Sambhav
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This document discusses Sambhav's work with the Cadbury Community Initiative in 8 villages in the Gohad block of Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. It aims to promote gender equality and end practices like female infanticide through activities like self-help groups, leadership training, and community meetings. Some successes include women gaining confidence, issues being openly discussed, and men increasingly supporting women's rights. The initiative has directly helped save the lives of 8 girls.
Sambhav
- 1. BCF and Cadbury Community Initiative Gurikha, Bhind, MP Sambhav Gwalior- Madhya Pradesh
- 3. Sambhav Sambhav Social Service Organisation is a Non Governmental Organisation working in the field of rural development since 1987 among the Sahariya Tribal communities and some slum communities in Chambal and Bundelkhand regions. Gwalior, Shivpuri, Bhind, Datia, Morena, Guna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sheopur districts in Madhya Pradesh, Lalitpur & Jhansi districts in Uttar Pradesh.
- 4. Sex Ratio- MP Gwalior 847 Shivpuri 858 Bhind 829 Morena 822 Guna 886 Chhatarpur 869 Tikamgarh 886
- 5. Early Marriage - Findings: Early marriage : – Age less than 13 yrs. : 15% – Age 14-16 yrs.- 45% – Age 17-19 yrs – 40% First pregnancy: – Age 14-16 yrs. – 25% – Age 17-19 yrs. – 72% – Above 19 yrs. – 3% Gauna – Before the age of 16 : 53% – 17-19 yrs : 45% – Above 19 yrs : 2%
- 6. What is responsible? Traditional attitude towards women Lack of Gender analysis Patriarchal social structure Lack of Control over economic resources Low participation in decisions making-Family and outside Dowry price continues to be a main cause Absence of Organized Leadership Fronts of Women
- 7. Strategies and Interventions Sensitization on gender perspective Development of Women and Girl Leadership Helping in Group Formation Activities Creating Opportunities for her participation in Community activities Confidence Building Efforts Promoting girl child education with gender analysis Exposure to other NGOs and projects working on women issues
- 8. Strategies and Interventions •Networking with other Groups for support and Capacity Building •Making use of Legal spaces for the protection of women rights •Increasing and Recognizing her control over economic assets and resources •Highlighting the issues of violence and exploitation against women.
- 9. Activities Mobilizing women and girls through interaction on gender analysis, song, theatre and trainings Formation of Self Help Groups to work as a pressure group for awareness against female infanticide. Organizing activities on leadership development Discussions on Adolescent and women health Dissemination of messages on Elimination of Practice of female infanticide through exhibitions, seminars, workshops and community meetings, Wall writings
- 10. Establishment of a Education Center for promoting girl child education with Gender perspective Village Rallies by women and girls against female infanticide Workshops on PNDT act. Support and monitoring of Mother and Child Health program through women groups and volunteers- Registration of pregnant mothers, ANC and PNC Holding discussions with senior and sensitive men in the discussions on Female F/Infanticide
- 11. SAMBHAV CADBURY COMMUNITY INITATIVE The Statistical details of the project area are as follows : State M.P. District Bhind Block Gohad Number of Villages 8 Total Population 8322 Number of Schools 17 Women Self Help Groups 19 No. of Members in SHG 209 Kishori Mandals 3 Yuva Mandal 3 Bal Mandal 3 Mahila Mandal 3 Village Development Committee3
- 12. Families where Sambhav has managed to save a girl child’s life. Naval Singh Gurjar Siddar Singh Indrabhan Singh Ran Bhajan Singh Ram Singh Gurjar Nepal Singh Gaghar Singh Naresh Kumar Gurjar
- 13. Achievements Sambhav has been able to build climate in favor of girls Women becoming articulate and self assertive Group activities resulting in sense of solidarity and unity Issue of Female Infanticide and feticide widely discussed and publicly denounced. Women voices are being heard by Men Men coming up in support of women and girls rights.