Mahila Samakhya and Balika Shiksha
Introduction
The Mahila Samakhya (MS) programme was initiated way back in 1989 in India to translate the goals of the National Policy on Education in to a concrete programme for education and empowerment of women, particularly from socially and economically maginalised groups.
Goal
The overall goal was to create circumstances to enable women to better understand their predicament, to move from a state of abject disempowerment towards a situation in which they can determine their own lives and influence their environment and simultaneously create for themselves and their family an educational opportunity which serves the process of their development.
Objectives
The specific objectives of Mahila Samakhya are as follows:-
- Enhance the self image and self confidence of women
- Enable women to recognize the worth of their contribution to society and the economy
- Create an environment where women demand knowledge and information thus empowering them to play a positive role in their own development and the development of society
- Generate awareness among women to make them understand their role in family and society so that they gradually participate in decision making processes and become capable to demand education for themselves and their children
- Provide women with necessary support structures to create time in their lives for education
- Create informal education structures which respect women’s pace and rhythm of learning, given multiple demands of households and changing agricultural seasons
- Build mechanism that enable adolescent girls working in their homes, in agriculture and in formal/informal sectors to get an opportunity for formal education through residential programmes
- Revitilise the existing educational structures to ensure their own education and education of their children
- Empower women to work in organized manner to fight again social evils affecting them largely
State Level "KISHORI" Training
The life coping skill, personality development based and educational capacity building based training and "Karrate" training has been given to 42 nos. of participants on 16th May to 15th June, 2005.
"JAGJAGE" Module Formation Workshop
(25th May to 29th may, 2005)
Keeping in view the regional environment the knowledge of health, herbal, Government health facilities aspects, Postal, FIR related aspects have been included in the said module. In this workshop 24 no. members participated among which District Core Team, District Trainer of Mahila Samakhya, Block Coordinator and some "Saheli" were involved.
Drafting for "EPIL" Magazine
"Epil" magazine had been published quarterly at state level. For the preparation of this, the workshop has been organized. This workshop has been organized on 30th to 31st May, 2005 and 1st to 2nd December, 2005. In this, two no. of members were present from each 'Mahila Samakhya' district.
"SAHYOGINI" Review
Two days "Sahyogini" review programme was arranged in each district. A Sahyogini has to more concentrate on work according to the fixed time of that and it is necessary to work giving special focus on the issues like women violence and other difficulties occurring now a days for women.
The "Shayogini Review" are as follows:
District |
Date |
Total Participants |
East Singhbhum |
19-20 May, 2005 |
50 |
Ranchi |
17-18 July, 2005 |
79 |
Chatra |
27-28 July, 2005 |
49 |
West Singhbhum |
29-30 July, 2005 |
50 |
Second Phase "Sahyogini" Training
The second phase training has been imparted after working three months during the probation period after first phase "Sahyogini" training. In which, training is being imparted according to the field experiences of Sahyogini and their expectations and needs.
This training has provided during 1st to 10th July, 2005. In this, 52 nos. Sahyogini participated.
Meeting of Mahila Samakhya Core Team
In each month district wise monthly progress reporting and work plan for next month is formulated at "District Core Team Meeting". In this, 6 nos. of person participated.
Training of "Ho" Language
The training on "Ho" language has organized in two phase during 21st to 25th November, 2005 and 1st to 5th December, 2005 in West Singhbhum district. In two phase total 74 nos. of person participated.
"Punchayati Raj" workshop
The workshop on Punchayati Raj was organized during 13th to 14th August, 2005. In this 48 nos. of person participated.
"Mahila Shikhan Kendra Samapan Samaroh"
This function was organized in each 'Mahila Shikshan Kendra' during 26th to 27th February, 2006. In this programme speech contest, quiz, vocational competition and sports contest were organized in which girls of six "Mahila Shikshan Kendra" were present.
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