Fwd: FW: Let's Contribute in Educating Girls
Archana T Ramesh
Dear All,
Hope you all are doing great! As part of Vodafone
foundation's World Of Difference program, here is an
initiative, in collaboration with the NGO- Educate Girls. It
basically aims to raise funds to help put young girls in
school/help provide access to better education. Please find details
below.
It is a personal request. A small contribution could make a
huge difference to some little girl's life:
http://www.giveindia.org/iGive-MumbaiCircle2014
Warm Regards,
Archana
From: "Archana T R (COR)" <Archa...@vodafone.com>
Date: Mar 11, 2014 2:41 PM
Subject: FW: Let’s Contribute in Educating Girls
To: "archa...@gmail.com" <archa...@gmail.com>
Cc:
“Gulafsha is a 11 year old girl in a village in Rajasthan. Her parents sends her and her younger brother to a local government school which has overcrowded classrooms, no electricity, absent teacher’s record, poor sanitary conditions and very few benches to sit. They don’t see any value in her going to school. For them it’s a waste of time and effort for Gulafsha but not for her brother. Therefore she will be getting married soon, by the age of 12 years, while her brother will continue to study further”
Sapna is a sprightly 13-year-old girl. She is the youngest of her three siblings, loves watching Hindi movies and wearing nail paints and devouring ice lollies. But these days she has hardly any time to indulge in these activities because six days a week, come rain or shine, the diminutive adolescent travels five km from her home in a decrepit illegal colony in Ghaziabad to work as a domestic help.“I never went to school because my parents did not think it was important. I have to earn money for my future and my mother has seen a boy for me,” said Sapna sadly, as she flipped through her brother’s science book.”
Sapna’s story is hardly out of the ordinary.
Like Sapna, there are 113 million of adolescent girls (10-19 years) in India, accounting for nearly 11% of the population and they are a largely invisible population.
There are many such girls in the country, who do not get basic education. And for the very few who are able to attend school, poor facilities and insufficient funds pose a barrier. Infact, a recent study conducted by the Right To Education Forum found that only 5% of government schools complied with all the basic standards for infrastructure set by the forum.
To address such challenges in society, an NGO called “EDUCATE GIRLS” was founded in 2007. Educate Girls is a non-government organization that holistically tackles issues at the root of gender inequality in India’s educational system. They improve the quality of education and school infrastructure by leveraging existing resources and empowering rural communities. They have a management and outreach office in Mumbai and operate in Pali and Jalore, Rajasthan.
I am happy to share that this year, GIVING CHAMPIONSHIP for World of Difference 2013-14 will raise funds for EDUCATE GIRLS. The entire Vodafone family will fundraise for this NGO to support a better future for the girl child and create a larger impact in society.
Theme: YOUR contribution matters!! Have 100% participation from all employees, stakeholders, families and friends
Brief about the Fundraising theme:
Our circle iGive page link is http://www.giveindia.org/iGive-MumbaiCircle2014
Duration for Fund Raising : 12 Feb 2014 – 7 April 2014
Fund Raising Ideas: Few things that are being worked upon
Lots of Engaging Events - around Fundraising. All fun events to be around the fundraising theme
Payroll giving – for all those who volunteers to contribute their 1 day salary
Give India – fund donation through Give India account to Educate Girls
Zone/Donor/Function of the week –declare one zone/donor/function as the one zone/donor/function of the week and encourage 100% unique donor contribution from them
Education is the backbone of prosperity for any nation. With the current gender ratio of India at around 945, it becomes imperative that girls get their basic Right to Education. Today’s girl child will be the mother of tomorrow. Let’s invest in their today to reap the benefits of a better tomorrow, a better India.
Let’s contribute to this cause by doing our bit. Participate and raise funds in the various engagement events that will be organized by HR, WOD champions and Engagers. Do reach out to me or CLT for any support that you may need.
Look forward to your active role in this journey.
Regards,
Arvind Vohra
Best Regards,
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Archana Ramesh
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