Despair to hope: Testimony of Ms. Kamarun Nisha

Scholarship for education helped to stop child marriage and bring hope for girls

   Thanks to Rajdulari Foundation, Ms. Parul Sharma ji and 200 Swedish Donors for support to Ms. Kamarun Nisha. Please find her testimony:

My name is Kamarun Nisha. I live in Parmangdapur village in Arjiline Block of Varanasi in India. My father collects junks/scraps. We are four sisters and two brothers. My mother sells bangles for the expenses of family. After graduating the government school from 1 to 8 we four sisters and two brothers needed money for the further studies. But the earning of my father was not enough. My brother is working and continuing his studies one more year after class 8. Our studies were stopped due to the poor economic situation of our family. After that I met Sobina, a girl from  the village and I got to know about  PVCHR and I got scholarship from grade 9,from which I got to study second year of B.A now. If I get the scholarship for further studies I would study more. I am feeling really happy that I have been studying through the help of PVCHR and Rajdulari Foundation. If I had not got this scholarship I couldn’t have studied by my own and my parents would have forced me to get married.   

I had left the school after grade 8  and my parents  wanted me to get married but I wanted to study, due to the lack of money I wasn’t  able to study further more. I knew about PVCHR from my friend then I told to my parents that if they will force me to marry  then I would run away. This scholarship helped me from child marriage and brings hope for higher education. After study, I want to become teacher and social worker.

Link of her testimony:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtuVeAIM7WI&t=14s

Testimony of Nazarin Khatun : a step for hope

Thanks to Rajdulari Foundation, Ms. Parul Sharma ji and 200 Swedish Donors for support to Ms. Nazarin Khatun. During interview with Ms. Viniti Vishwkarma, volunteer of FK fellows[i] at PVCHR, she and her mother became very emotional and tears in their eyes. Please find her testimony:

                                           Nazrin with her mother at PVCHR office

My name is Nazarin Khatun. I live in Pandeypur Nayabasti of Varanasi in India. My mother’s name is Mrs. Rizwana Khatun and she is a house wife. We are two brothers and one sister. My father, Mr.Dilsheer Ahmed is hard working labour class person as cart driver. My father wanted to send us to school. We studied upto grade 8 in government school and for the further studies we were in lack of money due to my father’s low income. We were unable to study despite my father hard worked. He   managed to send both of brothers to school till grade 12 but they stopped their studies due to lack of fund in family. My father had to take loans due to the operation of my younger brother’s eye and he had lost his confidence. After I Completed my studies of Grade 8, he told me not to study anymore .Same time, my mother got the information about PVCHR and she went to PVCHR office with some family problems and I got the scholarship from grade 9 and I am studying in grade 11 right now. Due to the scholarship a great change has appeared in my life and I think I can complete my studies. If I get the scholarship in further studies too then I want to study Medical or LLB. I am very happy. If I had not got the opportunity of scholarship, then I would have never got to study here by myself. I and my family are grateful to PVCHR and Rajduri Foundation for the help.

Link of her testimony of Ms. Nazarin Khatun and her mother:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q46LUcoCB1E

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[i] https://www.norec.no/en/about-fk/

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Compensation in case but need justice

Case Details of File Number: 31042/24/3/2013

Action Taken:

In these cases the Commission had issued recommendations to the concerned authorities for payment of compensation/monetary relief to the victims/next of kin of the deceased victims and for sending the compliance report along with proof of payment to the Commission within a stipulated date. However, the compliance report along with proof of payment has not been received in the Commission so far, despite reminders. Having considered the period till which the authorities did not send the compliance report along with proof of payment, the Commission is constrained to issue summons to the concerned authorities u/s 13 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 to appear before the Commission on 22-3-2019 along with the requisite compliance report along with proof of payment in the matter. Should however the requisite compliance report along with proof of payment is received in the Commission on or before 29-3-2019, the personal appearance of the concerned authorities shall be dispensed with. Registry should enclose copy of Commission’s proceedings containing the recommendations with the summons.

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Date: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 12:17 PM
Subject: उत्तर-प्रदेश के अलीगढ़ जिले में बिजली विभाग की लापरवाही से 10 वर्षीय बालक की करेंट लगाने से मौत के सम्बन्ध में |
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सेवा में,                                                            1 अगस्त, 2013

श्रीमान अध्यक्ष महोदय,

राष्ट्रीय मानवाधिकार आयोग,

नई दिल्ली

विषय : उत्तर-प्रदेश के अलीगढ़ जिले में बिजली विभाग की लापरवाही से 10 वर्षीय बालक की करेंट लगाने से मौत के सम्बन्ध में |

महोदय,

अलीगढ़ जिले के क्वार्सी क्षेत्र के जीवनगढ़ गली आठ निवासी वाशिद अली का दस वर्षीय बेटा शाहनवाज कक्षा दो का छात्र था। गली नंबर सात में उसका स्कूल है। रोजाना की भांति वह बुधवार की सुबह स्कूल जा रहा था। गली में बारिश के चलते पानी भर गया था | विद्युत पोल से पानी में करंट दौड़ रहा था। इस बात से अंजान बच्चा पानी में होकर गुजरने लगा । तभी करंट ने उसे चपेट में ले लिया। बच्चे की चीख सुनकर घरों से निकले लोगों ने उसे बाहर निकाला और मेडिकल कालेज ले गए। लेकिन यहां बच्चे को मृत घोषित कर दिया गया ।

अतः आपसे विनम्र निवेदन है कि कृपया इस मामले को संज्ञान में लेते हुए बिजली विभाग द्वारा लापरवाही बरतने ले लिए जिम्मेदार अधिकारियों कर्मचारियों के विरुद्ध कानूनी कार्यवाही का आदेश दे साथ ही मृतक बच्चे के परिजनों को मुआवजा दिलाने की कृपा करे |

