM
This plan seeks to prevent female feticide and infanticide, eliminate gender
discrimination, provide safe drinking water and fodder near homes, rehabilitate and
protect girls from exploitation, assault and abuse.

KEY MEASURES
The key measures planned under the National Plan include:

Strengthening of the existing primary health care infrastructure

Consolidation and maintenance of levels of immunization coverage
Stepping up immunization where coverage is low
Polio eradication through immunization
Ensuring essential supplies and drugs
Training of doctors and Para-medical health workers .
Educating women and girls on safe motherhood Providing primary education facilities
in un served areas
Providing child care services Community mobilization and involvement
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OTHER STEPS
The Background

Historically, India has been one of the first countries to identify the Girl Child as the focus of
attention for improving the overall social and economic status of women.
Steps
The Balika Samriddhi Yojana in 1997 is one of the most important initiatives of the
Government to raise overall status of the girl child. The Yojana aims to change family and
community attitudes towards both, the girl child and the mother.
A series of incentives were included in the Yojana, including the likes of a gift of Rs. 500/- to
the mother on delivery of a baby girl and the provision of an annual scholarship for the girl,
with the overall aim of improving enrolment and retention of girls in school.
In another major initiative, in 2005, the Government of India also announced free and
reduced cost education for girls. Those with two girls and no other children were promised
discounts of up to 50%. The program also offered fellowships of US$ 45 per month for those
undertaking post-graduate studies.

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Various State Governments have formulated State Plans of Action for Girl Child, appropriate
to the condition prevailing in each state, prominently including Governments of Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Goa.
Adding on, the Government had also set up policies like the National Nutrition Policy (1993),
which recognizes the stage of adolescence as a special period for a multi-sectoral nutrition
intervention for the females.
To ensure effective implementation of the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and
Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994, a Central Supervisory Board was also set-up under the
chairpersonship of the Minister-in-charge of Health and Family Welfare.
Furthermore, the National Policy on Education (1986) was formulated to address the question
of setting right the traditional gender imbalances in education, making a strong commitment
in favor of education for womens equality.
A recent news story also reported a unique campaign being carried out by over 200 people
across five northern and western states of India, under the leadership of the well-known
religious leader and social activist, Swami Agnivesh.
Chief Minister of Haryana (India), Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hudda, also lauded the consistent
efforts of Swami Agnivesh in the Campaign Against Female Foeticide and pledged to extend
all possible infrastructural support and assistance.
Other beneficial schemes include the Adolescent Girls Scheme, the Child Survival and Safe
Motherhood Programme, the Universal Immunization Programme, special health check up
schemes for primary school students, introduction of health cards in selected areas, evaluation
of health programmes, the Mid-day Meal Scheme for primary school children and nutrition
education.
Reports also indicate that the government aims to eliminate all forms of child labor by 2020.

(Right of Abortion v. Child in Mother's Womb)

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Abortion in India is legal only up to twenty weeks of pregnancy under specific conditions and
situations which are broadly defined as:
A. The continuance of the pregnancy would involve a risk to the life of the pregnant woman
or of grave injury of physical or mental health, or there is a substantial risk that if the child
were born, it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously
handicapped.
B. An adult woman requires no other person's consent except her own.
C. Abortion in India is controversially the cause of Gendercide. In many parts of India,
daughters are not preferred and hence sex-selective abortion is commonly practiced, resulting
in an unnatural male to female population sex ratio due to millions of developing girls
selectively being targeted for termination before birth.
Before 1971
The Indian Penal Code, which was enacted in 1860 and was written in accordance with
British law at the time of its creation, declared induced abortion as illegal. Induced abortion
was defined as purposely "causing miscarriage,. Abortion practitioners would either be
incarcerated for up to three years, fined, or both; women undergoing abortions could be
imprisoned for up to seven years and also be charged an additional fine. The only exception
was when abortion was induced in order to save the life of the woman. Despite the fact that
this passage in the penal code was changed in Great Britain in 1967, India did not change it
until 1971. Countless women died attempting illegal abortions as a result of the penal code,
and it was a combination of this and the growing population that made the country
reconsiders its initial stance. In 1964, the Central Family Planning Board of the Government
of India met and formed a committee designed to examine the subject of abortion from
medical, legal, social, and moral standpoints. The Abortion Study Committee, lead by the then
Health Minister of the state of Maharashtra Mr. Shantilal Shah, spent the next two years
studying the issue, and submitted a report with its suggestions in December 1966. This report
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considered the penal code to be too restrictive and recommended that the law's qualifications
should be relaxed; many of these suggestions were included in the subsequent Medical
Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.

