1. BCF and Cadbury Community Initiative
Gurikha, Bhind, MP
Sambhav
Gwalior- Madhya Pradesh
2.
3. Sambhav
Sambhav Social Service Organisation is a Non
Governmental Organisation working in the field
of rural development since 1987 among the
Sahariya Tribal communities and some slum
communities in Chambal and Bundelkhand regions.
Gwalior, Shivpuri, Bhind, Datia,
Morena, Guna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur,
Sheopur districts in Madhya Pradesh,
Lalitpur & Jhansi districts in Uttar Pradesh.
5. Early Marriage -
Findings:
Early marriage :
– Age less than 13 yrs. : 15%
– Age 14-16 yrs.- 45%
– Age 17-19 yrs – 40%
First pregnancy:
– Age 14-16 yrs. – 25%
– Age 17-19 yrs. – 72%
– Above 19 yrs. – 3%
Gauna
– Before the age of 16 : 53%
– 17-19 yrs : 45%
– Above 19 yrs : 2%
6. What is responsible?
Traditional attitude towards women
Lack of Gender analysis
Patriarchal social structure
Lack of Control over economic resources
Low participation in decisions making-Family
and outside
Dowry price continues to be a main cause
Absence of Organized Leadership Fronts of
Women
7. Strategies and Interventions
Sensitization on gender perspective
Development of Women and Girl
Leadership
Helping in Group Formation Activities
Creating Opportunities for her participation
in Community activities
Confidence Building Efforts
Promoting girl child education with gender
analysis
Exposure to other NGOs and projects
working on women issues
8. Strategies and Interventions
•Networking with other Groups for
support and Capacity Building
•Making use of Legal spaces for the
protection of women rights
•Increasing and Recognizing her control
over economic assets and resources
•Highlighting the issues of violence and
exploitation against women.
9. Activities
Mobilizing women and girls through interaction on
gender analysis, song, theatre and trainings
Formation of Self Help Groups to work as a pressure
group for awareness against female infanticide.
Organizing activities on leadership development
Discussions on Adolescent and women health
Dissemination of messages on Elimination of
Practice of female infanticide through exhibitions,
seminars, workshops and community meetings, Wall
writings
10. Establishment of a Education Center for promoting girl
child education with Gender perspective
Village Rallies by women and girls against female
infanticide
Workshops on PNDT act.
Support and monitoring of Mother and Child Health
program through women groups and volunteers-
Registration of pregnant mothers, ANC and PNC
Holding discussions with senior and sensitive men in the
discussions on Female F/Infanticide
11. SAMBHAV CADBURY
COMMUNITY INITATIVE
The Statistical details of the project area are as follows :
State M.P.
District Bhind
Block Gohad
Number of Villages 8
Total Population 8322
Number of Schools 17
Women Self Help Groups 19
No. of Members in SHG 209
Kishori Mandals 3
Yuva Mandal 3
Bal Mandal 3
Mahila Mandal 3
Village Development Committee3
12. Families where Sambhav has
managed to save a girl child’s life.
Naval Singh Gurjar
Siddar Singh
Indrabhan Singh
Ran Bhajan Singh
Ram Singh Gurjar
Nepal Singh
Gaghar Singh
Naresh Kumar Gurjar
13. Achievements
Sambhav has been able to build climate in favor
of girls
Women becoming articulate and self assertive
Group activities resulting in sense of solidarity
and unity
Issue of Female Infanticide and feticide widely
discussed and publicly denounced.
Women voices are being heard by Men
Men coming up in support of women and girls
rights.
