This is Tabassum Parveen, from the Sahebpur Kamal village in the Begusarai district of Bihar, India. Tabassum studies in the 9th grade. Her father is a rickshaw puller. Tabassum lives with her parents, grandparents, six sisters and five brothers. They have one kerosene lamp and 2 kerosene lit candles in their house to provide illumination for all the members of the household.
Tabassum was one of the 3003 girls who received LED lamps through the En-Light a Girl Child initiative which aims to give girls the flexibility to study in their free time after sundown with greater regularity and boost their morale and achievement motivation through a personal asset they can control the use of. .
During a visit to her residence in the evening, our follow-up team found that Tabassum along with majority of her school going siblings were studying using the LED light. Her father said that he is not educated; they are very poor and wishes that his children study and live a better life. Her mother said that the government provides support to the students in terms of books, dress, cycle, grants etc. but availability of electricity is a major problem.
Now, with the provision of LED light, the children study together in the evening hours. Tabassum said that the LED light provides far bright light than kerosene lamps and that all the siblings now sit together and study. The encouragement and motivation to study has increased with the availability of LED light.
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