1971 and beyond The Indian abortion laws falls under the Medical Termination of
Pregnancy (MTP) Act, which was enacted by the Indian Parliament in the year 1971 with the
intention of reducing the incidence of illegal abortion and consequent maternal mortality and
morbidity.The MTP Act came into effect from 1 April 1972 and was amended in the years
1975 and 2002. Pregnancies not exceeding 12 weeks may be terminated based on a single
opinion formed in good faith. In case of pregnancies exceeding 12 weeks but less than 20
weeks, termination needs opinion of two doctors. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy
(MTP) Act of India clearly states the conditions under which a pregnancy can be ended or
aborted, the persons who are qualified to conduct the abortion and the place of
implementation.Some of these qualifications are as follows:
Women whose physical and/or mental health were endangered by the pregnancy
Women facing the birth of a potentially handicapped or malformed child
Pregnancies in unmarried girls under the age of eighteen with the consent of a
guardian
Pregnancies in "lunatics" with the consent of a guardian
Pregnancies that are a result of failure in sterilization
Statistics Unsafe abortions are killing a woman every two hours in India (which is
approximately 4000 deaths a year), according to estimates and calculations correlating data on
maternal mortality ratio (MMR) and Sample Registration System (SRS) data by Ipas, India,
an international NGO working on increasing access to safe abortion services. A Lancet paper
in 2007 said there were 6.4 million abortions, of which 3.6 million or 56 per cent were unsafe.
Ipas has calculated this based on the latest population and crude birth rates (CBR) which peg
the number of induced abortion at 5,007,932.According to Census 2011, abortion taking place
in institution varies from 32.0% in Chhattisgarh to 73.9% in Assam.
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Pre-natal diagnostic techniques like Medical Ultra sonography are capable of determining the
sex of the foetus. In many parts of India, daughters are not preferred and hence sex-selective
abortion is commonly practiced, a form of Gendercide, resulting in an unnatural male to
female population sex ratio due to millions of developing girls being terminated before birth.
According to The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse)
Amendment Act, 2002 the following are cognizable, non-bail able and non-compoundable
offences Conducting or associating or helping to conduct Pre-Natal Diagnostic tests. Sex
selection on a woman or a man or both on any tissue, embryo, concepts fluid or gametes
derived from either or both of them Advertisement or communication in any form in print, by
electronic media or internet by units, medical professionals or companies on the availability
of sex determination and sex selection in the form of services, medicines, or any kind of
techniques. Three years imprisonment and fine of Rs. 10,000 and five years imprisonment and
fine of Rs. 50,000 for subsequent offence for service providers is stipulated by the law; those
who seek aid shall be punishable with a term that may extend to three years and a fine that
may extend to Rs 50,000 for the first offence and for any subsequent offence with
imprisonment which may extend to five years and with fine which may increase to Rs.
100,000.
Implementation
Unsafe abortions continue to outnumber safe and legal abortions. The Central government
constituted an expert committee in the year 2010 to make recommendations.

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Empowerment of Women in India (2001)

The National Policy for the Empowerment of Women in India (2001) is hailed as one of the
biggest achievements in the history of Indian womens human rights. The law states as, All
forms of discrimination against the girl child and violation of her rights shall be eliminated by
undertaking strong measures, both preventive and punitive within and outside the family.
These would relate specifically to strict enforcement of laws against prenatal sex selection and
the practices of female foeticide, female infanticide, child marriage, child abuse and child
prostitution.
Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986
The Child Labour Act prohibits employment of children (under 14 yrs) in 13 occupations and
57 processes contained in Part A & B of the schedule to the Act. It also lays down penalties
for employment of children in violation of the provisions of this Act and regulates the
employment of children with respect to working hours, number of holidays, health and safety
in work place. The other provisions relate to prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced
labour (Article 23). Certain principles of policy to be followed by the State stipulate that
children be secured against exploitation
The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection)
Act.
The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act
and Rules 1994 (as amended up to 2002) (the PCPNDT Act) mandates that sex selection by
any person, by any means, before or after conception, is prohibited
Child Marriage Bill 2006.

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According to the Child Bill (2006), people marrying children and people involved in these
practices, people abetting or attending a child marriage would face up to two years in prison
and a fine of 100,000 rupees.
Child Sexual Abuse
Under the Indian law, those accused of child sexual abuse are currently charged under Section
376 as a punishment for rape and Section 377, that defines unnatural sexual offences, of the
Indian Penal Code.

