Bicycles for Girls and Vendors' Umbrella Program
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Summary
Each year these projects provide 400 bicycles to girls in rural Maharashtra so they can continue their education and distribute umbrellas to vegetable/fruit vendors so they can protect their health.
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In rural areas of India more than 50% of girls drop out of school after Class 5. Although school is free, transport costs deter rural families from sending girls to school. These families seek a mobile solution to make education a reality for their daughters. Many female vendors ply their trade in the open market, without protection from the sun. Such exposure can lead to dehydration and heatstroke. We offer bicycles to girls and umbrellas to vendors as 0% interest loans.
Activities
In order to offer girls a chance at an education, we provide bicycles as a 0% interest loan. To help protect the health of the numerous vegetable/fruit vendors, we offer sun umbrellas as a 0% interest loan.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $800
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $29,200
Total Funding Goal: $30,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
As ongoing projects, we try to give 400 bicycles to girls each year, allowing them to continue their education beyond the fifth class. We also aim to provide 50+ umbrellas to vendors each year so they can maintain their health and earning ability.
Project Message
"I used to get sick in the summer because of the heat and lose my earnings. With the umbrella I don't get sick and don't have to spend my earnings on medicine."
- Malan Dhale, A vegetable vendor, Mhaswad
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on February 29, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 22, 2007.
Latest Update from the Field
The importance of the Bicycle Program
By Manndeshi - The Story of Ashwini Hol, February 29, 2008 05:04 PM
Ashwini is one of the few girls in her community completing the 11th standard in school. When she was in the 9th standard, receiving a bicycle from Mann Deshi allowed her to continue her studies and attend school without the burden of paying for bus transportation, a common cause for drop out.
Ashwini lives in Mhaswad and is the eldest of her two siblings, a brother and sister. Ashwini never borrows money from her parents. The expenses she incurs, such as buying clothes and shoes, she covers with selling sprouted vegetables in her village. She is completely self- sufficient in this way. The money that is left after covering her expenses, she uses purely for educational purposes. Mann Deshi has given bicycles to more than 2000 girls, which helps them complete their education and make their dreams come true.
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