By debadutta dash | Secretary, Sukarya USA
Shaista, 19, lives in a slum with her conservative family of 8. She has been a change agent in her community and is often called “period wali didi.” When Sukarya launched a Gender Equality program in her slum a couple of years ago, it took a lot of convincing before Shaista’s conservative parents finally agreed to let the shy young girl join. Within weeks, the girl’s entire outlook changed, and the demure young woman became a passionate advocate for change. Today, her role as a Corona warrior, hygiene promoter, menstrual hygiene worker, and other social work is recognized across the community. Shaista’s story is an example of how with the right amount of persuasion, the traditional centuries-old mindset can be broken.
Sukarya’s Gender Equality Program is designed for underprivileged adolescent girls to help them realize their potential and rights through education and guidance. With a customized curriculum that addresses adolescent sexual health, menstrual hygiene, nutrition, basic rights, family life skills, and gender knowledge, the program helps them understand gender discrimination and social stigma in their lives. The training instills confidence and leadership skills to fight the economic and social inequalities they face almost daily. This, in turn, helps them inspire other young girls to break free from the shackles of an unfair system and be the change.
Currently, the project operates in 5 slum areas of Delhi and two schools with 3500 adolescent girls.
Summary of the Project Report (June-August, 2022)
The total number of communities intervention - 5
Total number of parents orientations in the communities - 1
The total number of parents who participated in parents orientation in the communities - 31
Total number of batch formations in the communities - 6
Total number of training conducted in communities - 21
Total number of girls who attended the training (total participant figure) across the community - 1000
Total number of lead girls identified and developed in Communities - 10
Total number of training conducted with lead girls in the community - 3
Total number of schools intervening - 2
Total number of batch formations in the schools - 7
Total number of training conducted in schools - 14
Total number of girls who attended the training (total participant figure) in schools - 660
Total number of lead girls identified and developed in Schools - 10
Total number of training conducted with lead girls - 3
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