Satya Bharti School, Koharar Rewari, Haryana Bharti Foundation Design for Giving Contest “To Stop Dowry System”
May 12, 2015
Satya Bharti School, Koharar
Rewari, Haryana
Bharti Foundation
Design for Giving Contest
“To Stop Dowry System”
Introduction: Bharti Foundation–
• Philanthropic arm of Bharti Group Companies.• Set up to help underprivileged children and young people of our country to
realize their potential.
Satya Bharti School Program–
• Flagship program of Bharti Foundation.• It aims to deliver free quality education to underprivileged children, with
special focus on the girl child across rural India.• Goal to establish 500 Primary and 50 Senior Schools reaching out to over
200,000 students.
Present Operational Status–
• Number of Schools Operational:250• States of Operation: Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu &
West Bengal • Number of Students Enrolled: Over 36,000
Geographical Location:
Koharar village, Situated at 45 km north from Rewari
Plain area
04 kms inside Jhajjhar – Mohindergarh state highway.
Socio- Economic Background:
Major casts are : Yadav, Harijan, Brahman, Valmiki, Badhai, etc.
Dominating castes : Yadav
Main source of earning is agriculture, labor, serving army, etc.
Population : 3393
About the Community:
•In Koharar village, Dowry is very common in community. Almost all family indulge in this social evil.
•Female member badly treated for dowry.
•Break-up of marriages due to lack of dowry.
•Due to less dowry marriage does not take place.
We felt:
Lot of cases are filing daily in the court due to dowry, which ultimately results in disturbance in the family, loss of money, adversely effected life of the child.
•Village will be dowry free-
neither taken nor given by any
family of village.
•Bride/girls of the village will
never pressurize for dowry.
•All family of the village will be
happy.
We Imagine:
We Did:
A drama was played by students on hazardous of dowry during Parents- Teachers meeting at
school. Parents of the students
appreciated students effort & committed that they will also try
to get rid out from this social evil.
•Rally by students against Dowry.
•Posters, Banners displayed by
students against social evil of Dowry.
•Covered almost all ways/streets of
village.
We Did:
•Negative effects of dowry were shared
in the community.
•Counseling of senior female members
of the families for treated their
daughter-in-law as a daughter.
Counseling of senior members of the
village and got written oath from them
for not taken/given dowry in the
future.
Impact on Community:
•Community member get aware
about the social evil of dowry.
•Commitment by ERs of the Gram
panchyats.
Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat appreciated the effort of
students. He take oath that “he never accept or give dowry in
the future”.
•Brain mapping of students on dowry system.
•Interface with community on social evil.
•Students encourage for stopping more social evil.
•Appreciation/motivation by community members for taking such
kind of issue.
Impact on Us:
•Community realize that Dowry system is not a good practice.
•Pledge by community members & ERS for not giving/accepting
dowry.
•Community members take initiative for simple marriage(only in
chunari), minimizing extravagancy on fooding, electricity etc.
Experience of Community members & Teachers:
•Observe those community members who are pledged/committed against dowry.
•Quarterly rally in the village.
•Poster display on common places in the village from Oct. –March 2012.
•Prepare list of household where there will be marriage in next 6 months.
•Counseling of parents of girl/boy for not giving/accepting dowry.
The Road Ahead….(for next 6 months):
Students participating in the contest:
S. No. State District Name of the school No. of Student participating Name of the Students Class
1. Haryana Rewari Satya Bharti School- Babroli
7 Mahima V2. Arti V3. Amisha V4. Sushma V5. Rajni V6. Ravina V7. Deepak V
Name of Mentor Teacher: Anil
Thanks !!!