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Adopt a village and protect girls from early marriage

What?

To bring the practice of early marriage to almost zero level

Why?

  • Every year, an estimated 14 million girls aged under 18 are married worldwide.
  • India has the highest number of child brides in the world.
  • West Bengal is among the top 4 states in the country when it comes to child marriage. 55% marriages in West Bengal are of minors.
  • A survey was conducted by Rupantaran Foundation showed that nearly 73% of household reported that the girls in their families are married before 18 years. Nearly, 50% of the families reported the age of marriage between 13 -1 5 years. Also, there was a huge knowledge gap amongst the community members.

The problem of early marriage as it means to a girl:

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Where?

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In 5 Gram Panchayat (Jangalia, Bamangachi,

Khakurdaha, Narayanitala and Harinarayanpur)

of Joynagar -I Block.

 

 

How?

Below is the programme at a glance:

 Village1

 

You can contribute towards Rupantaran’s “Adopt a village and protect girls from early marriage” by mailing a cheque drawn in favour of Rupantaran Foundation to the address that will be displayed once you submit this form or by donating online using Credit Card/Debit Card through our secured payment gateway.

You can pay online with a credit cards/debit cards/net banking or choose bank transfer.

  • 36,000 Rupees per Year for one year
  • 9,000 Rupees per Quarter for 4 quarters
  • 3000 Rupees per Month for 12 months

In the case of payment by installments, we recommend you to give provision to your bank for a regular transfer.

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