Education and Odds: Muslim women in Lucknow
Extending the Breakthrough Leadership program, we have started involving some of our rights advocates in a new program called ‘Rights Reporters.’ This is a capacity building activity intended to enable them to make short issue based video content for web2.o. Our rights advocates are now the voices from the community directly reaching to the world audience through Bell Bajao Blog.
Here is the first video by Rights Reporter Ashish from Lucknow. Edited by Breakthrough media team.
In the video:
Mehrunissa and Tarannum are two Muslim women in Lucknow, who teach child labourers in a local school. They talk about ideas of education and exposure among lower middle class Muslim societies, their own experiences, and prejudice faced by their friends and peers. They talk about their mothers and the remarkable perseverance they showed in educating their daughters. Through anecdotes, stories, hearsay, jokes and conversation we are able to get a glimpse into the world of these women and become aware of deep rooted prejudices that still exist about educating women.
Tagged breakthrough rights reporters, Education, girls education, lucknow, muslim women, video blogs
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Anuj Gopal DubeyOctober 26, 2009 at 10:47 am
Its seems to be very good that several young people taking responsibilities for the welfare of society regarding such a hidden aspect and its wonderful that Bell bajao is fulfilling its own part to giving space on its Blog post.
Thanks to Ashish for such a impactfull video.
Ashish Gopal DubeyOctober 26, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Thanks Anuj, I am trying to search and give some more this type of interviewes.
it’s really appriciable that those girls, who is acting in this type of communities…..they people are running a school for Child Labour. In her area this is a huge problem that many of child working in the Chiken clothe’s factory. but they want to educate them for their future……They have very less fund by Labour Department.
ShivaniOctober 27, 2009 at 9:08 am
I am totally agreed with Anuj…..It’s brilliant that the Breakthrough Training module really works into communities. Quite a few young guys captivating place to transform the society…..Rights advocates are actually doing very well into societies.
And I also want to give thanks to Ashish, who bring this reality in front of people by this video.
Anuj Gopal DubeyOctober 29, 2009 at 6:18 am
yeah Shivani … But the Problem is still reported … you know that Indian Govt. and International Monetary Fund has a lot of planning for it… they release funds for it … but unfortunately even 30% of the total released fund couldn’t be reach at the ground…
ShivaniOctober 29, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Yeah Anuj, this is a serious topic about the country….
Ashish Gopal DubeyOctober 30, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Thank you Raja, Thanks to you for Guidance.