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The South India Girl Child Initiative
What does Nalamdana do under the SIGCI?
The South India Girl Child Initiative, (SIGCI) a three year project funded by World Education, Boston, began in the summer of 2006. Of the four participating NGOs, two are from Tamil Nadu and two are from Andhra Pradesh. The most fascinating aspect of this initiative is its elbow room. It builds individual NGO working styles and encourages each of us to address common issues concerning vulnerable girls, through our own working experience.
Main features of Nalamdana's Girl Child Project
The project helps us to identify and work with vulnerable girls, using participatory communication to educate and empower them through knowledge, accurate information and also impart skills in the following areas:
a. Child rights and importance of girls' education
b. Adolescent health (emphasizing nutrition) and reproductive health
c. Awareness about HIV/AIDS
d. Scale up for sustainability through teaching theatre skills, music and participatory communication - so that each group will reach out to their peers.
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This project moved into its third and final phase during 2008-2009.
Targeting vulnerable girls in city schools and select communities where school drop outs meet for a community video project, Nalamdana has conducted several training programs. The girls, trained through this program, present to their peers through drama, mime, dance and video.
Issues of gender discrimination, poor nutrition, social and the cultural handicaps faced by girls are addressed and empowerment through education has been happening quietly. At the end of 2008 or early 2009 there will be a festival of the Girl Child held in the city, including all partner organizations working on the same issues.
New Audio tape
Together, Nalamdana and Aseema Trust, Chennai, trained girls and produced an audio tape of 8 songs for girls, by girls. This tape captioned "Kuyilum-Mayilum" (meaning the nightingale and peacock) features songs that are danced to and learned as group songs by the girls. The issues of girl child rights, the right to education, freedom from child labour and the right to healthy food and nutrition are covered through songs written and sung by the children themselves. Sponsors welcome, so that more copies can be distributed free read more >
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