Girl Child Education and Women Empowerment Project (GEWE)

Education is one of the most significant methods to empower an individual or a community. Offering girls and women education is the easiest way to empower and uplift them, their families as well as society at large. This, access to education, is not a luxury – it is a basic fundamental right enshrined in the Indian constitution as well as a basic human right.

However, in our country, the position is very grim - only one in 3 girls complete their school education age-appropriately and among adults, there are twice as many illiterate women as compared to men.

When a girl is educated, she is empowered. When she is empowered, she makes good decisions for herself, raises the standard of living for her family, generates employment opportunities and leads the charge to reform society.

The Girl child Education and Women empowerment Project (GEWP) focuses on making quality education accessible to girls, especially for those belonging to marginalized communities. We aim to do so by supplementing the formal school systems with the integrated programs run by Vishvodayaa Trust. This includes active engagement with other agencies and the society at large to support the education of every girl child and woman in its truest spirit.

Importance of education for women and girls:

• Improved quality of life and health: Educating a girl is the biggest and most important step towards ensuring that she has a good life. With an increased awareness about health and hygiene, she gives herself and her family a healthier lifestyle and helps guide them along the same path.
• Dignity and honor: Educated women are looked upon with dignity and honor. They become a source of inspiration for millions of young girls who look up to them and are inspired by their success.
• Freedom to choose their path in life: Education empowers girls and women and gives them the motivation and faith to pursue any profession of their choice. It also gives them a better chance of success at whatever they choose to pursue.
• Economic empowerment, development and prosperity: For a society to develop and prosper, improvement in status and education cannot exclude half the population. Through education, women and girls will be empowered to come forward and take their place in the road to economic development and development of the nation.