SCHOOL DROPOUT AMONG GIRL CHILDREN IN rAMAPURA

SCHOOL DROP OUT AMONG GIRL CHILDREN IN RAMAPURA
(In the age group of 07 to 15 years)

“ADHA JAHAAN” (HALF OF THE WORLD)

Women are integral part of the world, that’s why my title says Adha jahaan, but unfortunately this section of the society is not getting fair chance to contribute to the development of the society. This scenario I could witness in Rampur village. Most of girl children are not getting opportunity to go to school. They are asked to do works such as cleaning, taking care of siblings, cocking etc.

I could like to study on this problem of “School Dropout among Girl Children”.

INTRODUCTION

Education plays an important role in the development of children anywhere in the world. Government providing free Education for 6 to 14 years children even tough today we seeing lot of School dropout especially in Girl child. Education is very necessary to both girl and boy children.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

Ø To understand the reasons for dropout of Girl child

Ø To know the level of awareness in parents about the importance of girl child education

TOOLS OF THE STUDY

Ø Interview

Ø Observation

Ø Interaction

Analysis:Found the major Reasons for Drop out by asking questions and by observation

Ø Drop out girl children

Ø Parents

Ø Teachers

Ø Village elder people

Ø Literate villagers

Causative factors of drop out of Girl child

(in the age between 8 to 15 years)

Reasons for Dropout	Total dropouts	No of dropouts as for reasons	In percentage
Lack of awareness	17	14	82
Gender discrimination	17	13	76
Puberty	17	6	35
Child marriage	17	6	35
Owen interest	17	4	24
House work	17	8	47
Fear about children will be out of control	17	8	47
To rear family	17	1	6
Because of teacher	17	3	18
siblings	17	5	29

Prevalence of Drop out

Standard	No of drop outs
1 to 4th	02
5 to 6th	07
7 to 8th	08

Findings

• — Lack of awareness in parents about girl child Education
• — Gender discrimination
• — Fear about girl child will be out of control if she get Education
• — After puberty girl child will not be allowed to go to school
• It is resulting in Child marriage
• folowing link is PPT of Drop out School children among girls please click here

http://docs.google.com/a/dfmail.org/PresentationEditor?id=dgthnfdv_45d6mbpsfh

Village study

KARADIKOPPA VILLAGE

Karadikoppa village is very beautifull with greenery crops. Agriculture is main job for karadikopppa villlagers. It was wonderfull expearence for me I got karadikoppa village to study. I learn many things through this village study.It was good opportunity for me to intaract people and gaining knowledge by them.

WELCOME TO YOU ALL

here I am sharing my expearience regaurding my village study

A girl stared crying in FGD I asked to her why? She said "her father was drunker when he drank he use to beat her mother. Now he is no more but how ever she is MISSING her father" - a 16 year young girl.

Another woman expressed her love in another way she invited me for lunch I deniede but she told no! "you are like my doughter you came here for laerning so you should came and have lunch in my home" this shows how the village people respect other peopel eventhough they are sternger for them.

In village study we are four member Fathima, Chandru, Devdanam and Mahantesh we started our missen by walk from Gram Chetana Surshettikoppa to karadikoppa. on the way we passed three other villages. It was really memorable for us. we went karadikoppa on 11h Feb 2009.

Karadikoppa is a small village of Hubli taluk, which is 17 KM away. It is 40 KM away from district HQ Dharwad. This village had situated on the bank of Shalmal Kuradikeri, Inamveerapur, Bommasamudra, Kamplikoppa and Mishrikoti are the surrounding villages to Karadikoppa. We stayed in Mahadevi Sidlingannavar’s house.

Before going to karadikoppa we visited Inamveeerapur village there we observed 'SUSTAINBLE AGRICULTURE MODULE OF AME FOUNDATION '

History of village

Village has 100 years history. karadi means bear and kopppa means settlment, early it was a thick foresrt and its use to live bears 100 years back the whole village shifted on the hill becouse of heavy rainfall.

We started our village study with PRA tools. PRA means participatetory Rural appriasal. Mr. Prakash But sir took theory classes to all DFP Fellows for ^ days. On 10th Feb we had PRA in kamlikoppa village. After that on 11th we all went to Karadikoppa village.

PRA tools used

• TRANSACT WALK

•SOCIAL MAP AND RESOURCE MAP

•VENN DIAGRAM

•TIME LINE

•SEASONAL MAPPING

•MATRIX RANKING (CROPS)

•FGD

•OBSERVATION AND INTERACTION