UN Secretary-General António Guterres rightly says, “We can all do our part to unleash our world’s enormous untapped talent – starting with filling classrooms, laboratories, and boardrooms with women scientists.” The relevance of this statement is reflected in the efforts undertaken as part of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a significant event observed annually and globally on 11th February. The core objective of this event is to bridge the persisting gender gap that exists across the world at all levels of STEM, i.e., Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics disciplines. It is interesting to know how charitable organisations have also stepped in to support this cause and are working in tandem to attain the goals of this much-relevant day.
Let’s begin with the very basic – education!
It is quintessential to educate our girls and women because education is the foundation on which an empowered community can be built. In line with this thought, the Each One Educate One Foundation, an impact-creating Indian education NGO has taken significant steps towards making education accessible and available for rural, underprivileged children, with a special focus on girls’ education. Reportedly, only 13% of Indian women have more than a primary education and only 1% have completed their college education. In an effort to address and improve these statistics, this NGO for women education has meticulously studied the core issues faced by girls belonging to socio-economically underprivileged strata of the society that obstructs their education. Gender discrimination, poverty, distance to school from home, safety and security, poor sanitation, early marriage, child labour, trafficking and exploitation are some of the major issues that blocks girls from receiving education.
Efforts by the Each One Educate One Foundation
This education NGO has three Edu-Care Programmes – Each One Educate One, Each One Embrace One and Each One Higher Educate One. It has a beneficiary base of 3,000 students across 27 campuses in 22 districts of 3 states. Of the total, this NGO for women education has 8 dedicated campuses including a university campus exclusively for girls, with over 1000 girls being educated totally free of cost across all our institutions. These campuses are located in Karnataka, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu.
The key highlights of this NGO for women education are:
● Campuses are located in the rural hinterlands to facilitate accessibility by rural communities.
● Fully residential campuses exclusively for girls with round-the-clock security.
● Modern infrastructure and facilities.
● Provision of food, hostel, learning materials, and daily personal care kits.
● Qualified female staff.
● Continuity of education from Grade 6 to university level in science, commerce, and arts.
● Stipend during internship and post-graduation.
● Mitigation of social evils such as early marriage, child labour, trafficking & exploitation.
● Radical shift in perspective within the child’s family and the community.
The budding physics teacher and researcher
As an NGO for women education, the Each One Educate One Foundation is working towards strengthening their participation. So, when you donate to educate a girl, you are potentially supporting deserving girls like Sanjana B.S., a gold medallist in BSc. Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. The untimely demise of Sanjana’s father forced her mother to become the sole breadwinner for the family. Under these tough circumstances, the girls’ university of Each One Educate Foundation supported Sanjana in continuing her education and helped in finding her purpose in life. She wants to dedicate her life to serving children by nurturing their inherent goodness. She aims to be a physics teacher and researcher while simultaneously exploring her love for music.
What will happen when you support?
The Each One Educate One Foundation carries out its work with the support from generous donors and volunteers. When you contribute to this education NGO, the beneficiary children will receive quality education, food, hostel accommodation, along with personality development programmes, skills and talent development training, national and international educational tours, and internships. In addition, it will empower women and girls to step forward in the field of science as well as remarkably change the below persisting disparities as stated by the United Nations:
● Reportedly, women are given smaller research grants than their male counterparts.
● Women researchers tend to have a shorter and less paid careers and their work is often underrepresented in high-profile journals
● In fields like artificial intelligence, only 22%, i.e., only one in five professionals is a woman.
● Women account for only 28% of engineering graduates and 40% of graduates in computer science and informatics.
So, this February, make a difference. Donate to educate a girl child and enable them to acquire their rightful place in the field of science and technology. Take action now!
Author Profile:
e1e1 Foundation is an Indian NGO that provides quality and values-based education to rural, underprivileged children. It implements three Edu-care Programmes namely, Each One Educate One, Each One Embrace Once, and Each One Higher Educate One. Currently, the Foundation has 3,000 beneficiaries in 27 campuses across 20 districts in three states. Being a registered NGO, donations of ₹500 and above towards this Foundation qualify for tax exemption under Section 80G of Indian Income Tax Act.
For further information:
https://eachoneeducateone.org/girl-child.php
https://eachoneeducateone.org/