Ghatalpada Girls Take Bicycle to School Now
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We have been working with primary school and village of Ghatalpada for last 2 years now. Students from the region (after 7th standard) have to walk to around 4-4.5 km one-way to a higher secondary school. To start with, we decided to motivate girls from the village by providing them with bicycles which would save them time and reduce their long walks – especially in difficult conditions of summer and monsoon.
We worked with teachers in the village and prepared a list – short-listed 15 of those who had to walk at least 4km one-way and gave them with bicycles. These bicycles are for them to keep and they have to hand -it-over (so long it is in usable condition) to a sibling or fellow-student to use, in case their situation changes for some reason. We distributed 15 new and full-sized bicycles.
On behalf of these kids and their families, we thank Vastu Housing Finance – our partner for the cause. In addition to making this a fun-ride to school and maintaining motivation for these kids, bicycles would help to save their time for studies or other activities with their families.
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