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| Girl’s Education |
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'In India, 20% of school-age girls are not in school. With a national population exceeding 1 billion,
this means that 27.7 million girls (ages 7-14) are not receiving formal education (Census of India
2001).
Of the nearly 50 million children 7-14 years old not enrolled in school in India, 55 percent are
girls. This is a disproportionately high figure, as girls represent just 48 percent of all children
aged 7-14 years old. Moreover, a disproportionate percentage of the girls not enrolled in school
come from scheduled castes or scheduled tribes: 33 percent of the 27.7 million 7-14 year old
girls, while only 26 percent of these girls are from scheduled tribes and castes.[1]
The literacy rate among girls is also significantly lower than that among boys: according to
UNICEF data, literacy among 17-24 year old girls was only 68% in 2006. Amongst males, the
literacy rate was 84%.[2]
As education is a crucial factor in the empowerment of women, these figures are very worrying.
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| CSR's Role |
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Over the years, CSR has successfully evolved the Parivartan model in villages and urban slums
of India.
Currently, CSR runs a school in Etawah for the children of underprivileged sections of the
society. Until 2004, CSR also ran Parivartan Praveshika, for the primary education of adolescent
girls. These provided education to girls who had never been to school or who are early drop-
outs. This non-formal education prepared them to enter the formal government run schools after
2 - 3 years.
Additionally CSR ran Parivartan Sakhi Sabhas, an adult literacy program which aimed through
non-formal education and counseling to combat violence against women.
Milestones reached by CSR in 2003 included the education of over 2500 adolescent girls under
the non-formal education system, and over 9000 women under the adult education program.
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All data: Centre for Global Development
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