Code of Medical Ethics

Constituted by the Indian Parliament in the Medical Council Act, 1956, the Code of Medical
Ethics lays down that: On no account sex determination test shall be undertaken with the
intent to terminate the life of a female foetus developing in her mothers womb, unless there
are other absolute indications for termination of pregnancy as specified in the Medical
Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. Any act of termination of pregnancy of normal female
foetus, amounting to female feticide, shall be regarded as professional misconduct on the part
of the physician leading to penal erasure besides rendering him liable to criminal proceedings
as per the provisions of this Act (Clause 7.6). It is here important to note that the penalty for
unindicted sex determination and female feticide is striking off the name from the register
apart from criminal action.
Others
Apart from the above, there are legal provisions for working children in other laws
such as:
The Factories Act, 1948 The Mines Act, 1952
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The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961

The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act,
1966 The Plantations Labour Act,

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Social Stigma
Prabhuji mein tori binti karoon
Paiyan Paroon bar bar
Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Na Dije
Narak Dije Chahe Dar...
(Oh, God, I beg of you, I touch your feet time and again, Next birth don't give me a daughter,
Give me Hell instead...) Folk Song, Uttar Pradesh
The current trends have even refuted the common belief that the practice of eliminating the
female child will get discouraged with the economic independence of women on the rise. A
survey by Action India of women in Delhi revealed that even the highly educated women
have resorted to as many as a whopping eight abortions to ensure that they only give birth to a
son. One of the main reasons as pointed out by the experts is the Indian governments
attempts to control its burgeoning population of over 1 billion through controlling womens
fertility. This could literally serve as the doomsday verdict as the governments two-child
family concept encourages elimination of female fetuses in order to obtain a complete
family with at least one son. The obsessive inborn hunger of the Indian patriarchal set-up to
have a male child in its progeny has virtually brought the ethical systems of India into
shambles. The prejudice finally takes its toll and shows itself in a drastically lopsided sex
ratio in the country.

An Insight
The society is meant to be the most vital support system of a human being. It is shame then,
that in a developing country, such norms of the society itself have victimized and endangered
the very existence of the female child in India. We give you an insight into the most crucial
reasons: We give you an insight into the most crucial reasons: Menace of dowry Fear of loss
of face in local community esire to keep the wealth within the family, through sons Fear of
dependence of the girl on the family, for life Attempt to control family size Wish to appease
Gods in times of crisis
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The macabre scenario of discarded female fetuses in India is the handiwork of the brain of a
human being. It is little surprising then, unless the citizens of India themselves wake up to the
need, the evil of female foeticide and other such malpractices targeting the Indian girl child
shall not be done away with.
The common man on the road, the head of the family in a middle or an upper-middle class
family, the intellectual human rights activist; conscientious citizens from all walks of life need
to contribute to curb the menace. Such a mindset revolution needs mobilization of action right
from personal to governmental levels. As an individual, the most important and effective thing
you can do is to influence the attitudes of those around you.
Make your friends, relatives and immediate family aware of the girls capabilities. Try to
make the young girls around you aware of their self-worth, especially the under-privileged
ones. Women need to make an effort to reach out to each other through groups, share
experiences and give support. Parents should also have an open mindset towards enrolling
their children in co- education schools to ensure healthy exposure.
Sex education should be imparted at an appropriate age by the parents or guardians
themselves. One of the earliest forms of support in the educated circles of our society, .i.e.
sponsoring the education of a girl child, is still one of the most effective forms of contribution
Remedial Meassures:
o Administrative Measures
India, as a country, needs a heroic administrative impetus to break the shackles and
come out of the morbid shadows of such practices. No amount of individual efforts or
non-governmental movements can have an impact unless the administration takes up
the cudgels.
o Political will
Through active generation of political will and result-oriented action plans, the
government can effectively Help & Support the situation.
Here we list some of the main solutions possible:
Provision of free and compulsory education in practice, not only in theory
Effective implementation of the Dowry Prohibition Act and other relevant
laws Grant of equal property rights to girls
A department for women and a commission for women must be established at
central and state levels Womens organizations, media houses and magazines
should offer forums for networking
Extensive support should be available to NGOs and such organizations In fact,
the government of India needs to follow in the footsteps of places like Nigeria.
Through legislation, Nigeria prohibits the withdrawal of girls from school in
order to ensure that they can continue and complete their education.

