Empower women through several initiatives
A recent post of mine regarding ethical business practices found among the lowest middle class people selling butter milk, has elicited quite a few responses. I sincerely feel that empowering women can indeed lead to hugely positive outcomes, provided there is a right approach.Let us talk about specifics. Any girl child, now studying in any Government school in Tamil Nadu, is given Rs1000. Now, the money goes straight into the bank account. One particular true story is narrated here, without any slightest reference to the place or the family. It is a small town in one particular district of Tamil Nadu, very well known for its natural beauty.
The father is a habitual drunkard. The mother refused to give a pie to the father when he insisted that she give the mother from the child's bank account. The lady gathered strength to report the matter to her brother, a teacher in a Government school. This gentleman asked his sister to lodge a complaint in the all women police station nearby..
The woman sub-inspector warned the father with dire consequences. The uncle of the girl also approached a college offering the Master s Degree in Social Work, where there are professionally trained counselors. The man is now reformed and is a painter by training and he is based out of a huge city. He even supports the girl and a few days ago,, the hard working girl cleared the tenth standard public examination.
All through these years, when the father would not care for the family, the mother worked initially as a servant maid in several houses and doubled up as a cook in one house. Today, this family, that has a son earning so well in the Gulf, has come forward to support all higher education of this girl, in total
Look at the kind of support made available through professional counseling for free. The woman felt empowered only when the police intervened. She hesitated to do this for quite a long time. The role played by the brother of the lady is also extremely good. The counselor, known to me, has promised to help any such case referred to him, for free.
Further details are not provided here. Women like the one mentioned here, require public support and only when people chip in, we can see the difference.
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