Objectives

• Changing the crisis situations of rural high school girls

• Enhance retention of girls in rural high schools by reducing drop-out rate

• Improving the academic performance of the girls

• Ensure increased participation of girls in school activities through better health care

Ground Reality

• Remote and relatively underdeveloped area

• Families below the poverty line

• High school girls face severe challenges in their environment

• Government’s support only in primary & middle level schooling

• Lack of basic infrastructure

• Lack of parental support in education & health-care 

What problems does a rural high school girl encounter while attending a day-long school?

• Poor menstrual health

• No proper school uniforms

• Absence of academic stationery

• Absence of proper infrastructure

• Interrupted electricity at home

• Poor sanitation

Targeted Beneficiary Students

• Location : Rural Areas Thane & Palghar District

• Target : Girls

• Age Group : 14 to 16

• School Grade : 8th to 10th

• Family Status : Below the Poverty Line

• School Type : High School