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The girls who have not had the opportunity to complete their education at least
to the secondary level are actually denied the right to realize their full potential.
These girls neither had a great childhood nor can they have high hopes about their
future. Rather they are extremely vulnerable to violence and abuse. Their future
is marred with early teenage marriages, teenage pregnancies, large family size with
very unsafe spaces between children, malnourishment and domestic violence.
This program is about working with community and the households (HHs) to ensure
that all the school going girls are attending school beyond primary level. The expectation
is that the girls and their families will not be in the need of external assistance,
once they have completed the education to the secondary level. It is a level that
helps girls to grow physically and intellectually to protect themselves from very
many abuses, violence and violation of their rights. In the mean time girls are
provided with life skills sessions and self growth workshops for their empowerment
and realization of their rights. Also they are organized in groups to work together
for helping themselves.
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