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Publish Date:Thu, 01 Aug 2013 02:36 AM (IST)

कार्यालय संवाददाता, अलीगढ़ : जीवनगढ़ इलाके में बारिश के पानी से भरी गली में उतरे विद्युत करंट ने बच्चे की जान ले ली। कक्षा दो में पढ़ने वाला यह बच्चा गली से होकर स्कूल जा रहा था। गली में लगे विद्युत पोल से करंट पानी में दौड़ा था। हादसे की खबर पाकर पीड़ित परिवार से मिलने पहुंचे शहर विधायक जफर आलम ने आर्थिक सहायता के रूप में पंद्रह हजार रुपये परिजनों को दिए हैं। साथ ही हादसे पर रोष भी जताया
क्वार्सी क्षेत्र के जीवनगढ़ गली आठ निवासी वाशिद अली का दस वर्षीय बेटा शाहनवाज कक्षा दो का छात्र था। गली नंबर सात में उसका स्कूल है। रोजाना की भांति वह बुधवार की सुबह स्कूल जा रहा था। बताते हैं गली में बारिश के चलते पानी भर गया था। विद्युत पोल से पानी में करंट दौड़ रहा था। इस बात से अंजान बच्चा पानी में होकर गुजरने लगा। तभी करंट ने उसे चपेट में ले लिया। बच्चे की चीख सुनकर घरों से निकले लोगों ने उसे बाहर निकाला और मेडिकल कालेज ले गए। लेकिन यहां बच्चे को मृत घोषित कर दिया गया। हादसे को लेकर क्षेत्रीय लोगों में खासा रोष था।

                         

Afroza Bano: a ray of hope from Parmandapur village of Varanasi

Thanks to Raj Dulari Foundation,Sweden , Ms. Parul Sharma ji and 200 Swedish Donors for scholarship support of education to girls.

Follows abstract from talk of Afroza Bano:

My name is Afroza Bano.I live in Parmandapur village in Arjiline Block of Varanasi, India. My father doesn’t have any work; he lives at mostly on Majar (Sufi religious place). Economic situation of my family is very poor. My mother works at home as well as knitting stitching. And my elder brother works in a company for the family expenses. Due to the poor condition of family my brother and sister couldn’t study. Today I am the student of B.A second year. I got the opportunity to study from Rajdulari foundation. If I get help for my further studies also I will give continuity to my studies and looking forward to become teacher. I want to promote education among girls in future.

                                      With her mother

When I went to study in college the boys would try to harass me they whistled at me and said they would kidnap me for sure and sometime they said they would burn my face with acids so, I was really scared and told to my parents about this and they told me to quit the college but I had no intention to quit my studies and with the help of PVCHR, I complained about this situation to the police and some of the boys were taken to police station. After that they stopped harassing me.

I had left the  studies after grade 10 and my parents wanted to make my marriage then with the help of PVCHR  and Rajdulari  Foundation, I was able to study.   

#PVCHR #ParulSharma #U4HumanRights #GirlsPower #Education

Inculcate knowledge, Attitude and practices (KAP) of marginalized communities on health, sanitation and hygiene of women and girls

Shirin Shabana Khan wrote in youth ki Awwaz, an Indian News portal titled “How to Bring Nutrition and Menstrual Care to Varanasi’s Women and Children” and Shruti Nagvanshi wrote on kitchen garden titled “How Residents in Varanasi Are Using Their Backyards to Improve Health and Livelihood”. Please find links as follows:

https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/04/changing-knowledge-attitude-and-practice-for-better-life/

https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2019/04/kitchen-garden-a-initiative-against-malnutrition/

Please find links of documentaries made on project activities:

1.Our Menstruation: Breaking culture of silence and taboo: https://youtu.be/JUB4nylbhAI

2. Kitchen Garden: A way to challenge malnutrition:  https://youtu.be/9cNzcC0Tmt0 

New published in Hindi newspapers and News portal: 
https://www.patrika.com/varanasi-news/information-about-menstruation-given-to-teenagers-in-pindra-3541307/

Few steps against culture of silence and taboo related to mensuration

Quiz contest on menstruation process:

Quiz competition is away to break culture of silence and taboos related to mensuration. Organizer asked questions and girls gave answers. Organizers provided Sanitary Napkins as a gift on rights answers. It is very useful and impactful to inculcate information and break silence related to mensuration.

Snake ladder game in adolescence fair:

Snake ladder game focuses on sexual harassment and violence, both the games were played under the experts. Activists paused during the game and talked about the various topics such as ways to stop sexual harassment, related several government schemes like helpline numbers etc. Two girls played game. Other watched and participated in discussion. It is very intensive process to inculcate knowledge about sexual violence, gender injustice and ways to fight back.

Likewise, in the second phase of game, there was a discussion about the causes, impacts and prevention of malnutrition and hunger.

Other than quiz competition, PVCHR provided 173 sanitary pads to girls from most marginalized communities. It is a way to change attitude and practices related to use of sanitary pads in place of dirty cloths. Ms. Parul Sharma, a famous social worker of Sweden joined a meeting in Anei Musahar ghetto of Varanasi and she shared on her facebook ,”Shruti Nagvanshi from our partner organisation PVCHR explains the importance of hygienic behaviour during menstruation! She talks about dangers for women in using dirty cloth and why it is important to use sanitary napkins. Shruti Nagvanshi further explained that something so natural must not be treated as unnatural. Ms. Shruti asked teenage girls to ask their parents to buy sanitary napkins for them every month. 50 rupees per month is the cost. PVCHR distributed sanitary napkins to all the teen age girls! “

Our Menstruation : Breaking culture of silence and taboo

Kitchen Garden: A way to challenge malnutrition