Sambhav Sambhav

Gwalior- Madhya PradeshGwalior- Madhya Pradesh

BCF and Cadbury Community Initiative

Gurikha, Bhind, MP

SambhavSambhav

Sambhav Social Service OrganisationSambhav Social Service Organisation is a Non is a NonGovernmental Organisation working in the fieldGovernmental Organisation working in the fieldof rural development since 1987 among theof rural development since 1987 among theSahariya Tribal communities and some slumSahariya Tribal communities and some slumcommunities in Chambal and Bundelkhand regions.communities in Chambal and Bundelkhand regions.Gwalior, Shivpuri, Bhind, Datia,Gwalior, Shivpuri, Bhind, Datia,Morena, Guna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Morena, Guna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sheopur districts in Madhya Pradesh,Sheopur districts in Madhya Pradesh,Lalitpur & Jhansi districts in Uttar Pradesh.Lalitpur & Jhansi districts in Uttar Pradesh.

Sex Ratio- MP Sex Ratio- MP

Gwalior Gwalior 847847

ShivpuriShivpuri 858858

BhindBhind 829829

MorenaMorena 822822

GunaGuna 886886

Chhatarpur Chhatarpur 869869

Tikamgarh 886Tikamgarh 886

Early Marriage -Early Marriage -

Findings:Findings:Early marriage : Early marriage : – Age less than 13 yrs. : 15% Age less than 13 yrs. : 15% – Age 14-16 yrs.- 45% Age 14-16 yrs.- 45% – Age 17-19 yrs – 40% Age 17-19 yrs – 40%

First pregnancy: First pregnancy: – Age 14-16 yrs. – 25% Age 14-16 yrs. – 25% – Age 17-19 yrs. – 72% Age 17-19 yrs. – 72% – Above 19 yrs. – 3% Above 19 yrs. – 3% GaunaGauna – Before the age of 16 : 53% Before the age of 16 : 53% – 17-19 yrs : 45% 17-19 yrs : 45% – Above 19 yrs : 2% Above 19 yrs : 2%

What is responsible?What is responsible?

Traditional attitude towards womenTraditional attitude towards women

Lack of Gender analysis Lack of Gender analysis

Patriarchal social structurePatriarchal social structure

Lack of Control over economic resourcesLack of Control over economic resources

Low participation in decisions making-Family and Low participation in decisions making-Family and outsideoutside

Dowry price continues to be a main causeDowry price continues to be a main cause

Absence of Organized Leadership Fronts of WomenAbsence of Organized Leadership Fronts of Women

Strategies and InterventionsStrategies and Interventions

Sensitization on gender perspective Sensitization on gender perspective

Development of Women and Girl Development of Women and Girl LeadershipLeadership

Helping in Group Formation ActivitiesHelping in Group Formation Activities

Creating Opportunities for her participation Creating Opportunities for her participation in Community activitiesin Community activities

Confidence Building EffortsConfidence Building Efforts

Promoting girl child education with gender Promoting girl child education with gender analysisanalysis

Exposure to other NGOs and projects Exposure to other NGOs and projects working on women issuesworking on women issues

Strategies and InterventionsStrategies and Interventions

•Networking with other Groups Networking with other Groups for support and Capacity for support and Capacity BuildingBuilding•Making use of Legal spaces for Making use of Legal spaces for the protection of women rightsthe protection of women rights•Increasing and Recognizing her Increasing and Recognizing her control over economic assets control over economic assets and resourcesand resources•Highlighting the issues of Highlighting the issues of violence and exploitation against violence and exploitation against women.women.

ActivitiesActivities

Mobilizing women and girls through interaction on Mobilizing women and girls through interaction on gender analysis, song, theatre and trainingsgender analysis, song, theatre and trainings

Formation of Self Help Groups to work as a pressure Formation of Self Help Groups to work as a pressure group for awareness against female infanticide.group for awareness against female infanticide.

Organizing activities on leadership developmentOrganizing activities on leadership development

Discussions on Adolescent and women healthDiscussions on Adolescent and women health

Dissemination of messages on Elimination of Practice Dissemination of messages on Elimination of Practice of female infanticide through exhibitions, seminars, of female infanticide through exhibitions, seminars, workshops and community meetings, Wall writings workshops and community meetings, Wall writings

Establishment of a Education Center for promoting girl Establishment of a Education Center for promoting girl child education with Gender perspectivechild education with Gender perspective

Village Rallies by women and girls against female Village Rallies by women and girls against female infanticideinfanticide

Workshops on PNDT act.Workshops on PNDT act.

Support and monitoring of Mother and Child Health Support and monitoring of Mother and Child Health program through women groups and volunteers-program through women groups and volunteers-Registration of pregnant mothers, ANC and PNC Registration of pregnant mothers, ANC and PNC

Holding discussions with senior and sensitive men in the Holding discussions with senior and sensitive men in the discussions on Female F/Infanticidediscussions on Female F/Infanticide

SAMBHAV CADBURY SAMBHAV CADBURY COMMUNITY INITATIVECOMMUNITY INITATIVE

The Statistical details of the project area are as follows :The Statistical details of the project area are as follows :State State M.P.M.P.District District BhindBhindBlock Block GohadGohadNumber of VillagesNumber of Villages 88Total PopulationTotal Population 83228322Number of SchoolsNumber of Schools 17 17Women Self Help GroupsWomen Self Help Groups 1919No. of Members in SHGNo. of Members in SHG 209209Kishori MandalsKishori Mandals 33Yuva MandalYuva Mandal 33Bal MandalBal Mandal 33Mahila MandalMahila Mandal 33Village Development Committee3Village Development Committee3

Families where Sambhav has Families where Sambhav has managed to save a girl child’s life. managed to save a girl child’s life. Naval Singh GurjarNaval Singh Gurjar

Siddar SinghSiddar Singh

Indrabhan SinghIndrabhan Singh

Ran Bhajan SinghRan Bhajan Singh

Ram Singh GurjarRam Singh Gurjar

Nepal SinghNepal Singh

Gaghar SinghGaghar Singh

Naresh Kumar GurjarNaresh Kumar Gurjar

AchievementsAchievements

Sambhav has been able to build climate in favor of girlsSambhav has been able to build climate in favor of girls

Women becoming articulate and self assertiveWomen becoming articulate and self assertive

Group activities resulting in sense of solidarity and unityGroup activities resulting in sense of solidarity and unity

Issue of Female Infanticide and feticide widely Issue of Female Infanticide and feticide widely discussed and publicly denounced. discussed and publicly denounced.

Women voices are being heard by Men Women voices are being heard by Men

Men coming up in support of women and girls rights.Men coming up in support of women and girls rights.

Resistance by Senior Men and Women softening Resistance by Senior Men and Women softening