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VARIOUS NGOS WORKING FOR THIS CAUSE

There are various NGOS working for this cause

NGOS working for this cause List of NGOs Here we list a few of the prominent NGOs
focusing on the issues related to the girl child in India:

CRY (Child Rights and You) - Mumbai The organization supports grassroots groups
involved in putting a stop to child labor and child poverty, such as supporting Mahita in
Hyderabad and Help & Supporting in imparting education to under-privileged girl
children.
NANHI KALI - Mumbai Run by the K C Mahindra Trust, an all-India Organization,
Nanhi Kali, allows you to sponsor a girl childs education through their network.
DREAM A DREAM Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore A professionally run, registered notfor profit organization working with children coming from vulnerable backgrounds
such as from streets, slum communities, runaway children, orphans and HIV+ children.
POPULATION FIRST Mumbai The organization runs a campaign called Laddli,
which tackles the issue of the falling sex ratio.
Child in NeedInstitute Kolkata An organization actively supporting the cause of child
rights and Help & Supporting the children in need. INDIANNGOS.COM Organizing
plans, which lead to provision of sponsorships of the girl child.
INDIA ALLIANCE FOR CHILD RIGHTS (IACR) The India Alliance for Child Rights
represents a countrywide alliance of networks, NGOs, think tanks, activists, academia,
and concerned individuals working for the realization of the rights of children.

WORKING OF VARIOUS NGO

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Criteria for supporting an initiative:

Focus on children

Focus on nascent initiatives - grassroots or urban

Priority to projects in areas where no other projects / facilities exist

Vision, commitment, approach to work of the project partner

Project concepts should empower the community in which they work, the parents, and
ultimately make an irreversible change to the lives of children

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Support To The Nanhi Kalis

Academic Support Our Nanhi Kalis receive academic support through a 1-2 hour class
conducted before or after school hours called the Academic Support Centre. Here, concepts in
Maths, Science and Language are taught, to bridge the gaps in learning and enable children to
attain grade-specific competency levels.

Material Support/Kits - The programme selects girls based on multiple criteria including
enrollment in government schools, family income, parents' educational background, social
background and the child's aptitude. A comprehensive sponsorship is created to take care of a
range of their educational requirements, providing not only academic support that enables
them to make a success of their schooling experience but also material support. This includes
uniforms, school bags, shoes, socks etc. to enable the girl child to go to school with dignity.
The material kit is ceremoniously handed over to each child at the beginning of the academic
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The teaching methodology includes the extensive use of innovative teaching tools and
activities such as storytelling, group games, etc. which make learning not only meaningful but
also fun. Our team also works with the parents and community to sensitize them on gender
equality.
Community support involves regular interactions with the Nanhi Kali's parents and the
community to ensure that they dont drop out of school. The society does play an important
role in girl child education. Educating Nanhi Kalis doesn't involve just them but also their
families and the communities that they are a part of. Therefore, counseling and sensitizing the
community on gender issues forms an important component of our program.

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DREAM A DREAM

AFTER SCHOOL
The After School Life Skills Programme uses the medium of Sports and Arts to engage and
develop critical life skills. The programme is an Innovation Lab where new approaches to
Life Skills development are introduced, demonstrated, documented and fed back into the
larger framework for Re-imagining Learning for young people in the country. Learnings from
the ground are documented and brought back to inform, impact and transform our work with
Teachers and Educators in the Teacher Development Programme.

5000 young people year on year

24 partner schools across Bangalore
38 life skill facilitators
1:1 gender ratio
97% retention
89% attendance

CAREER CONNECT

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The program equips 14-19 year olds with information, skills and access to opportunities to
make a healthy transition to adulthood. We conduct career awareness workshops, run shortterm modules in English, communication skills, money management, career guidance and
provide access to internships, scholarships, vocational training and jobs. The program is
delivered in two learning centres, based in Bangalore.

2400 accessing career workshops

1600 accessing skill development modules
750 accessing career services
35 graduates provided job placements
160 scholarships granted

TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
The program engages adults to deepen impact on and unlock potential of young people. We
use a life skills approach to nurture empathy, expand their creativity, develop listening and
validation skills and the ability to share with authenticity while also learning facilitation skills.
The model has been adapted from the Creative Community Model developed by Partners for
Youth Empowerment (PYE).

1000 teachers / educators trained

Impacting over 100,000 young people
Spread across 10 cities in India
24 Partner Schools / Charities

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 REFERENCES

www.savegirlchild.com
www.savegirldchild.org
www.fightforthefoetus.org
www.indiachild.com
www.cry.org
www.nanhikali.org
www.dreamdream.org
www.respectwomen.co.in
www.raiseindiafoundation.org
http://www.abhilasha-foundation.org/

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