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1 out of every 6 girls does not live to see her 15th birthday.
Every sixth girl child's death is due to gender discrimination.
Condition of majority of those who survive is no good, as 22 million girls below the age of 18 years
are forced into marriage against their wishes many a times to males twice their age.
Female mortality exceeds male mortality in 224 out of 402 districts in India.
Total adult female literacy is 48% in India
200 million women are illiterate in India
I know the above mentioned figures seem unbelievable. But, unfortunately they are true. The truth is harsh;because it jolts us to see the reality. We can turn our back and remain in our comfort zones. And keep telling ourselves that it doesn’t affect us or turn and face the facts. Woman Empowerment and Development is born because we could no longer remain immune. Woman Empowerment and Development (WES)
Our Purpose
We aspire to start a global platform to generate awareness on the issues of women empowerment and raise our voice and concerns against social malpractices like female foeticide, domestic violence, and illiteracy, child marriage. How will we achieve our purpose Organize local meet up group Create Online Discussions and Forum Encourage participants to share true stories Find creative solution to achieve socio economic development Invite participants to publish their views and article Publish articles in local newspapers and magazine Organize events to raise awareness
Conduct workshops to increase awareness on women legal rights.
Workshops to develop self esteem, positive thinking, communication
Who can join us
Anyone who wants to work towards women empowerment
Experts on women issues to help us find creative solution
Healers and counselors
Experts on women legal issues. We welcome you to sit up and take a stand, to feel motivated to make the world a better place for the so called ‘weaker sex’. Your contributions however small can make a big difference in creating awareness, and bringing about change as we want to see it, immediate and effective.
A courageous inner self will speak out at the injustices that surround you, so do not hesitate, remember ‘Justice delayed, has always been justice denied’. JOIN WES
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Contact us at umasharma@pratibimb.net
http://www.census.gov/ipc/prod/wid-9801.pdf http://www.unfpa.org/news/news.cfm?ID=388 www.worldbank.org
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2007/04/the_missing_girlinks.html |