Educate Girls’ Team Balika leads the way towards a Sustainable World with its Ek pedh Balika Shiksha ke liye Initiative

17 August 2023: Educate Girls, a non-profit group dedicated to working with marginalized communities for selling women‘ schooling in rural India, organized a plantation drive to mark International Youth Day on August 12, 2023. Undertaken by its devoted staff of neighborhood volunteers, generally known as Team Balika, the theme of this impactful initiative was ‘Ek Pedh Balika Shiksha ke Liye’ translating to ‘A Tree for Girls’ Education’, aligning seamlessly with this yr’s overarching theme of “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World”.

The plantation drive noticed over 4,700 Team Balika members planting over 6000 tree saplings throughout the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. In addition to highlighting the significance of women’ schooling, this initiative by Educate Girls additionally geared toward drawing focus towards its position in fostering sustainability and combating local weather change.

Children planting saplings at a faculty in Uttar Pradesh underneath the Team Balika initiative As a part of the occasion, volunteers not solely planted bushes but additionally engaged in informative classes about the significance of inexperienced practices, encouraging sustainable habits in native communities. The drive aimed to sensitize younger minds about the surroundings’s fragility and the important position they play in its preservation.

The “Ek Pedh Balika Shiksha ke Liye” initiative highlights how the connection between women’ schooling and the promotion of sustainability and local weather change mitigation is unequivocal, and the way educated women rise as formidable catalysts for tackling these points. With entry to high quality schooling, these women can go on to realize a heightened capability to propel innovation and promote eco-friendly practices, thereby bringing about transformation inside their communities.

“Our “Ek Pedh Balika Shiksha ke Liye” initiative goes past the act of planting bushes. It goals to instil environmental sensitivity in younger folks, promote inexperienced expertise and draw consideration to how schooling and sustainability are interdependent. Our Team Balika firmly believes that an informed woman signifies extra than simply an empowered particular person; she is a catalyst for optimistic transformation inside her neighborhood and the world at massive,” said Vikram Singh Solanki, Head of Field Operations, Educate Girls. “Embracing the profound theme of “Green Skills For Youth” on this yr’s International Youth Day, this drive strongly resonates with our dedication to driving change, as we collectively contribute to a higher world for generations forward,” he additional added.

Sunita Devi, Team Balika, Prayagraj District, shared her motivation for the initiative “Every particular person has a obligation to plant a tree of their life and deal with it. By planting bushes in bigger numbers, we will preserve the surroundings. Due to steady deforestation, environmental air pollution is rising. Through this initiative, we’ll create consciousness in society for each women’ schooling and a greener future.”

Founded by visionary chief Safeena Husain in 2007, Educate Girls is a non-profit group dedicated to bridging the gender hole and mobilizing communities for women’ schooling in India’s rural and educationally backward areas. Working in partnership with the authorities, Educate Girls at present operates in over 21,000 villages of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar.