Community Health
and Girl Child Education Program
 Women
today are considered as a weaker sex. They have been given subordinate
status in society. A considerable amount of abuse and harassment
of women also take place within the family. Experiences say education
empowers women, increases women’s status in the community
and leads to greater input into family and community decision
making. Perhaps more importantly, education provides girls with
basic knowledge of their rights as individuals and citizens. Having
knowledge and decision making power can place women on a more
equal footing. Education also provides people with knowledge
and skills especially in the areas of health and nutrition. Education
is of value not only for person who acquires it, but also for
others. The benefits of women education are compounded across
generations. Moreover widespread female education also helps in
checking population growth.
A positive correlation has been observed between
education and health particularly with regard to girl child education
and maternal as well as reproductive health. Experiences from
other regions have revealed that female education leads to many
social benefits, including improvements in standards of hygiene,
reduction in infant and child mortality rates and decline in population
growth. 
This rationale in background Sahbhagi Shikshan Kendra
is taking up initiative in 5 gram panchayats of Cholapur block
of Varanasi district towards bringing up qualitative changes in
community health particularly maternal health with due focus on
adolescent health and girl child education. The key features of
intervention are-
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Organizing
Kishori Samuh
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Encouraging
girl child education
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Establishing
community level information centers
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Orientation
and Sensitization towards Adolescent health and Maternal Health
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Organizing health fairs and Sammelans
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Establishing
linkages between PRIs and Health
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Encouraging village level health planning
Event:
International Women's day on
8th March
provides an opportunity to celebrate strength of womanhood. The
day also provides a chance to mainstream
women socially
as well as politically and built an enabling environment were
women rights are respected as well as exercised.
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