Thus far, we have implemented our initiative in Bihar and Rajasthan. In Bihar, we chose to focus on the two districts of Begusarai and Saharsa, which are among one of the worst faring in terms of availability of a safe and clean source of lighting. Out of the 488062 rural households in Begusarai, 86.5 percent use kerosene as a lighting source. This accounts for about 4.2 lakh rural households facing such a crisis.
The situation in Saharsa is even more desolate. Around 92 percent of rural households rely almost entirely on kerosene for lighting. Girl children who are responsible for managing the daily housework from cleaning to cooking find it extremely challenging to cope with their studies as they move in to higher grades. The only time that they find to study is after sun set and kerosene lamps being expensive are used sparingly. With the prevalent indifference towards the girl children in general and their education in particular any effort to make a kerosene lamp available for studying in their free time, takes a backseat.
This is where we intervened with the distribution of 3003 battery operated LED lamps to girl students enrolled in 13 schools and studying in grades 6-12.
Similarly in Rajasthan, we focused on the districts of Udaipur and Barmer and distributed LED lights to 4,988 girl students from 75 rural government schools.
Spread the word and bring light into the lives of the girl children of India.
Visit En-Light a Girl Child to learn how you can help.
Visit En-Light a Girl Child to learn how you can help.
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